Mumbai: First, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Friday launched the Mumbai (MCAP) climate action plan where plans to combat climate change will be designed.
As part of the C40 CITIES network, which Mumbai joined in December 2020, the city was encouraged to develop a climate action plan at the end of 2021 and do so by obeying the C40 guidelines.
This is done along with technical support from WRI India, which has been involved as a knowledge partner.
At present, MCAP is being processed and will be the result of several stakeholder consultations.
The website has been made directly and citizens can also send their advice to the same thing on https://mcap.mcgm.gov.in/about/.
Minister of Environmental Cabinet, Tourism & Protocol Aaditya Thackeray said that while climate change is a reality and cannot be stopped, the steps can be slowed by taking strong mitigation and adaptation measures.
“While development is needed, we must try to see how the same thing can be made more sustainable.
For example, one project which is a desalination plant is only an effort to reduce dependence on monsoons,” he said.
MCAP will focus on six action areas that can cause climate projects that can be implemented that contribute to the resilience of the city.
LUBAINA RANGWALA, Director of Associate, WRI India Ross Center for sustainable cities said that the six fields are sustainable waste management, greening urban and biodiversity, urban flood management and water resources, building energy efficiency, air quality and sustainable mobility.
The process of completing the action track below the MCAP is expected to be carried out and ready in November 2021 closer to 2021 the United Nations (COP26) climate change conference.
The head of the BMC was Chahal said that he took over in May last year, there were several examples of cyclones that had come very close to the city beach, a phenomenon that was not witnessed for decades now.
“A such plan will help us make a quick and informed decision, ensure their most vulnerable safety in our city.
Therefore I feel that MCAP is the need for hours and must be designed in priority,” Chahal said.
BMC while also launched the first electric vehicle in the corporation on Friday.
Vehicles, Tata Nexon – Has taken rentals from Energy Efficiency Services Limited is an Indian government energy service company.
BMC has a plan to get 48 other electric vehicles that will be distributed evenly between selected representatives and citizenship officials.