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COVID-19 Response

How are local governments and partners responding to the COVID-19 pandemic? A round-up of regional reports from the ICLEI network.

COVID-19: How Indian cities can enhance the resiliency of the supply chain of essential goods
COVID-19 Response South Asia

COVID-19: How Indian cities can enhance the resiliency of the supply chain of essential goods

ByICLEI Network June 12, 2020June 26, 2025

Like never before, the crisis has unveiled how supply chains play a crucial role in responding to the disaster, essentially…

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‘Pandemic gives us window of opportunity to adopt sustainable adaptation practices’
COVID-19 Response South Asia

‘Pandemic gives us window of opportunity to adopt sustainable adaptation practices’

BySubuhi Parvez June 9, 2020June 30, 2020

Bangladesh lifted a national lockdown of more than two months on the 31st of May 2020, even though the number…

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Children, caregivers find life under lockdown a challenging experience
COVID-19 Response South Asia

Children, caregivers find life under lockdown a challenging experience

BySubuhi Parvez May 23, 2020June 30, 2020

India continues to be under a national lockdown that was imposed in the third week of March to curb the…

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Multiple stakeholders help cities to put supply chain back on track
COVID-19 Response South Asia Transport & mobility

Multiple stakeholders help cities to put supply chain back on track

BySubuhi Parvez May 21, 2020June 3, 2025

The Government of India announced the world’s largest lockdown on the 24th of March 2020, to curb the spread of…

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Confined but not confounded: Nature’s decisive role in cities during and beyond COVID-19
COVID-19 Response

Confined but not confounded: Nature’s decisive role in cities during and beyond COVID-19

ByAdel Strydom May 20, 2020June 13, 2024

By Adel Strydom and Timothy Blatch During the global pandemic there are many unknowns, but in the midst of this…

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Local Governments Confront the Dual Challenges of COVID and Climate
COVID-19 Response

Local Governments Confront the Dual Challenges of COVID and Climate

ByICLEI Network May 5, 2020July 2, 2024

As local governments adapt to life under lockdown many face disruptions to their climate plans. The severe impact of the…

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Restoring trust in public transport: the way forward
COVID-19 Response Transport & mobility

Restoring trust in public transport: the way forward

ByTsu-Jui Cheng May 2, 2020June 3, 2025

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the transport sector has experienced some of the most severe social and economic…

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Using resilience concepts in disaster response
COVID-19 Response

Using resilience concepts in disaster response

ByICLEI Network April 30, 2020June 30, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has severely impacted normal life all over the world. While there are reports of rejuvenation of nature…

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Bangladesh Municipality Initiates Free Delivery of Groceries in Eco-Friendly Vehicles during Lockdown
COVID-19 Response South Asia Transport & mobility

Bangladesh Municipality Initiates Free Delivery of Groceries in Eco-Friendly Vehicles during Lockdown

BySubuhi Parvez April 15, 2020June 3, 2025

Following the imposition of a national lockdown in Bangladesh on March 24, to combat the spread of the novel coronavirus,…

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The COVID-19 crisis: are we daring to look beyond?
COVID-19 Response

The COVID-19 crisis: are we daring to look beyond?

ByICLEI Network March 30, 2020July 2, 2024

As a result of the coronavirus pandemic, we face extremely challenging situations in Europe and beyond. We do not yet…

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How COVID-19 is affecting the work of local government sustainability officers
COVID-19 Response

How COVID-19 is affecting the work of local government sustainability officers

ByAriel Dekovic March 25, 2020June 3, 2025

Nontsundu Ndonga in uMhlathuze, South Africa, is now requiring all applications to the planning department to be completed online to…

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Advocacy and ICLEI events affected by COVID-19
COVID-19 Response Global Events

Advocacy and ICLEI events affected by COVID-19

ByGlobal Communications Team March 24, 2020June 3, 2025

Due to the COVID-19 crisis, many in-person events relating to local and regional governments and sustainability have been cancelled, postponed…

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