BENGALURU CLIMATE ACTION AND RESILIENCE PLAN
Bengaluru’s first ever Climate Action and Resilience Plan (BCAP) was launched on 27 November 2023 under the leadership of Shri Rakesh Singh, Administrator- Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike and Additional Chief Secretary, Urban Development Department, GoK and Shri Tushar Girinath, Chief Commissioner, BBMP. With the launch of BCAP, Bengaluru became the 3rd city in India to have a climate action plan under the C40 City’s network. The main objectives of BCAP are to mitigate Greenhouse Gas emissions from the city and build adaptation and resilience against climate change hazards in a collaborative manner, leading to inclusive outcomes for Bengaluru’s citizens. To achieve these objectives, BCAP has formulated short, medium and long term strategies and actions in seven key sectors in consultation with all relevant stakeholder agencies. Apart from achieving desired mitigation and resilience goals, implementation of BCAP actions will have several co-benefits, especially in terms of enhanced livability, improved public health, greater opportunities for green jobs, and better social equity through reduction of risk and vulnerability from climate change induced hazards.
