LEADERS IN CLIMATE CHANGE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM

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In conjunction with the World Environment Day that was observed on June 5, the National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA) and World Resources Institute (WRI) India, jointly announced ‘Leaders in Climate Change Management’ (LCCM), a practice-based learning program.

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It aims at building capacity among urban professionals to lead climate action across sectors and geographies in India.
To facilitate this face-to-face learning program, the Administrative Training Institute (ATI), Mysuru, also singed a tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with NIUA and WRI India, becoming the first delivery partner of the LCCM program.
LCCM envisions capacitating 5,000 professionals, including mid to junior-level government officials and frontline workers, and preparing them to champion climate change adaptation and mitigation solutions towards a coordinated effort to achieve India’s climate commitments.
The online learning will be hosted on the National Urban Learning Platform (NULP), the capacity building arm of the NIUA. It will also be hosted and supported by ATI, Mysuru.

About NIUA:

The National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA) is India’s leading national think tank on urban planning and development.
As a hub for generation and dissemination of cutting-edge research in the urban sector, NIUA seeks to provide innovative solutions to address the challenges of a fast urbanising India, and pave the way for more inclusive and sustainable cities of the future.
In 1976, NIUA was appointed as an apex body to support and guide the Government of India in its urban development plans.
Since then, it has worked closely with the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, alongside other government and civil sectors, to identify key areas of research, and address the lacunae in urban policy and planning.
its work today addresses the following major thematic concerns:

About WRI India:

WRI India, an independent charity legally registered as the India Resources Trust, provides objective information and practical proposals to foster environmentally sound and socially equitable development.
The work focuses on building sustainable and liveable cities and working towards a low carbon economy.
Through research, analysis, and recommendations, WRI India puts ideas into action to build transformative solutions to protect the earth, promote livelihoods, and enhance human well-being.
They are inspired by and associated with World Resources Institute (WRI), a global research organisation with more than 1,000 experts and other staff around the world.
World Resources Institute began in Washington, DC, in 1982 to provide cutting edge analysis to address global environment and development challenges.