Mumbai, Feb. 17 -- Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday inaugurated Mumbai Climate Week, highlighting the city's potential as a climate finance hub for the Global South. He called on global institutions to partner in developing scalable, sustainable infrastructure models that can be replicated across emerging economies, stressing the urgent investment needs of developing nations.

Addressing global leaders, innovators, philanthropists, and young change-makers gathered for the week-long summit, Fadnavis said, "Mumbai Climate Week marks an important milestone: India's first platform dedicated to accelerating climate action at scale, with a focus on empowering Mumbai, India, and the Global South. And there is no better cit...