UrbanShift Asia Forum 2023: Transforming cities for a sustainable tomorrow
This blog was written by Rene Nüsslein, Karishma Asarpota, and Matteo Bizzotto from ICLEI, and Eillie Anzilotti from WRI In…
Cities in Drive: Lessons from EcoLogistics Pilot Projects Towards Sustainable Urban Freight
In nine cities spanning Argentina, Colombia, and India, a movement towards a more eco-friendly and efficient urban freight system is…
Strategies for efficiency in urban cooling: A focus on Asia and beyond
Asia’s urban areas have experienced a dramatic increase in electricity consumption, especially for cooling systems. To address this issue, UrbanShift…
Fighting climate change in Pakistan: The case of Karachi
Like many other industrial cities, Karachi faces problems that are further exacerbated by climate change. This led to an urgent call to the local government for a comprehensive and integrated climate action plan to ensure low-emission development, with enhanced resilience to reduce its own carbon footprint.
How circular cities protect biodiversity
With urban areas acting as the consumption centers of our world’s resources, local governments play an important role in this transformation. In fact, they are in a unique position to drive, catalyze and enable circular economy interventions in support of biodiversity protection and regeneration. Critically, cities are also dependent on biodiversity for sustaining the social, economic and environmental well-being of their residents which makes it all the more important for them to be at the forefront of the circular transition.
Mainstreaming climate action into urban development: Learnings from India’s innovative ClimateSmart Cities Assessment Framework (CSCAF) initiative
This post has been written as part of the UrbanShift project by Bhaskar Padigala, Karishma Asarpota, and Matteo Bizzotto. Among…
ICLEI Member and Colombo Mayor Announced as a New GCoM Board Member
ICLEI member Ms. Rosy Senanayake, Hon’ble Mayor of Colombo, Sri Lanka has been appointed as one of the new board…
COVID-19: How Indian cities can enhance the resiliency of the supply chain of essential goods
Like never before, the crisis has unveiled how supply chains play a crucial role in responding to the disaster, essentially…