Indore City Resilience Strategy - ImagineIndore.org

MESSAGE
The Rockefeller Foundation has been extremely proud to partner with the city of Indore under its Asian Cities Climate Change Resilience Network (ACCCRN)
initiative. As an important urban centre in the heart of the country, the manner in which Indore responds to the challenge of climate change can serve as a model
for many other places. Though climate change is a global problem, actions need to be taken locally to help communities prepare for and weather climaterelated
impacts. The efforts of the city to date are indeed impressive, but much more remains to be done.
The stakes for cities such as Indore are particularly high given its importance as a growing economic centre, and the challenges it faces with regard to water
management, heat stress and other climate-related issues. Cities now house more than half of the global population, including hundreds of millions of poor and
marginalized households, making it essential that steps are taken to increase their resilience to withstand the shocks and stresses spurred by climate change. In
this context, the Rockefeller Foundation is delighted to see the launch of the Indore city climate change resilience strategy. This strategy reflects a tremendous
amount of leadership, effort and dedication shown on the part of a wide range of institutions and individuals within it, from government, business, academia,
technical centres and civil society. We look forward to seeing the city continue to serve as a globally recognized leader in strengthening resilience to climate
change.
(Mr. Ashwin Dayal)
Managing Director, Asia Office
The Rockefeller Foundation
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