Demonstrating sustainable urban planning and development through integrated approaches
Bring together investments for more integrated sustainable cities through
Project tenure - 4 years
This UNEP-implemented and NIUA-executed project aims to transform Indian cities through integrated urban planning which would lead to reducing GHG emissions, air pollution and congestion, protecting and conserving ecologically sensitive areas, and reducing inequities in urban service delivery for vulnerable communities by building capacity of state and city authorities.
The project aims to support more integrated sustainable cities where knowledge exchange and capacity development informs the implementation of innovative, inclusive, gender-sensitive, sustainable, and integrated projects, that can be replicated in other cities.
The objective of project is to demonstrate low emissions, resilient, nature-based inclusive sustainable urban development in selected cities and support scale-up nationally.
is expected to lead to transformational shifts
To demonstrate low emissions, resilient, nature-based inclusive sustainable urban development in selected cities and support scale-up nationally. India receives funding from the GEF for work in three major areas namely
Sustainable management of production systems in urban and per-urban areas
Urban-related GHG emission avoidance
Integrating biodiversity and ecosystem values in urban planning
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