‘Scaling Urban Climate Resilience: The CapaCITIES Legacy and Way Forward’ an event to celebrate the progress of CapaCITIES programme held in New Delhi today

Prelims-testable facts

• 01The CapaCITIES programme was launched in 2016 and funded by the Embassy of Switzerland to India and Bhutan.
• 02The programme aimed to equip Indian cities with knowledge, tools, and institutional capacities for low-carbon, climate-resilient development.
• 03CapaCITIES supported India's 2070 net-zero emissions objective by aligning local action with national missions and state-level goals.
• 04The initiative was implemented through a collaborative partnership involving ICLEI South Asia, South Pole, econcept, and the National Institute of Urban Affairs as the knowledge partner.
• 05Cities such as Coimbatore, Thiruchirappalli Tirunelveli in Tamil Nadu, Ahmedabad, Rajkot, Vadodara, Udaipur, and Siliguri received support from this project.
• 06The CapaCITIES programme focused on embedding climate action within urban planning systems and strengthening local capacities for climate-resilient development.
• 07India's urban climate transition must move beyond policy intent to institutional implementation, as emphasized by speakers at the inaugural session of the event.

Trap alerts

• Most people think that the CapaCITIES programme was launched in response to a specific Supreme Court judgment or landmark act, but actually it was funded by the Embassy of Switzerland to India and Bhutan.
• Most people think that the programme's focus is solely on reducing carbon emissions, but actually it aims for low-carbon, climate-resilient development.
• Most people think that CapaCITIES only supported a few cities in India, but actually it had a broader reach with support for multiple cities across different states.