The World Economic Forum and the National Institute of Urban Affairs have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate on a jointly designed Sustainable Cities India program. The program is aimed to create an enabling environment for cities to generate de-carbonization solutions. The program also intends to enable cities to decarbonize in a systematic and sustainable way that will reduce emissions and deliver resilient and equitable urban ecosystems.
Objective of this MoU on ‘Sustainable Cities India program’: to create an enabling environment for cities to generate decarbonization solutions across the energy, transport, and the built environment sectors. The ‘Sustainable Cities India program’ aims to enable cities to decarbonize in a systematic and sustainable way that will reduce emissions and deliver resilient and equitable urban ecosystems.
City Sprint process and Toolbox of Solutions of WEF will be used for decarbonization of 5 to 7 Indian cities across 2 years.