Fig. 158: Some snapshots from the field survey. A) dense urban landscape near Jamma Masjid in Old Delhi; conducting field survey B) near Uttam Nagar metro station in West Delhi; C) near Preet Vihar in East Delhi; D) abundance of urban green space near Red Fort

Outcomes Achieved and Linkage to SDGs

The flood risk study identified several key aspects of flood risk and governance for disaster risk reductions. These are risk analysis and mapping issues in policy drafting and implementation, reduce lack of awareness, lack of multi-institutional coordination, and lack of resettlement and rehabilitation policy. These should be considered for disaster risk reduction. The recommendations and suggestions from these case studies could be helpful to achieve SDG 13 i.e., taking urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts.

Fig. 158: Some snapshots from the field survey. A) dense urban landscape near Jamma Masjid in Old Delhi; conducting field survey B) near Uttam Nagar metro station in West Delhi; C) near Preet Vihar in East Delhi; D) abundance of urban green space near Red Fort. Source: Pramanik et. al., (2022)

The heat risk study suggested the need for a pocket-based plan as many cities worldwide do not include where the most vulnerable sections of society have been residing in their planning procedure. People are suffering from the lack of proper emergency plans and HRHR mitigation strategies. The proper green and blue space planning should be in the master plan, as these not only reduce the extreme heat-health risk but also provide other ecosystem services – called a nature-based solution which is very promising in sustainable city development. Moreover, to achieve, SDG -11 i.e., to make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable, the results and findings can be used as reference.

Contact Information

Name of Contact Person: Designation: Organization Name: Email: Phone: Dr Milap Punia

Professor Centre for the Study of Regional Development, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi – 110067. milap.jnu@gmail.com, punia@mail.jnu.ac.in 091-11-26704196

Alignment with the IGIF Strategic Pathways

S.no IGIF Strategic pathway Description and Remarks

SP4 Data This example highlights the use of multidimensional data like social, demographic, economic, bio-physical, and environmental combined using Geospatial technologies for delivering knowledge-based products, models and analytics for assisting the Government in climate mitigation actions.

SP7 Partnerships The project involved interactions with various stakeholders from the civil societies, and several government officials for understanding the governance system at the ground level.