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New Delhi Hosts CapaCITIES Legacy Meet on Urban Climate Resilience
An event titled “Scaling Urban Climate Resilience: The CapaCITIES Legacy and Way Forward” is held in New Delhi. The event highlights CapaCITIES, a bilateral climate initiative supporting urban local bodies in integrating low-carbon and climate-resilient strategies into governance.
CapaCITIES (Capacity Building Project on Low Carbon and Climate Resilient City Development):
| Dimension | Key Details |
|---|---|
| Type | Comprises a bilateral climate initiative designed to help urban local bodies integrate low-carbon and climate-resilient strategies into their governance. |
| Launch | 2016. |
| Funding | Funded by the Embassy of Switzerland to India and Bhutan. |
| Objective | Provides for strengthening local capabilities to align urban climate action with India’s 2070 Net-Zero target. |
| Implementing partnership | Comprises a collaborative partnership involving ICLEI South Asia, South Pole, and econcept, and the National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA). |
| Programme highlights | Comprises: mainstreaming climate action by integrating climate considerations into urban planning systems; mobilizing capital by utilizing innovative financing models to fund modern, sustainable infrastructure. |
| Knowledge products launched | Comprises 3 knowledge products: Net-Zero Climate Resilient Cities Methodology Toolkit, guiding cities step-by-step to create and implement Climate Resilient Net-Zero Action Plans (CRCAPs); Energy Transition Guidebook for Urban Local Bodies (ULBs), providing a practical guide to speed up adoption of clean energy, efficiency, and low-carbon technologies in operations; White Paper on Financing Low-Carbon Urban Pathways, focusing on mobilizing innovative capital and unlocking investments to modernize urban infrastructure and fund city-led climate projects. |
| Net-Zero planning output | Comprises Climate Resilient City Action Plans (CRCAPs) in 8 cities across 4 states. |
| Institutional governance output | Comprises permanent Net-Zero and Climate Action Cells in 6 project cities. |
| On-ground solutions | Comprises: solar e-bus charging station; 154 kWp floating solar plant; Green Mobility Zone with 100 subsidized e-autos; lake restoration; early flood warning system; Miyawaki urban forestry in Vadodara. |
| Regional scale-up | Comprises extension of frameworks to Bhutan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Malaysia. |