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City Biodiversity Index to Help Assess Conservation Efforts in Gangtok

BySubuhi Parvez June 26, 2020June 26, 2020

ICLEI South Asia has developed the City Biodiversity Index of Gangtok as part of the INTERACT-Bio project, which is supported…

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Why Nature Matters: Photo Contest, Webinar Spotlight Biodiversity to Mark World Environment Day
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Why Nature Matters: Photo Contest, Webinar Spotlight Biodiversity to Mark World Environment Day

BySubuhi Parvez June 26, 2020June 30, 2020

The theme for this year’s World Environment Day, “Time for Nature”, which once again put the spotlight on biodiversity, was…

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Urban resilience: Learnings from COVID-19
COVID-19 Response South Asia

Urban resilience: Learnings from COVID-19

ByGuest Author June 19, 2020July 1, 2020

Written by Olga Chepelianskaia, international sustainability expert and Founder of UNICITI. Natural disasters, economic crises and viral outbreaks have greatly…

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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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New case studies from South Asia showcase best practice from the region
South Asia

New case studies from South Asia showcase best practice from the region

BySubuhi Parvez May 27, 2020June 4, 2020

This week, CDKN is launching a new case study series on best practice examples of climate compatible development in South…

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Pilot Initiatives under IAdapt Project introduce innovative ways for water management
South Asia

Pilot Initiatives under IAdapt Project introduce innovative ways for water management

BySubuhi Parvez May 26, 2020May 26, 2020

Under the Integrated Rural Urban Water Management for Climate Based Adaptations in Indian Cities project, two pilot initiatives have been…

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RURBAN meeting commits to continue efforts on integrated water management
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RURBAN meeting commits to continue efforts on integrated water management

BySubuhi Parvez May 26, 2020May 26, 2020

Under the IAdapt project, ICLEI South Asia, Solapur Zilla Parishad and Solapur Municipal Corporation (SMC) organised the 3rd RURBAN meeting…

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Comic book conveys the significance of nature based solutions to combat climate change
South Asia

Comic book conveys the significance of nature based solutions to combat climate change

BySubuhi Parvez May 24, 2020

Local action moves the world! This fact has been highlighted even more in the present scenario. Rapid urbanization has led…

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Urban-LEDS II cities continue progress on climate planning, commence implementation of climate-resilient actions

BySubuhi Parvez May 24, 2020

Urban-LEDS II cities in Bangladesh and India are moving ahead with their climate action planning, and are leading implementation of…

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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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World Environment Day 2020 – Photo Competition
South Asia

World Environment Day 2020 – Photo Competition

BySubuhi Parvez May 23, 2020May 23, 2020

Theme: Celebrating the Biodiversity of India Terms and Conditions 1. Each participant can submit only one entry. 2. Soft copies…

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