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Context: The Mumbai Climate Action Plan, released

• It has laid down a 30-year roadmap for the city to tackle the challenges of climate change.

Why does the Mumbai city need an action plan and its purpose?

• As per a study conducted by WRI India on Mumbai’s vulnerability assessment, the city will face two major challenges—temperature rise, and extreme rain events which will lead to flooding.
• The action plan has set short-, medium- and long-term climate goals aimed towards zero emission of greenhouse gas or a net-zero target for 2050.
• Identified six strategic areas—sustainable waste management, urban greening and biodiversity, urban flooding and water resource management, energy and buildings, air quality and sustainable mobility.

What is the Mumbai Climate Action Plan (MCAP)?

• The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) with technical support from the World Resources Institute (WRI), India and the C40 Cities network prepared this plan.
• It concentrates on the city, its ecological, cultural and economical landscapes.
• It throws light on the current climate of the city called Baseline assessment—climate and air pollution risks, greenhouse gas inventory.
• It assesses future trajectories in the business-as-usual scenarios and assesses future emission reduction scenarios to make Mumbai net-zero by 2050.
• It lists down Sectoral Priorities and Plans, including ongoing initiatives in the departments, gaps, short-, and long-term action points.
• Mumbai’s climate action plan has set a vision and strategies to fight these climate challenges with mitigation and adaptation steps.

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