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5 Opportunities for Micro-Greening in Low-Income Urban Settlements |
Climate-change-induced events such as heat waves and floods severely impact quality of life in urban areas. It can be financially disruptive and even fatal, disproportionately impacting settlements most vulnerable to climate risks. Greening of open spaces can be an important strategy for addressing such increasing heat- and flood-related risks in cities. However, as our cities expand, rampant urbanization adversely impacts the availability of, and access to, such open spaces.
5 Opportunities for Micro-greening in Low-income Urban Settlements
You are here Home > Blogs > 5 Opportunities for Micro-greening in Low-income Urban Settlements Climate change-induced events such as heat waves and floods severely impact the quality of life in urban areas. It can be financially disruptive and even fatal, disproportionately impacting settlements most vulnerable to climate risks. Greening of open spaces can be an important strategy for addressing such increasing urban heat and flood-related risks in cities.
Avinash Kaur
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Deepti Talpade
Deepti Talpade is a Program Manager with the Sustainable Cities and Transport program at WRI India. Here she supports the Mumbai Climate Action Plan and enables an environment for nature-based solutions in the city. Prior to joining WRI India, Deepti worked as a consultant for CRISIL and GIZ. There her work focused on increasing green cover to mitigate climate change in Coimbatore under the Climate Smart Cities project.
Can Greening be Prioritized in Vulnerable Neighborhoods?
This blog highlights the challenges and opportunities for greening for climate action in low-income communities by looking at three neighborhoods in Mumbai: Lallubhai compound, Cheeta camp and Ambujwadi. “I live in an area that has barely any trees. There is little shade and during very hot days, I feel tired and dizzy,” sighs Priya Shinde, a resident of Lallubhai compound. Every day, Priya walks to the nearby school where she teaches.
Shruti Maliwar
1st Floor, Godrej & Boyce Premises, Gasworks Lane, Lalbaug, Parel Mumbai 400012, India Phone +91 22 24713591 LGF, AADI, 2 Balbir Saxena Marg, Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110016, India Phone +91 11 40550776 2nd Floor, No. 93/2, G Towers, South End Road, Basavanagudi, Bengaluru 560004, India Phone +91 80 4890 8806 Email: info@wri.org
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