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Capacity building key to localise SDGs in India

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Public transport interventions at core of achieving SDGs

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Necessary for cities to become resilient and adaptive

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Moving from economic inter-dependence to independence

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Right to safe drinking water for all

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India’s Andaman and Nicobar is sinking

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Charting a path from policy to practice for Indian cities

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Fire disasters are catastrophic, but avoidable

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Landslides – Major roadblock to DRR

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CEDM envisages safe urban habitats for all

Vadodara Regional Centre of All India Institute of Local Self-Government established the Centre for Environment and Disaster Management (CEDM) as…

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