BCAP-BBMP

The Ward Climate Action Plan (WCAP) is a city-led initiative aimed at localising the Bengaluru Climate Action Plan (BCAP) at the ward level. While BCAP provides the citywide climate vision and sectoral strategies, WCAP translates these objectives into place-based, implementable actions tailored to Priorities, and institutional capacities.

First-Year Vision and Pilot Coverage

In its first year, WCAP has been piloted across five wards, each representing a different municipal corporation, to test scalability and adaptability across varied urban contexts.

The identified pilot wards are (One ward per corporation, ensuring cross-corporation representation):

Shantinagar
Vijinapura
Jakkur
Marappanapalya
Begur

These wards were selected based on a mix of climate vulnerability, land-use characteristics, infrastructure stress, and socio-economic diversity.

Institutional and Knowledge Partners

The WCAP process is being supported by a consortium of seven partner organisations, bringing expertise across sectors expert

WCAP Process Framework

The WCAP preparation follows a structured, bottom-up and multi-stakeholder approach, ensuring both technical robustness and local legitimacy. The key steps include:

Ward-Level Recce and Diagnostics
Identification of Issues and Potential Interventions
Mapping ward-specific challenges and identifying climate-responsive interventions across sectors such as mobility, waste, water, energy, heat mitigation, and public spaces.
Citizen and Community Consultations
Structured engagement with residents, RWAs, informal workers, and vulnerable groups to incorporate lived experiences and priorities.
Multi-Stakeholder Integration
Inputs from line departments, experts, civil society, and partner organisations consolidated into a coherent action framework.
Preparation of Ward Climate Action Plan
Final WCAP document outlining priority actions, responsible departments, indicative costs, and implementation pathways