- The World Economic Forum (WEF) and the National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on a jointly designed ‘Sustainable Cities India program’.
- 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 five to seven Indian cities across two years.
Points to remember:
- World Economic Forum (WEF) has partnered with which organisation for ‘Sustainable Cities India program’?
Source: PIB
Extra Info
- National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA) was set up in 1976 and is located in New Delhi. It is a think thank on urban planning and development.
- World Economic Forum (WEF) Headquarters- Cologny, Switzerland
- India is committed to become Net Zero by 2070