‘Scaling Urban Climate Resilience: The CapaCITIES Legacy and Way Forward’ an event to celebrate the progress of CapaCITIES programme held in New Delhi today

The Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs marked a decade of the CapaCITIES programme with the event ‘Scaling Urban Climate Resilience: The CapaCITIES Legacy and Way Forward’ at the India Habitat Centre on 14 July 2026. Launched in 2016 with funding from the Embassy of Switzerland to India and Bhutan, CapaCITIES has equipped over 35 Indian cities with tools and institutional capacities for low‑carbon, climate‑resilient development, establishing permanent Net‑Zero and Climate Action Cells in six cities and delivering pilot projects such as solar e‑bus charging stations and floating solar plants. The event launched three knowledge products and highlighted INR 7.14 trillion of climate investments identified, underscoring the programme’s role in advancing India’s 2070 net‑zero goal and linking to national missions like Smart Cities and AMRUT.