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Adapting to climate risks is imperative for cities. Cities are the epicentre of life-shortening pollution, dwindling water supplies, deadly heatwaves, natural disasters, and climate change. Indian ci

Cities benefit in numerous ways from ecological features such as forests, rivers and wetlands, while also from man-made features such as planned parks, ponds, trees etc. However, increasing development pressures have had a detrimental impact on these valuable natural assets.

‘Green Planning’ is the necessary tool to achieve the goals of sustainable development and reduce global carbon emissions. It aims to replace conventional planning methods with alternative planning approaches to safeguard the environment – an approach to manage the resource consumption and emission production patterns.