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WRI Connect Karo 2024 - Official Launch of the ECR Forum with Senior Government Officials

Overview

At WRI India’s flagship event, ‘Connect Karo 2024’, the Eco City-regions team convened a plenary on Managing at the Frontlines of Urbanisation – Perspectives from the States. Senior government officials from various states shared insights, experiences, and strategies to leverage the opportunities of rapid urbanisation as well as navigate its compounding challenges such as climate change, growing inequality, global uncertainties and the need for institutional strengthening. The plenary concluded the launch of WRI India’s Eco-City Regions Forum and Microsite

In Attendance of the Plenary and the ECR Forum + Microsite Launch

  • Ms D Thara (IAS), Additional Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Government of India
  • Ms Mandeep Kaur (IAS), Commissioner Secretary, Housing and Urban Development Department, Government of Jammu and Kashmir
  • Mr Akash Deep (IAS), Principal Secretary, Bodoland Territorial Region
  • Ms Sudha Ramen (IFS), Member Secretary, State Planning Commission, Government of Tamil Nadu
  • Mr Madhav Pai, CEO, WRI India
  • Ms Rejeet Mathews, Director, Integrated Urban Development, WRI India (Moderator)

Key Takeaways

  • There was a strong consensus between the senior government officials in the plenary on the need for institutional convergences and enhancing inter-disciplinary capacities for achieving strong, adaptable outcomes with respect to the creation of urban infrastructure development, planning and policy tools.
  • The Eco City-regions Forum will serve as an inclusive, capacity and connectivity hub for its partner members and will support sustainable and resilient development by facilitating collaborative initiatives. It focuses on three key verticals, namely, strategic spatial planning, urban infrastructure and services and ecosystem and livelihoods. The ECR Forum and ECR microsite at large are expected to enable peer to peer learning, multi-stakeholder dialogue, expert talks and collaborative initiatives while also serving as an online repository for knowledge resources.

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