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BRICS Friendship Cities Conclave 2026 Report Calls for Cooler Cities, Green Infrastructure and Heat-Resilient Urban Planning in Mumbai

BRICS Friendship Cities Conclave 2026 Report Calls For Cooler Cities, Green Infrastructure And Heat-Resilient Urban Planning In Mumbai
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Source: Free Press Journal | Original Published At: 2026-10-12 13:15:54 UTC

Key Points

  • The Summary Report of the BRICS Friendship Cities Conclave 2026 was presented to Maharashtra Governor Jishnu Dev Varma in Mumbai on October 8.
  • The conclave, held in Mumbai in August, aimed to strengthen cooperation among BRICS cities on sea-level rise, urban heat, low-carbon transport, housing and AI-enabled urban governance.
  • The report recommends treating cooling as an economic priority and expanding nature-based and blue-green infrastructure, including trees, green corridors, lakes and urban forests.
  • It calls for climate-responsive building design with roof insulation, appropriate glazing and thermal performance integrated into urban planning.
  • It recommends joint pilot projects and scalable models among BRICS cities for data-driven heat-risk management, localised risk assessments and early-warning systems.
  • Ahmedabad and Kalyan-Dombivli shared city-level cooling measures, including greater green cover, lake rejuvenation and passive cooling in public buildings.
  • A delegation from the Government of St Petersburg will visit Mumbai from January 31 to February 7, 2027, for urban sustainability dialogues and technical exchanges.
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