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Participating in COP28, UAE as a panelist at the Capacity Building Hub
Was invited as a panelist at the 'Accelerating Global Climate Actions via Subnational Leadership’ during the South-South Capacities Day at the 5th Capacity Building Hub at COP28, UAE.
During the event, also launched the partnership between Race to Resilience and the Climate Centre for Cities.
During the event, also launched the partnership between Race to Resilience and the Climate Centre for Cities.
Participating in COP28, UAE as a panelist at the Capacity Building Hub.
Was invited as a panelist at the 'Accelerating Global Climate Actions via Subnational Leadership’ during the South-South Capacities Day at the 5th Capacity Building Hub at COP28, UAE.
During the event, also launched the partnership between Race to Resilience and the Climate Centre for Cities.
During the event, also launched the partnership between Race to Resilience and the Climate Centre for Cities.
Organized a Regional Workshop with GCoM on Accelerating Access to Climate Finance to South Asian on 18-19th May 2023 at the Taj Mahal Palace, Mumbai.
Organized a Regional Workshop with GCoM on Accelerating Access to Climate Finance to South Asian on 18-19th May 2023 at the Taj Mahal Palace, Mumbai. 25+city officials from South Asian countries were trained on various components of finance and alternative finance.
Field visit to an Electric Bus Charging Station in Cuffe Parade during the Regional Workshop.
We had organized field visit to the Electric Bus Charging Station and BMC Headquarters to understand the Climate Action Plan of Mumbai for all the participants of the Regional Workshop.
Participated as a Panelist at the GCoM SEA Regional Workshop in Bangkok (30-31 March 2023)
Represented C-Cube as a panelist at the session titled 'Peer Review on Reporting Methodology'. I introduced the ClimateSmart Cities Assessment Framework (CSCAF) and highlighted the work done by India on mainstreaming climate actions at the urban local body level and discussed the potential of simplifying international frameworks and aligning various national frameworks to the same.
Organized a CLAP Now session at the National Youth Conclave with 100 participants to prioritize Climate Actions for the city of Delhi.
Developed a digital version of the CLAP Now game on Mentimeter for the National Youth Conclave. The game is developed to prioritize the climate actions for any city, and it was contextualized in this event for the public participation. As a collective group prioritized challenges to be solved as well as solutions that can be implemented in Delhi. Each question was followed by intense discussion between the participants.
Organized the CPIN Talks at the National Youth Conclave. The first physical event of the Climate Practitioners India Network since its inception in 2021.
Brought six practitioners to share their experience on how climate actions be implemented on ground. It was a successful event with more than 150 participants.
Representing NIUA and C-Cube at the COP27, Sharm el-Sheikh to showcase ClimateSmart Cities Assessment Framework on the International Platform.
Meeting Nigel Topping, UK's High Level Climate Champion at COP 27.
Had a brief interaction with Nigel Topping around bringing cities to the forefront of climate action and the role of ClimateSmart Cities Assessment Framework in supporting cities to develop climate action in India.
Organized a Workshop with 20+ City Officials to train them on Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation in Ahmedabad.
The workshop was funded by the GCoM in South Asia and EUD India. It is part of the GCoM Training I have been leading at the C-Cube.
Testing the CLAP (Climate Action Plan) Now Game at the GCoM Workshop in Ahmedabad.
Participants had very interesting debates and discussions to prioritize the climate actions in the city with the help of the CLAP Now Game.
Interacting with Shri Hardeep Singh Puri, Honorable Minister of State (I/C), Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
Climate Cafe was a pavilion organized by the Climate Centre for Cities at the Smart Cities, Smart Urbanization Conference, Surat. The pavilion housed events, panel discussions and open houses. It acted as a platform for city officials to learn, discuss, visualize and share their good practices and learnings, and understand how to communicate their impact better to achieve scale and sustainability.
As a part of the event, interacted with Shri Hardeep Singh Puri for the Tree of Life activity. He wrote his climate aspirations on a chit and stuck it to the freely flowing tree of life.
