ICLEI South Asia Regional Executive Committee election: call for candidates
The election process for ICLEI South Asia’s new Regional Executive Committee or RexCom (2021 – 2024) is well underway. The…
Pictorial book celebrates wild edibles of Goa
Wild edible plants play an important role in the food of the communities living in Goa. While they form a…
Assessment of Urban95 tactical intervention near Udaipur school shows positive impact
ICLEI South Asia implemented a tactical intervention outside Vidya Bhawan pre-primary school in Udaipur to slow down traffic for the…
New guidelines to help build more energy-efficient, comfortable houses in Nagpur
Nagpur city, keen on the adoption of large-scale energy efficiency measures in its buildings, joined the Building Efficiency Accelerator (BEA)…
Statement of Intent signed with NIUA on CapaCITIES-II project learnings
The consortium of implementing agencies for the CapaCITIES project have signed a Statement of Intent with the National Institute of…
Podcasts around pandemic: Insights from Indian states
Lessons from Maharashtra’s Battle with COVID-19 Dr. Ramnath Sonawane, Secretary, Maharashtra Water Resource Regulatory Authority, talks about how Maharashtra, an…
Policy brief suggests integrated approach for inclusive development of peri-urban areas
Peri-urban areas in India face numerous challenges due to patterns of urbanisation and ambiguity in their administrative status. They are…
City Biodiversity Index to Help Assess Conservation Efforts in Gangtok
ICLEI South Asia has developed the City Biodiversity Index of Gangtok as part of the INTERACT-Bio project, which is supported…
Why Nature Matters: Photo Contest, Webinar Spotlight Biodiversity to Mark World Environment Day
The theme for this year’s World Environment Day, “Time for Nature”, which once again put the spotlight on biodiversity, was…
Urban resilience: Learnings from COVID-19
Written by Olga Chepelianskaia, international sustainability expert and Founder of UNICITI. Natural disasters, economic crises and viral outbreaks have greatly…
‘Pandemic gives us window of opportunity to adopt sustainable adaptation practices’
Bangladesh lifted a national lockdown of more than two months on the 31st of May 2020, even though the number…
New case studies from South Asia showcase best practice from the region
This week, CDKN is launching a new case study series on best practice examples of climate compatible development in South…