India, Feb. 20 -- On January 29, the Mira Bhayandar Municipal Corporation (MBMC) and Aga Khan Agency for Habitat (AKAH) launched a Mira Bhayandar Climate Action Plan (MBCAP) to accommodate energy and water sustainability along with heat resilience.

The plan is based on the fact that since 40.5% emissions come from residential buildings, interventions by green retrofittings and heat-resilient measures can bring the overall emissions down by 60%. "We wanted to demonstrate to people that the suggestions mentioned in the project can actually be achieved through minimal interventions in existing constructions," said Prerana Langa, CEO, AKAH.

For the pilot demonstration, AKAH took up one residential building, three slum settlements and three ...