Learnings from CapaCITIES Project Discussed at 10th World Urban ForumMs. Sakshi Chadha Dasgupta, Senior Thematic Advisor, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and Ms. Monalisa Sen from ICLEI South Asia participated in the ‘Building a culture of urban sustainability: from technology and innovation to arts and music, from Earth Day to Beethoven’s Pastoral’ session
Roundtable Calls for Systems Approach to Promote Climate Action The National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA) organised and hosted a Roundtable Dialogue on Climate Resilient Cities in India, under the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation-supported CapaCITIES project, on the 28th of November in New Delhi, India.Case studies:Water and Wastewater ManagementAir_Quality_TransportationThe event was organised with support
Swiss Minister Witnesses Interventions on Waste and Water Management in Coimbatore Vice President of the Federal Council and Minister for Environment, Transport, Energy and Communication, Switzerland, Ms. Simonetta Sommaruga visited Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, as part of her India visit to focus on areas concerning clean technology and the railways.Ms. Sommaruga was shown the work being done
Gujarat CM releases Climate Resilient City Action Plan for Rajkot The Hon’ble Chief Minister of Gujarat Shri Vijaybhai Rupani, releases “Climate Resilient City Action Plan (CRCAP), Rajkot” on 2ndAugust 2019, prepared under the CapaCITIES project, supported by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) Through the SDC funded CapaCITIES project, Rajkot city has
CapaCITIES Initiatives Help Cities Scale Up as Project ConcludesThe first phase of the CapaCITIES project, supported by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), is drawing to an end, after three years of extensive work, assistingthe cities of Coimbatore, Rajkot, Siliguri, and Udaipur to plan and implement several interesting mitigation and adaptation measures.The good
