iclei south asia e-news february 2016
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ICLEI South Asia E-News February 2016
Emani Kumar Deputy Secretary
General, ICLEI andExecutive Director,ICLEI South Asia
New Year Greetings!
We are happy to bring the newsletter back to you and regret that ithad to be discontinued for a few months. While this bulletin carriessome important developments at ICLEI South Asia in the past threemonths, it also o�ers a sneak peek into the Second Resilient Cities AsiaPaci�c Congress, set to be hosted at Melaka, Malaysia, in March 2016.
In the �rst newsletter of this year, we want to acknowledge that theParis Agreement that emerged from COP21 in 2015 was a momentousstep in uniting all nations for action on climate change. Last year alsosaw the adoption of a Sustainable Development Goals 2030, taking usa step forward in our journey to build sustainable cities. Later, at COP,the Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventory Report on Melaka, the �rst of14 Malaysian states to have such inventory, was released. The reportwas prepared with support from ICLEI South Asia and ICLEI SoutheastAsia. Also, the case of Indian city Gwalior was presented under theTransformative Actions Program (TAP).
Meanwhile in India, the Central government has just announced a listof cities selected for the �rst phase of its Smart City Mission. ICLEISouth Asia is proud to note that it has been in close association withmost of the chosen cities. Also, the Union and state government ofAndhra Pradesh have recently launched projects to boost tourism andurban infrastructure of Amravati, and ICLEI South Asia is one of theimplementation partners of the same. You will �nd more on this andother projects in the newsletter.
Besides, the bulletin also features Vivek Narayan Shejwalkar, Mayor ofGwalior city in Madhya Pradesh, India, talking about his city’s initiativesto make it more sustainable and how its residents have responded tothem.
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Melaka, Malaysia to host Resilient Cities Asia-Paci�c 2016 in March
Organised by ICLEI – Local Governments forSustainability, the Congress will be hosted by the MelakaState Government and is expected to attract more than500 delegates from across the Asia-Paci�c region andother parts of the world to talk about climate resilienceand adaptation in urban areas. The Prime Minister ofMalaysia will attend a high-level segment at theCongress that will be inaugurated by the Deputy PrimeMinister of the country. Members from a high-leveldelegation of the United Nations will also be present.
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Smart City Mission: ICLEI congratulates �rst batchof selected cities
ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability South Asiais proud to note that it has been in close associationwith most of the 20 cities selected for the �rst phase ofIndian government’s “Smart Cities Mission”. Of the 20cities that will be developed under the �rst phase of thegovernment-led mission, 11 are ICLEI’s member cities.The organisation has been working with many otherselected cities under projects that range from transportand water management to solid waste and mapping ofcarbon emissions.
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COP 21 acknowledges role of cities in buildingresilience
The Conference of Parties in Paris (COP21) that sawhistoric commitment of 185 nations was alsoremarkable for strong presence of cities, together withtheir networks and partners. Moreover, the Conferencewas complemented by the Cities & Regions Pavilion –TAP2015. Gwalior’s case under the TransformativeActions Program (TAP) was presented at the Pavilion. Atthe side event, a greenhouse emissions inventory reporton Melaka, the �rst of 14 Malaysian states to have itsbaseline GHG emission inventory, prepared withsupport from ICLEI South Asia, was also released.
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South Asia family gets bigger and stronger
If you dream of a sustainable, resilient and better worldand wish to contribute to the cause, ICLEI could be theplace for you. Meet our colleagues who have joined usin the past few months and bring with them a pool of
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talent and experience. We welcome the newsustainability champions and wish them luck!
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Gwalior’s quest for a sustainable future: aninterview with Mayor Vivek Narayan Shejwalkar
Meet Vivek Narayan Shejwalkar, the mayor who iscon�dent that the optimism and enthusiasm of theresidents of his city, along with the e�orts of localgovernment, will help it make a better place. Talkingabout his collaboration with ICLEI and one of its �agshipprogramme, the o�cial adds, “It is through Urban-LEDSprogramme and continuous support through exchange ofideas and best practices that Gwalior city has had theopportunity to join the premier cities league in the GlobalSouth, to address some of the common environmentalchallenges of our time.”
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Ten Indian cities take �rst step towards globalEarth Hour City Challenge (EHCC)
The Earth Hour City Challenge (EHCC) 2015-2016 is aninitiative by ICLEI and World Wide Fund (WWF) topromote renewable energy and prepare for climatechange. In this year-long competition promoted acrossthe world, 10 cities from India participated throughsubmission of their greenhouse gas data. Stakeholdermeetings have been held for �ve of these cities and anational and world Earth Hour capital will soon bechosen.
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Kolkata builds capacities to achieve climateresilience
Councillors and other government o�cials of KolkataMunicipal Corporation (KMC), West Bengal went througha series of training workshops that sensitized themabout the need to develop Kolkata as a low carbon andclimate resilient city. Funded by British Deputy HighCommission Kolkata, the emphasis of the training wasalso on getting more information on engagingcommunities for climate action and on mainstreamingclimate action in planning and development of the city.
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Urban Development Minister and Chief Minister ofAndhra Pradesh launch HRIDAY scheme inAmaravati
The Ministry of Urban Development, along with theGovernment of India and Andhra Pradesh stategovernment, launched projects under National HeritageCity Development and Augmentation Yojana (HRIDAY)and Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and SpiritualityAugmentation Drive (PRASAD), in Amaravati in Gunturdistrict. The Rs 47.25-crore plan for Amaravati, preparedby ICLEI South Asia and Indian Heritage Cities NetworkFoundation (IHCNF), outlays Rs. 20.33 crore underHRIDAY while the remaining will come from PRASADscheme. Now, ICLEI South Asia, with its partners, isworking as a city anchor for three cities – Amaravati,Ajmer and Badami. Their role as a city anchor includesplanning, advising, and supporting the City MissionDirectorate at the city level for successfulimplementation of the scheme.
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District Energy Systems: Towards e�cientcooling for buildings in India’s cities
ICLEI South Asia, in collaboration with United NationsEnvironment Programme (UNEP), has initiated a projectto help Indian cities accelerate their transition to low-carbon and climate-resilient development throughmodern District Energy Systems (DES). To kick o� theproject, �ve cities in India were selected for rapidassessments to understand their potential forimplementing DES (cooling) initiatives and prepare theground for developing a pilot-scale bankable, viabledistrict energy project proposal.
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IUWM: ICLEI holds water use training forstudents in two cities of Rajasthan
Under Adopt Integrated Urban Water Management(IUWM) project, ICLEI organised a sensitization trainingfor students in Kishangarh and Jaisalmer cities ofRajasthan, in collaboration with the local authorities. Forthe purpose of workshop that was organised toencourage water recycling, reuse and recharge, tools ofinformation, education and communication were used.Training for plastic waste management was also held inselected ward/area in Jaisalmer.
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