About CapaCITIES Programme:
- It was launched in 2016.
- The Capacity Building Project on Low Carbon and Climate Resilient City Development in India (CapaCITIES) programme strengthens the capacities of Indian cities to promote low-carbon, climate-resilient urban development.
- Funding: It is funded by the Embassy of Switzerland to India and Bhutan.
- Implemented By: The initiative was implemented through a collaborative partnership involving ICLEI South Asia, South Pole and econcept.
- Knowledge Partner: the National Institute of Urban Affairs
- Phases: First phase (2016-19) AND second phase (2019-23)
- Key Features:
- It has equipped Indian cities with the knowledge, tools, and institutional capacities to mainstream low-carbon, climate-resilient development into urban governance.
- City Support: It has supported cities like Coimbatore, Thiruchirappalli, Tirunelveli in Tamil Nadu, Ahmedabad, Rajkot, Vadodara, Udaipur and Siliguri and the state governments of Gujarat, Tamil Nadu.
- Institutional Governance: Established permanent Net-Zero and Climate Action Cells in six project cities to enable long-term implementation, monitoring, and climate budgeting.
