SDG 13:Climate Action — Building Urban Resilience in a Warming India
SDG 13: Climate Action — Building Urban Resilience in a Warming India 🌍 Why It’s Important? Climate change is now the defining environmental challenge shaping India’s development trajectory. Rising temperatures, erratic monsoons, and extreme weather events are stressing cities that are already overburdened with population and infrastructure pressures. Sustainable Development Goal 13 (Climate Action) calls for urgent steps to mitigate emissions and strengthen adaptive capacities. For India, achieving SDG 13 means safeguarding health, livelihoods, and economic stability while transitioning toward a low-carbon, climate-resilient economy. 🧭 The Concept Behind SDG 13- SDG 13 operates through three interconnected components central to climate governance: 1. Mitigation Pathways — Reducing greenhouse-gas emissions by promoting renewable energy, sustainable transport, and carbon-sequestration through afforestation. 2. Adaptation Strategies — Strengthening climate-resilient infrastructure, imp...