Janaagraha's 7th Annual Conclave on Shaping India's Urban Agenda.
There are over 400 million citizens living in India’s cities. This number is estimated to grow to over 800 million by 2050.
The future of India’s cities depends on our ability to balance growth and development with environmental sustainability and equitable access to opportunities and services, all within a framework of democratic engagement. Fixing India’s city-systems is critical to helping our cities achieve this balance.
The Annual Conclave on Shaping India’s Urban Agenda seeks to advance thought leadership on city-systems reforms. Through insightful panel discussions and engaging conversations, we aim to build salience for a systems approach to cities.
The 7th edition of the Conclave will bring together senior policymakers from union and state governments, researchers, practitioners, and philanthropists to explore the following themes:
• Governing India’s Cities: Re-imagining Institutional Design
• Participatory Governance: Imperative for Local Action on Environment and Equity
• Building State Capacities: A Framework at the Intersection of People, Process, and Finance.
The discussions will draw from the findings of the Annual Survey of India’s City-Systems (ASICS) 2023 Report, Janaagraha’s ongoing work with governments to reform city-systems, and initiatives to catalyse active citizenship in neighbourhoods.
You can learn more about last year’s Conclave here.
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Agenda and Speaker List: To be announced
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For more information, contact:
Riya Robi - riya.robi@janaagraha.org