Capacity Building for Low Carbon and Climate Resilient City Development in India
In numbers
The primary objectives of the project are:
- Capacities of city authorities in four partner cities to plan and implement mitigation and adaptation measures enhanced.
- City-level climate change mitigation measures for priority sectors initiated.
- City-level climate change adaptation measures for priority sectors initiated.
- Awareness on low carbon and climate resilient city development increased in India and other countries.
3.3 million citizens will be benefitting from the project in four cities through climate resilient and low carbon planning, based on the 2011 census.
PROJECT AT A GLANCE
Capacity Building for Low Carbon and Climate Resilient City Development in India
Area: Mitigation and Adaptation
Duration: July 2016 – June 2019
Implementation Partners:
• Consortium of South Pole Carbon Management Ltd., ICLEI South Asia and econcept AG
Public Sector Partners:
• Municipal Corporations and city-level authorities of Coimbatore, Rajkot, Siliguri and Udaipur
• Urban Development/Municipal Affairs Department of the Governments of Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, West Bengal and Rajasthan
Geographic focus: Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu), Rajkot (Gujarat), Siliguri (West Bengal) and Udaipur (Rajasthan)
