Tag: Heat Resilience

India Forum for Nature-based Solutions Launches the Knowledge Compendium and Research Program at Connect Karo 2023
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India Forum for Nature-based Solutions Launches the Knowledge Compendium and Research Program at Connect Karo 2023

The potential of urban nature-based solutions has yet to be fully realized in India. There is still limited awareness, experience and documented evidence with NbS in Indian cities and available knowledge on NbS models, impact measurement framework, and operations and maintenance methodologies are yet to be tailored or adapted to the Indian experience. To address...

Mumbai Climate Action Plan 2022
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Mumbai Climate Action Plan 2022

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...

India’s First National Coalition Platform for Urban Nature-based Solutions
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India’s First National Coalition Platform for Urban Nature-based Solutions

The National Institute of Urban Affairs’ Climate Centre for Cities (NIUA C-Cube) and WRI India launched the ‘India Forum for Nature-based Solutions’ on 29th June 2022 at the 11th World Urban Forum in Katowice, Poland. Nature-based solutions (NbS) are fast emerging as cost-effective and sustainable ways to address climate change induced challenges such as heat,...

Mumbai Climate Action Plan 2022: Summary for Policy Makers
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Mumbai Climate Action Plan 2022: Summary for Policy Makers

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 strengthen...

Roadmap for Scaling Trees Outside Forests in India: Learnings from Select States on Policy Incentives, Enabling Conditions, and Barriers
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Roadmap for Scaling Trees Outside Forests in India: Learnings from Select States on Policy Incentives, Enabling Conditions, and Barriers

This paper discusses a roadmap for growing more trees outside forests across India. It analyzes the main public policies that incentivize landholders to embrace agroforestry and other approaches to growing trees on farmland, in urban areas, and across other landscapes. It ends with concrete recommendations for policymakers that want to improve the implementation of these...

Climate Change and Cities: Learning Series | Session: Nature-based Solutions
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Climate Change and Cities: Learning Series | Session: Nature-based Solutions

The session introduced various Nature-based Solutions (NbS) that have been adopted by cities to address climate related challenges. The effective implementation of NbS that involves inter-departmental coordination along with other stakeholder participation was also discussed. Tools available to compare the costs and benefits for making informed decisions on where NbS is appropriate were highlighted.