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CASE STUDY
need for basic services while critical vulnerability, with the Committee members, who
enhancing the community’s push to spearhead housing hold influence in their areas,
adaptive capacity and as a key climate adaptation and involved community
holding the state accountable strategy proving essential for members to build trust and
for past damages. Key issues protecting communities. ensure broad representation.
were identified and were
classified based on their III. Coalition formation: In For instance, the VA and
severity and risk according to the CCAP, coalition formation its findings were presented
at the community level is a
at the P North ward office in
climate projections. Engaging
relevant stakeholders was central strategy for advancing the BMC to the Additional
crucial for these discussions advocacy focused on people’s Municipal Commissioner
and implementation. The rights and promoting and officers from several
community meetings were governance accountability. departments. Possible
approach
YUVA’s
conducted in two stages: the collaboration between BMC
first focused on immediate emphasizes grassroots and the community was
actions, while the second coalition-building to help discussed along with the
developed a comprehensive vulnerable groups access corporation’s future plans
adaptation plan requiring a their rights. These coalitions for the basti. Advocacy
longer design timeframe. are crucial for highlighting engagements like these
specific concerns, such as become key to implementing
For instance, the Sant inadequate access to services, the CCAP.
Nirankari area of the basti, lack of tenure security, and
which emerged as highly insufficient infrastructure. 4. Conclusion
vulnerable to flooding in The CCAP prioritizes The impacts of climate change
the VA, was identified as establishing relationships are evident across the world;
one of the priority areas for with relevant government however these impacts vary
intervention. When engaging officials from departments across the regions and are
with the community, it was like maintenance, water, experienced by the different
found that this was an issue and SWM at the BMC. To sections of the community
because of the absence of facilitate this, YUVA engaged differently. Additionally,
SWM. Moreover, the presence local leaders and Mohalla the involvement of youth in
of a toilet lacking a connected
sewage system exacerbated
the vulnerabilities, especially
during rains. Thus, in
CCAP, the provision of
SWM along with an outlet
became a priority adaptation
intervention.
At a systemic level, in CCAP
addressing habitat issues
through a climate lens
highlights the profound
impact of secure housing on
climate resilience. The lack of Figure 8: Area-level meeting on the CCAP in Ambojwadi
tenure security emerged as a Source: YUVA 2024
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