Blogs Written by Farraz Theda

Gangtok Gears Up to be Zero-Waste City

Stories from the field Author: Farraz Theda

A small city in the northern part of India doesn’t have a landfill site. While the Government has made significant decisions to ban the use of polystyrene disposable cutlery and plastic bottled water, the implementation is still facing huge challenges. They admit that as a small city, they need more opportunity to access the latest technology and funding.


Learning Climate Change through a Solar Powered Library

Stories from the field Author: Farraz Theda, Laura Hosman

Have you ever imagined living without the internet? The fact is, there are several countries in the world with internet penetration rates below 20%. Solar Powered Educational Learning Library (SolarSPELL) brings its digital library to schools where internet access is scarce. Students can learn about climate change and other resilience topics through this solar-powered library.


What’s Next After COP 23?

Takeaways Author: Farraz Theda

After COP 23 concluded last month, how should national and sub-national government move forward to achieve ambitious goal on the Paris Agreement? During the 3rd Asia-Pacific Forum on Urban Resilience and Adaptation, various UN agencies discussed the role of local and sub-national governments in the implementation of the National Determined Contribution (NDC).


Finding the Right Balance Between Smart and Sustainable Development

Member Interview Author: Farraz Theda, Jenty Kirsch-Wood

This month, ACCCRN discuss why it is important to integrate climate change and disaster risk reduction into city planning with Jenty Kirsch-Wood, a Senior Technical Advisor Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Vietnam. "The problem is that, whereas most cities have mentioned the terms climate change adaptation and mitigation somewhere, the challenge is to translate it into action." she opened the conversation.


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