Israel is recognized as being at the forefront of high-tech innovation, backed by a highly educated and creative workforce and a sound infrastructure. The Israeli industry is always breaching for newer and innovative technologies. Today Israel has about 350 cleantech companies and they are developing and growing constantly.

Gender issues in urban environmental management, focusing on various public/ private services including water supply, solid waste management, urban planning, sanitation, housing, pollution, transport and urban agriculture.

The City Development Plan of Indore states that “increasing population pressure is resulting in deterioration of infrastructure facilities, loss of productive agricultural lands, green open spaces, loss of surface water bodies, depletion of groundwater aquifer zones, air pollution, water contamination, health hazards and many micro-climatic changes.” The main objective of this TARU Leading Edge project is “Ensuring availability of local water resources during emergencies.” This would be achieved by developing replicable model for peri-urban lake rejuvenation and conservation.

Community led total sanitation (CLTS) is an innovative methodology for mobilising communities to eliminate open defecation. Practical Action and Umande Trust implemented the project 'Realising the Right to Total Sanitation' in Nakuru, Kenya adapting this methodology to an urban context. This document documents the experience of this project.

India is the second most populous country in the world. Its population has increased by more than 181 million during the 2001-2011 decade. Correspondingly, the urban population has increased from 286.1 million in 2001 to 377.2 million in 2011 an is expected to rise to 534 million by 2026. This population increase has led to enormous pressure on urban infrastructure, hinders their ability to adapt to climate change and affects the cities’ resilience to climate change.