Association with Indian Heritage Cities Network (IHCN-F)

International Collaborations

• Training programme on the vacant land survey and retrieving land survey details from GIS platform

  Training programme on the vacant land survey and retrieving land survey details from GIS platform held as part of the ‘Rapid Response Policy Engagement’ project.  

• VACANT LAND SURVEY – DATA HANDING OVER CEREMONY

  The vacant land survey data handing over ceremony held as part of the ‘Rapid Response Policy Engagement’ project done with the support of University of Reading, UK and SCMS School of Architecture. The is project is co-ordinated by c-hed.

• European Union – IURC delegation visits the Greater Cochin Development Authority

  The European Union – IURC delegation visited the Greater Cochin Development Authority (GCDA) and held discussion with the Chairman Sri. K Chandran Pillai and team.  

• European Union – IURC delegation visits Cochin Port Trust

  The European Union – IURC delegation visited the Cochin Port Trust and held discussion with the Chairman Dr. M. Beena IAS and team.                    

• European Union – IURC delegation visits Advanced Centre for Atmospheric Radar Research, CUSAT

  The European Union – IURC delegation visited the Advanced Centre for Atmospheric Radar Research of the Cochin University for Science and Technology and held discussion with Dr. Abhilash. S, Director, and team.

• EU – IURC delegation visits CSML

  The visiting EU – IURC delegation had a detailed discussion on Kochi’s smart city project and programmes. Sri. Shanavas IAS , CEO , CSML briefed the delegation about the ongoing projects. They also discussed with the team the programmes and area of cooperation within IURC.

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  The city of Kochi is an important place of employment for migrant workers in Kerala. The migrant workers in any urban centre are often forced to live in unhygienic and unsafe conditions. The case to some extent in Kochi is the same. They are often denied the access to safe and fair accommodation in the

• Auto Ambulance service

  An emergency service to cater to the needs of COVID patients, especially transport of COVID patients to hospitals, supply of medicines, oximeter, oxygen cylinder and thermometer and to patients houses, etc kick started yesterday in the city. Covid relief works have been on the radar for Kochi municipal corporation and C-HED has been providing backend

• Policy Presentation- Rapid Response Policy Engagement – Affordable Rental Housing for Internal Migrants

  The city of Kochi is an important place of employment for migrant workers in Kerala. Workers from Tamil Nadu have been living and working in the city for decades. In addition, workers from Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, West Bengal, Bihar, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh and many more can be found in the city today. The migrant workers

• VISIT OF CONSUL GENERAL OF FRANCE AND AFD INDIA DIRECTOR

  The Consul General of France in India Ms. Lise TALBOT BARRE and Agence Francaise de Development (AFD) India Director Bruno Bosle visited the North-South Mobility Corridor project area during their recent visit to Kochi.

• International Urban Cooperation Project

  Funded by the European Union, the International Urban Cooperation (IUC) programme activities will support the achievement of bilateral policy objectives as well as major international agreements on urban development and climate change, such as the Urban Agenda, the Sustainable Development Goals, and the Paris Agreement. The IUC programme will engage with major international financial institutions and

• Visit of Hon’ble German Consul General Ms. Margit Hellwig-Bötte

  German Consul General Ms. Margit Hellwig-Bötte met with the Mayor of Kochi Ms. Soumini Jain to discuss the Smart City Initiative. Germany is supporting Kochi in the Smart City project with the requisite technical and financial assistance. The Mayor and the Consul General agreed that “a city is smart when it improves the livelihood of

• Twin City Programme between Kochi and Menlo Park

  Kochi, the home of Startup Village, Infopark and upcoming Smart City signed a MoU with the US City, Menlo Park. A 3 member delegation led by the Mayor of Menlo Park Catherine Carlton along Mr. Ray Mueller, Menlo Park City Council Member and Mukul Agarwal, Bootup Ventures Managing Partner visited Kochi City as part of

• Solutions Project (Sharing Opportunities for Low carbon Urban Transporation)

  The UN-Habitat supported European Union funded SOLUTIONS (Sharing Opportunities for Low carbon Urban transporTatION) is one of the major ongoing project of Cochin City. The project aims to support the exchange on innovative and green urban mobility solutions between cities from Europe, Asia, Latin America and the Mediterranean. The project also focuses on the uptake

• AsianCitiesAdapt : Learning Exchange

  Twenty cities from all around South Asia came together in Cochin on October 30th, 2013 to learn from each other on the issue of adaptation to climate change at the AsianCitiesAdapt: Learning Exchange, co-organized by Kochi Municipal Corporation and ICLEI South Asia. The workshop, that took place on 30th-31st October 2013, gathered an impressive line-up

• Preservation and Conservation of Heritage Zones of the city of Cochin in association with UNESCO