As a part of the event, interacted with Shri Hardeep Singh Puri for the Tree of Life activity. He wrote his climate aspirations on a chit and stuck it to the freely flowing tree of life.
Showcasing Climate Cafe to Shri C. R. Patil, BJP Gujarat State President and Shri Harsh Sanghavi, Home Minister (Gujarat)
Climate Cafe was a pavilion organized by the Climate Centre for Cities at the Smart Cities, Smart Urbanization Conference, Surat. The pavilion housed events, panel discussions and open houses. It acted as a platform for city officials to learn, discuss, visualize and share their good practices and learnings, and understand how to communicate their impact better to achieve scale and sustainability.
During the event, Showcased the work of Climate Centre for Cities on climate awareness campaign, capacity building initiatives, experiencing VR, Climate Data Observatory, Stop Disaster Game, Vision Board 2030, and Tree of Life to Shri C. R. Patil and Shri Harsh Sanghavi.
During the event, Showcased the work of Climate Centre for Cities on climate awareness campaign, capacity building initiatives, experiencing VR, Climate Data Observatory, Stop Disaster Game, Vision Board 2030, and Tree of Life to Shri C. R. Patil and Shri Harsh Sanghavi.
Interacting with Shri Manoj Joshi, Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs at the Climate Cafe, SCSU 2022
Climate Cafe was a pavilion organized by the Climate Centre for Cities at the Smart Cities, Smart Urbanization Conference, Surat. The pavilion housed events, panel discussions and open houses. It acted as a platform for city officials to learn, discuss, visualize and share their good practices and learnings, and understand how to communicate their impact better to achieve scale and sustainability.
During the event, Showcased the work of Climate Centre for Cities on climate awareness campaign, capacity building initiatives, experiencing VR, Climate Data Observatory, Stop Disaster Game, Vision Board 2030, and Tree of Life to Shri Manoj Joshi.
During the event, Showcased the work of Climate Centre for Cities on climate awareness campaign, capacity building initiatives, experiencing VR, Climate Data Observatory, Stop Disaster Game, Vision Board 2030, and Tree of Life to Shri Manoj Joshi.
Team Celebrating Successful Showcase of Climate Cafe at the SCSU 2022
Climate Cafe was a pavilion organized by the Climate Centre for Cities at the Smart Cities, Smart Urbanization Conference, Surat. The pavilion housed events, panel discussions and open houses. It acted as a platform for city officials to learn, discuss, visualize and share their good practices and learnings, and understand how to communicate their impact better to achieve scale and sustainability.
At the Climate Cafe, more than 1200 participants, from more than 90 cities visited and attended 14 activities.
At the Climate Cafe, more than 1200 participants, from more than 90 cities visited and attended 14 activities.
Completion of 1st GCoM Workshop with Cities
Have been leading the project on capacity building of cities on Mitigative and Adaptive measures in cities. The project is in partnership with Global Covenant of Mayors South Asia and funded by the EU India.
This is after the 1st workshop at the India Habitat Centre where representatives from 20 cities participated in understanding about the Climate Action Planning for their cities.
This is after the 1st workshop at the India Habitat Centre where representatives from 20 cities participated in understanding about the Climate Action Planning for their cities.
Moderating the session at the 1st GCoM Workshop
Have been leading the project on capacity building of cities on Mitigative and Adaptive measures in cities. The project is in partnership with Global Covenant of Mayors South Asia and funded by the EU India.
Moderated several sessions to facilitate discussions between the city officials.
Moderated several sessions to facilitate discussions between the city officials.
Team behind the implementation of ClimateSmart Cities Assessment Framework 2.0
Team celebrating the announcement of the results of the 126 cities which participated in the ClimateSmart Cities Assessment Framework 2.0
Completion of II Years with Smart Cities Fellowship
Fellows meeting and discussing future plans with the Joint Secretary and Mission Director Smart Cities Mission, Mr Kunal Kumar, Director Smart Cities Mission, Mr Rahul Kapoor and Director, National Institute of Urban Affairs, Mr Hitesh Vaidya during an informal meet at the completion of 2nd year with the fellowship.
