Second Climate Action Plan Workshop for CapaCITIES in Coimbatore Through the CapaCITIES project supported by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), the CapaCITIES IA team will develop a Climate Change Action Plan for the city of Coimbatore, with interventions to build urban resilience in the city and address both climate
First City Level Dialogue in Rajkot as part of Capacity Building for Low Carbon and Climate Resilient City Development in India A workshop on ‘First City Level Dialogue in Rajkot as part of Capacity Building for Low Carbon and Climate Resilient City Development in India’ was recently organised on the 6th of October
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