  The city of Cochin and it surrounding locations has now become an important tourism destination because of its rich natural and cultural heritage. The Fort Cochin and Mattanchery placed right at the sea mouth has experienced immense trade related activities and has developed a rich pluralistic culture and tradition unique to this heritage zone. This is

• Association with Indian Heritage Cities Network (IHCN-F)

  Culture and Heritage play an important role in the sustainable development of the city. More emphasis is being laid on the conservation of cultural heritage assets, promotion of intangible heritage as the resource for achieving development objectives and protecting the natural and cultural heritage. The city of Cochin is affluent in heritage and culture  and

• Milwaukee Sister City Program

  Although Cochin is surrounded by water, the city is still facing scarcity of clean drinking water. With Cochin’s population rising along with rapid urbanization, it is indeed an immediate priority for the city to develop the water infrastructure and management capabilities. The city of Milwaukee of Mahattil, in this regard, has a well-established fresh water

• Association with Cardiff City

  The c-hed had coordinated the entire CLGF project between the Cardiff City and the Cochin City with an aim to strengthen Cochin’s corporate governance and leadership capacity by developing a strategic policy framework which in turn was supported by increased technical expertise in service delivery.  The partnership agreement between Cardiff Council and the Kochi Municipal Corporation

• Miami Sister City Program

  The Sister City Program aims at bringing two worlds together widening the growth options for Sister City and its residents. Studies, practices, investments can be done through the program. The need for acquiring knowledge and information regarding management of many sort-after heritage and environmental issues has led to this mutually beneficial Sister City program. This

• Association with Lorient City

  The biennial investor summit “Emerging Kerala” organized by the Government of Kerala saw the amalgamation of business leaders, investors, corporations, thought leaders, policy and opinion makers. During this pinnacle the French city of Lorient had inked an agreement with the city of Cochin for exchanging good urban conservation and development practices. This association will look into the

• Association with Bavaria

  The city of Cochin is a land of cultural diversity. From time immemorial, this land has attracted traders and seafarers who made Cochin their home. Today it has the most diversified society and is home to people from various ethnicity. The Bavaria-Kochi Friendship home at Mundamveli is a fine example of this cultural multiplicity. This

• Association with city of Brighton & Hove

  Rightly called the Queen of the Watering Places, the twin cities of Brighton and Hove is a city with spectacular contrast, variety and vibrancy. There is a magnetic attraction to this city. c-hed had coordinated the partnership with the twin town of Brighton and Hove in UK. As a result of which a partnership agreement

• Association with Pyatigorsk

  The city of Cochin has been associating with many cities across the globe in successful Sister City Relationships. A Sister City Relationship was established between the resort city of Pyatigorsk of Stavropol region of the Russian Federation and the city of Kochi of the Republic of India. As a forerunner to this association, the Hon’ble

• Cooperation with ICLD- Swedish International Centre for Local Democracy

  A non-profit organization that has been working to promote local democracy in low and middle income countries, The Swedish International Center for Local Democracy ICLD aims to alleviate poverty, mainly through promoting democracy and democratic processes at local levels. For  ICLD, local democracy principally concerns strengthening local institutions, issues regarding decentralization, local autonomy, citizen influence

• Association with the Commonwealth Local Government Forum(CLGF)

  The Commonwealth Local Government Forum(CLGF) works to promote and strengthen democratic local government across the Commonwealth and to encourage the exchange of best practice – through conferences and events, programs and projects, and research and information. Working with national and local governments, CLGF aims to support the development of democratic values and good local governance.

• Association with the Municipality of Kumla

  The Match Making Conference organized by ICLD, a part of Swedish International Development Agency, was attended by delegates from various municipalities of Sweden along with the officials and stakeholders of the Kochi Municipal Corporation. The Municipal Corporation Programme, consequent to this symposium, was initiated as the Municipalities of Sweden signed a memorandum of understanding with the

• Association with the Municipality of Harryda

  Harryda is one of the popular municipalities of Sweden having the second largest airport of the country. The city of Harryda is well known for business to locate in. A participant in the match making conference organized by ICLD, the city of Harryda has come forward to have a very special association with the city

• Association with the Municipality of Varmland

  The Match Making Conference organized by ICLD, a part of Swedish International Development Agency, was attended by delegates from various municipalities of Sweden along with the officials and stakeholders of the Kochi Municipal Corporation. The Municipal Corporation Programme, consequent to this symposium, was initiated as the Municipalities of Sweden signed a memorandum of understanding with the

• Association with the Municipality of Malmo

  The third largest city (by population) of Sweden and one of the largest cities of Scandinavia, Malmo is one of the most industrialized municipalities of latter. The city has undergone a major transformation with impressive architectural developments, attracting new bio-tech and IT companies. One of the participants of the Match making conference organized by ICLD,