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         (iii) empanel domain experts and interns              • The Centre's ability to leverage technical and
         (iv) leverage investments/grants for city development   financial resources has proven useful to KMC.

         (v) crowd source support for facilities management.   • C-HED's semi-autonomous and neutral status allows
                                                                 it to focus on strategic support rather than just day-
         3. Outreach and Communication:
                                                                 to-day support to municipal operations.
         (i) function as the 'eyes and ears' of the city government
                                                               • The range of partnerships fostered by the Centre
         (ii) organize outreach programmes and events
                                                                 have catalysed various development initiatives in the
         (iii) carry out media outreach
                                                                 city and equipped KMC to adopt good practices,
         (iv) identify and nurture partnerships and alliances and
                                                                 innovations and new ideas.
         (v) provide coordination support with key stakeholders.
                                                               • Its outreach and effective communication on KMC
 Stakeholder consultation in Kochi in May 2019 for the Interact    "Solutions" project workshop with stakeholders
 Bio Programme of ICLEI  4. Knowledge Management:                initiatives, with a wide range of stakeholders, helped
         (i) facilitate baseline and monitoring studies          buy-in from citizens thus contributing to their
 The C-HED has helped the city to be an early mover with
         (ii) facilitate technical studies                       sustainability.
 respect  to  the  development  of  a  vision  document  in
         (iii) Maintain a data repository on the city
 consultation  with  all  key  city  stakeholders,  a  city    • Partnerships with national and global agencies have
         (iv) facilitate evidence-based policymaking and plan
 development  plan  and  a  draft  master  plan  which  now      helped facilitate a transfer of knowledge through
 forms  the  basis  of  all  sectoral  project  reports  and          preparation and   exchange of ideas and experiences with cities around
 infrastructure  and  service  delivery.  In  the  process   (v) undertake monitoring, learning and evaluation.  the world.
 Municipal Councilors and officials have been capacitated   LESSONS LEARNED:  • Securing a steady revenue stream is critical to the
 to redefine urban governance and planning and lead the           effective functioning of the Centre.
         Key takeaways from the C-HED experience:
 mainstreaming  of  the  climate  change  and  sustainable     • The role of C-HED was showcased as an
 development agenda.   • Formalizing the establishment and roles via a   institutional innovation by KMC and relevant for
 SUSTAINABILITY:   Workshop on Unified Metropolitan Transport Authority convened   Municipal Corporation Council Resolution and a
 by KMC authorities in March 2015.                               Urban Local Governments in the Global South at a
           formal Government Order is important for a model
 Partnerships and collaborations with technical agencies         side-event in the World Urban Forum, Abu Dhabi
 City  governments  can  replicate  this  model  following   of this nature to function successfully.
 ensure  that  the  'C-HED  Model'  remains  relevant  in        February 2020.
 these steps:
 providing city level technical support. The partnerships   • Responsiveness to contemporary development
 1. Role Institutionalization:  challenges in alignment with KMC played a key role   REFERENCES:
 catalyse the adoption of current best practices that help
 the  city  become  more  sustainable.  This  multilateral   (i) establishing the mandate and scope of the organization   in C-HED's effectiveness. Proactive and demand   1.  Draft  Report  on  'Leveraging  Technical  Support  for  Sustainable
 cooperation provides a foundation to identify initiatives   (ii) registration of the organization   responsive support to KMC and availability of skill   Urban  Development:  The  Centre  for  Heritage,  Environment  and
                                                               Development Experience in Kochi Municipal Corporation, Kerala,
 that can be implemented and to provide solutions through   sets complementary to that of KMC contributed to   India': TC-SUD-SC. September 2019. (submitted to GIZ SUD-SC)
 (iii) formalizing its role
 policy  to  achieve  sustainability  goals  in  the  following   the effectiveness of C-HED.
 sectors:  (i)  cultural  heritage,  art  and  literature;  (ii)   (iv) provision of a predictable revenue stream and
 environment,  biodiversity,  climate  change  and   (v) establishing a sound governance system.
 sustainable  development;  and  (iii)  urban  development
 2. Resource Mobilization:
 including,  urban  planning  and  governance,  civic
 (i) proactively mobilize resources
 amenities and services, built heritage and development of
 public and mobility solutions.  (ii) avail technical assistance opportunities












         Function convened for Tree naming and Release of a Handbook on the   Press coverage of the Tree Naming Ceremony organised by C-HED in February 2019
         Trees of Subhash Chandra Bose Park by the Mayor in February 2019   in the Times of India
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