Jameel C40 Urban Planning Climate Labs: Urban planning as a key tool for delivering inclusive climate action in Chennai

Community Jameel and C40 Cities convene government officials, partner representatives and key stakeholders on 28 March 2024 at the Taj Connemara in Chennai, India, for a series of presentations, panel discussions and fireside chats to promote master planning as a tool to accelerate climate action and alleviate poverty.

The Jameel C40 Urban Planning Climate Lab, a collaboration between Community Jameel and C40 Cities, is partnering with the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), the World Bank and the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA) to align city plans with climate goals: to realise greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets, adapt to the impacts of climate change and deliver wider socio-economic and environmental co-benefits through generation and integration of high-quality data to inform evidence-based decision making.