ClimateSmart Cities Assessment Framework 2.0 launched by Shri Hardeep Singh Puri, Minister of State (I/C)
Shri Hardeep Singh Puri, Honorable Minister of State (I/C), Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs launching the ClimateSmart Cities Assessment Framework 2.0. in September 2020.
Discussion with Joint Secretary and Mission Director Smart Cities Mission, Mr. Kunal Kumar
As a part of the fellowship, fellows were given the freedom to select a project and work towards developing solutions for the same to implement it in any one smart city by the end of the year.
This picture represents one of the informal discussion sessions between Mr Kunal Kumar and fellows, where fellows are discussing challenges on the ground and how can we make fellowship better.
This picture represents one of the informal discussion sessions between Mr Kunal Kumar and fellows, where fellows are discussing challenges on the ground and how can we make fellowship better.
Third runner up at IGL 2018 Organised by CII-IGBC, Hyderabad
This remains a favourite story for a beginning of friendship and collaborations for me and my teammate Jiyan Pattharwala (Green Building Architect). We had formed a team for Indian Green League a night before the 5-weekend conference started to understand Green Buildings Concept.
Our passion synced up so well, that we ended up winning the regional round in Mumbai and coming upon Podium in the national round at Hyderabad. The best part of the story, we got a free trip to Sri Lanka as the prize.
Our passion synced up so well, that we ended up winning the regional round in Mumbai and coming upon Podium in the national round at Hyderabad. The best part of the story, we got a free trip to Sri Lanka as the prize.
Meeting with Sandy Verschoor, Lord Mayor of City of Adelaide at GLPCE, Adelaide
I had been reading a lot about the circular economy and cities when Hemant Chaudhary, Founder, Circular Economy Alliance Australia messaged me that I had been selected for the Global Leadership Program in Circular Economy (GLPCE), Adelaide.
GLPCE helped me understand the concepts of Circular Economy and how it can be implemented on the ground. As the youngest participant of the cohort, I learnt a lot from the fellow cohort members who were industry leaders, academicians & civil servants over 5 days.
GLPCE helped me understand the concepts of Circular Economy and how it can be implemented on the ground. As the youngest participant of the cohort, I learnt a lot from the fellow cohort members who were industry leaders, academicians & civil servants over 5 days.
100kW Solar Installation at Shanthi Gears, Coimbatore
After masters degree at TU-Delft, I had joined Auroville Consulting and Sunlit Future in Auroville to understand the renewable energy sector in India and understand installation practices on the ground, to help me start my own venture.
This picture is with Rishi Kapoor (leftmost), Debo (military green shirt) and the team who I worked with and learned from about rooftop solar installation at Sunlit Future. In the picture, you can see an East-West facing solar installation on the concrete rooftop.
This picture is with Rishi Kapoor (leftmost), Debo (military green shirt) and the team who I worked with and learned from about rooftop solar installation at Sunlit Future. In the picture, you can see an East-West facing solar installation on the concrete rooftop.
Solar Water Pump Installation in Maharashtra, Supported by Grundfos Foundation
Installation of solar water pumps in rural areas requires a lot of groundwork. Especially in making the community understand the importance of the system, help them take care of it and make sure that it is not damaged.
This is a picture of one such installation in rural Maharashtra we had worked on with Pragati Prathisthan, an NGO working on improving lives of tribal communities.
This is a picture of one such installation in rural Maharashtra we had worked on with Pragati Prathisthan, an NGO working on improving lives of tribal communities.
Climate Practitioners India Network
Climate Practitioners India Network (CPIN) is a solutions-oriented engagement platform for citizens across India on Climate Change. It is being developed under the Climate Centre for Cities, National Institute of Urban Affairs and focuses on giving a platform to the practitioners across India to amplify their work and seek support.
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