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HR: The Centre has a core team of 4 support i.e. academic, research, knowledge, planning and RESULTS ACHIEVED:
professionals and short term experts and budgeting, events and outreach programme, facilities Ÿ Institutionalized the practice of stakeholder
interns locally and with the support of national management and sectoral interventions. The Centre has
consultations to inform plans and schemes
and international organizations. provided both proactive and demand-based support. undertaken by KMC conducted over 70 such
Financial resources remain a challenge and it continues to
Technical: The Centre has partnerships with consultations at area, ward or other levels.
explore methods to put in place a predictable revenue
local, national and global agencies, city-to-city • Evidence-based policymaking and budget
stream for effective functioning such as state-level
twinning programmes and networks for preparation support utilising empirical data e.g.
accreditation in specific sectors.
technical collaboration in thematic areas. preparation of integrated heritage development
The process that established the model successfully
PROCESS: plan.
includes • Over 50 environmental, service delivery and
C-HED has been functioning under four
consecutive governments of KMC with 5-year (a) formalized association with the Corporation and infrastructure projects facilitated eg., Waste
State level support and providing proactive and management plants, Water transport,
terms each. Its challenges were in enabling
uptake within KMC for new and innovative demand-based support to KMC; Redevelopment of Subhash Chandra Bose Park,
concepts and projects as well as alignment with (b) leveraging in investment, technical assistance Uniform Kiosks Programme etc.
its priorities even as they sought to gain and grant opportunities for city development; • Management of infrastructure investments/grants
and technical assistance to Kochi Municipal
acceptability from each newly elected (c) ensuring consultation and cooperation from all
government and various city, state and national stakeholders; Corporation.
level stakeholders. This was overcome through • Formalized a range of partnerships with local,
dialogues and presentations with the Council (d) evidence-based policy formulation and national and global institutes, both government and
programme interventions; non-government and networks and alliances.
and establishing confidence through ongoing
2005 Master Plan Draft - Kochi City (e) fostering a framework for collaboration and Examples include National Government
partnerships – local, national and global; Ministries, Universities like CEPT; International
Agencies like the European Union, UN Agencies,
(f) outreach to various stakeholders who aspire to
International agencies like the DFID, GIZ and
contribute to city development;
INGOs like ICLEI and WRI. These have helped
(g) accountability to both ruling party and opposition converging resources for the integrated
party members in the Council; development of Kochi e.g., the Sustainable Urban

(h) providing exposure to local government leaders Development-Smart Cities (SUD-SC) project of
to good practices within and outside India and GIZ India which is aiding the institutional
application of the learning; strengthening of C-HED.
• The Centre has steered the development efforts of
(i) promoting city identity and branding;
KMC to include environmental and biodiversity
(j) media outreach. protection and issues relating to climate change. It
"Joining the Dots" Interactive workshop on 'Mobility Grid' to map areas with Mayor of Kochi, Director of C-HED, co-panelists and GIZ
poor connectivity: Organized by C-HED with support from the University support team at the World Urban Forum 'Voices from The Centre's interventions span the sectors of (i) cultural helps the city make forays into the use of non-
of Michigan, June 2014 Cities' event in Abu Dhabi on February 11, 2020 conventional energy such as solar city, zero-carbon
heritage, art and literature; (ii) development of public
spaces; civic amenities and services, water sanitation and buildings and e-mobility solutions through
solid waste management and mobility solutions; and (iii) interventions, studies, mobilization of resources
environment, biodiversity, climate change and and outreach.
sustainable development. Interventions include • Effected a turnaround in the city's cultural life
infrastructure and service delivery, policy and legislation, creating a vibrant and creative environment for
guidelines and detailed project reports, research studies, residents and tourists. It has also helped the local
plan document preparation support, information and government to develop a cultural policy and to draft
knowledge management and organization of workshops by-laws on heritage.
and consultations. It has developed a formidable • Redevelopment of public spaces and heritage
repertoire of partnerships with national and global zones has improved the aesthetic quality of the city
agencies and networks. as well as the provision of cultural and recreational
Delegation from Kumla Municipality, Sweden in KMC in September 2013 “City-to-city twinning” with Lorient (France)- A programme organized
to strengthen heritage-based planning in April 2013. facilities.
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