CapaCITIES webinar emphasises participatory governance for building climate resilience
At Daring Cities 2020, a global, action-oriented virtual forum to empower urban leaders around the world to tackle the climate…
CDKN webinars highlight knowledge brokering, climate finance and frontline experiences in battling the pandemic
ICLEI South Asia and SouthSouthNorth (SSN), under the Climate Development Knowledge Network-Knowledge Accelerator (CDKN-KA) project, organised three sessions over a…
Managing waste: Create a circular economy for plastics
ICLEI South Asia and the Alliance to End Plastic Waste (AEPW) organised the Daring Cities webinar on ‘Enabling Circular Economy…
CDKN policy dialogue calls for more gender-responsive budgeting to reduce gender inequalities
CDKN Asia organised an online dialogue with experts to discuss a draft policy brief on ‘Supporting Climate Action through Gender-Responsive…
Kochi becomes first Indian city to have biodiversity strategy and action plan
The Local Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (LBSAP) of Kochi, which has been prepared by ICLEI South Asia under INTERACT-Bio…
AEPW, ICLEI South Asia join forces to combat urban plastic pollution
The global environmental crisis caused by plastic waste has captured the attention of policy makers, decision makers, the public and…
Kochi Develops its City Biodiversity Index
Kochi has become one of the few cities in India to have a City Biodiversity Index (CBI), after Hon’ble Mayor…
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…
Nepalese communities grapple with upstream-downstream water management challenges
For many years, the upstream and downstream communities in Nepal have harmoniously collaborated to ensure the availability of sufficient water…
Lessons in sustainability from India’s past: Changing the nature of agricultural practices
The agricultural sector occupies a significant place in India’s economy, contributing 15 percent of the country’s GDP and employing 47…
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Lessons in sustainability from India’s past: Water, water everywhere?
India currently ranks second worldwide in farm output. The country has a total arable land area of 159.7 million hectares…
Lessons in sustainability from India’s past
Agra, May 1579 The mercury has hit 40.2 degrees Celsius. The heat rises to form mirages across the city. In…