Author: indy

A water-based city, Kochi has 48 km of waterfront development, a water transport system that converges with other modes of transport. Being a city that lies near sea level, any change in ocean levels will affect the city. The city faced one of the worst floods in 2019. Critical assets like main power substations and arterial roads were flooded. Flash...

Turin City, Italy and Nagoya City, Japan are cooperating on the promotion of the city as a laboratory for open innovation. In November 2022, a delegation of Nagoya City visited Turin City to observe Torino City Labo, an open-air laboratory for co-developing and testing solutions to urban challenges and studied Turin’s CTE NEXT project and the activities of Torino Social...

From 20-24 March 2023, the IURC co-organised a delegation visit from Lemvig, Denmark to Whakatū (Nelson), New Zealand. The delegation included Claus Borg (Director at Lemvig Municipality), Lars Holmegaard (CEO Klimatorium Lemvig) and Sarah Lund (Director of International Collaborations and Strategic Sustainability Initiatives of Klimatorium). The visit was hosted by Wakatū Incorporation based in Whakatū (Nelson), Aotearoa/New Zealand. As Wakatū...

Through the IURC programme, Semarang City of Indonesia conducted a study visit to Sofia City, the Capital City of Bulgaria, from March 13 to 16, 2023. The visit aimed to promote cooperation between two cities under the IURC framework in the field of sustainable urban mobility. It was to follow up the similar activities where Sofia delegates visited Semarang City in June 2022.    The...

The launch of the Solid Waste Management Pilot Project Porbandar was held on Saturday, 18 February 2023. Co-hosting with Porbandar Chhaya Nagarpalika and Saurashtra Cement Limited, the interactive awareness event was held for Bokhira ward residents.  Students of Arya Kanya Gurukul and Saurashtra Cement Vidyamandir watching awareness videos on solid waste segregation Launch of the solid waste recycling pilot project in...

From 15-17 March 2023, the IURC co-organised a delegation visit from Canberra (ACT) to Florence, Italy. The mission is a follow up to the study tour made by Florence delegates in 2023, and directly follows a visit by the Canberra delegation to Hamburg. The Australian city of Canberra (ACT-Government) sent a delegation of 3 persons to deepen pilot project cooperation...

In the course of the International Urban and Regional Cooperation (IURC) programme funded by the European Union (EU), the Australian city of Canberra (ACT-Government) has sent a delegation of 3 persons to Hamburg to deepen pilot project cooperation in the fields of urban renewal, climate action, open innovation and cultural exchange. The delegation had two-day programmes in Hamburg and Florence...

Via the EU's IURC (International Urban and Regional Cooperation) Programme, the delegation of Tokorozawa City is visiting Bratislava between 13-17 March 2023, Day 1 The Tokorozawa delegates began the study visit by learning about Bratislava’s method for participatory urban planning, and sustainable mobility policies, as well as a historical overview of the city, They also visited Bratislava’s suburbs to see...

The study tour of Zagreb and Rijeka, Croatia began on January 30, 2023 with the delegation visiting Kawasaki City, Japan. The delegation visited the sites related to climate mitigation, waste management and green infrastructure, including urban parks. Kawasaki City has a population of 1.5 million, but 100 years ago it was a small town with a population of less than...

Within the EU-funded IURC Asia and Australasia programme, a delegation from Osaka City is currently visiting Greater Manchester as a follow-up of a study visit undertaken by Manchester authorities from 2-8 October 2022. The Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) is the only UK local authority participating in the IURC project (GMCA had participated in the IUC Project). The pair Osaka-Manchester...