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POLICY REVIEW

TRANSFORMING URBAN PLANNING APROPOS

OF COP 28

A. K. Jain A significant outcome of the achievement have been the
COP 28 (Dubai, 2023) has been operationalisation of the Loss
to place the cities at the centre- and Damage Fund ($ 700
stage of climate resilience at local million against the estimated
level. The deliberations ranged requirement of $194 to 366
from adaptation and mitigation, billion per year), Nationally
low carbon fuels and zero Determined Contributions
emission industries, equitable (NDC) and adoption of a
development, jobs, renewables framework for the Global
and energy efficiency, circularity Goal on Adaptation (GGA) to
in construction and resource strengthen collective action in
management, whole government building climate resilience.
approach, behaviour change and
climate finance. These call for The deliberations focused
a radical transition in habitat on global climate action and
planning and its engagement sustainability challenges in
with dynamic tools, simulation, achieving net-zero climate
digital twins, GIS, remote goal in the urban sector,
sensing and common digital building and construction
platforms integrating planning industry. Within the
regulations and management. overarching Government
of India’s roadmap towards
Introduction achieving net zero emissions
by 2070, 50% of energy from
The 28 Conference of the
th
Parties (COP28) conducted the renewables by 2030, and
reducing emissions by 45%,
by the United Nations India is moving towards a
1 A. K. Jain worked as Commissioner Framework for Climate developed economy of $36
(Planning), Delhi Development Change Convention
Authority. He was a member of the (UNFCCC) was held trillion by the year 2047. It
Committee of Ministry of Housing and underlined the measures for
Urban Affairs on DDA (2015) and UN from 30 November to 12 sustainable resilient habitat
Habitat (2007-12). He was awarded 2nd December 2023 in Dubai.
Urban Professional Award 2014 at World The conference concluded and inclusivity by adoption
Urban Forum in Medellin, Colombia, of new policies, reforms
IBC Lifetime Achievement Award the global stocktake of
(2023), Living Legend (2022) by the climate action under the Paris and the launch of new
Indian Institute of Architects (NC) and Coalition of High Ambition
the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Agreement and agreed to Muti-level Partnerships
Smart Habitat Foundation (2022). accelerate short-term climate (CHAMPs) to advance the
ak. jain6@gmail.com actions. Other significant
discourse on sustainable,

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