UNDP and UN-Habitat extended invitation all five Municipal Corporations for participation in Green Bond Boot Camp in Delhi from 19-20th November in New Delhi. The Bootcamp aimed at bringing together leading representatives from leading stakeholders including the Bombay Stock Exchange, CRISIL, KPMG and the Janaagraha Centre for Citizenship and Democracy. It was facilitated by the Climate Bonds Initiative with support from the Asia LEDS Partnership, hosted by ICLEI South Asia. As a representative from JMC, Additional Chief Engineer, Mr. Rajiv Garg (SCIAP nodal officer) attended the two-day camp in Delhi. On behalf of Vijayawada Municipal Corporation, Examiner of accounts – VMC, PPP Consultant – VMC and City Technology & Investment Specialist -UNIDO participated in the Green Bond Workshop. The participants found the platform to be an interactive and immersive program and learned through the examples and insights from peers, rating agencies, merchant bankers, experts and practitioners on the end-to-end process of issuing Green Bonds, their financial and non-financial benefits.
Delhi, New Delhi,
India