The document is the Summary and Key Takeaways report of the Second Annual Summit 2026, organized by the India Forum for Nature-based Solutions (NbS Forum), held on March 9, 2026 in New Delhi. It covers six sessions: an opening plenary on bridging national ambition with local innovation, followed by thematic sessions on urban flood risk...
India’s urban population is projected to nearly double to 951 million by 2050, intensifying exposure to flooding, heat stress and water scarcity. Despite growing policy recognition, financing for urban nature-based solutions (NbS) remains heavily dependent on public sources, with limited private sector participation. Published by the India Forum for NbS in collaboration with Climate Policy...
In a notable move towards a sustainable future, Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) launched Bengaluru’s first climate action plan – Bengaluru Climate Action and Resilience Plan (BCAP) with WRI India as the knowledge partner. The BCAP focuses on Bengaluru’s climate resilience with targets to reduce GHG emissions . The climate actions proposed in BCAP are...
The Mumbai Climate Action Plan (MCAP) is a comprehensive strategy to tackle the challenges of climate change by adopting inclusive and robust mitigation and adaptation strategies. The Plan has identified vulnerable communities that are most impacted by the effects of climate change and has introduced sector specific strategies for mitigation and adaptation, to enhance and...
Urban development in all forms impacts the natural landscape, changing vegetation cover, infiltration rates and hydrological (surface and sub-surface) flows. With increasing urbanization urban areas lose a host of natural infrastructure and ecosystem services as ecosystems are modified, degraded and/ or shrunk. Benefits such as flood control, aquifer replenishment, microclimate control, improved air quality are...
