Sustainable urban development

• Why will mumbai's path to sustainability be difficult?

  • lack of resources
  • the need to balance needs of slum dwellers
• what results in mumbai being naturally unsustainable?

  the nature of Mumbai's population density and economy
• How is Mumbai sustainably developing transport?

  aims to have at least 10% electric vehicles by 2025
• How is Mumbai sustainably developing flooding?

  • River Mithi: restoration efforts are being made- this is a struggle
  • more toilets being built in Mumbai so people do not defecate in the river
  • Children paid to use toilets
• Why are more toilets being built in Mumbai?

  So people do not defecate in the river
• What happens to children who use toilets?

  they are paid
• How is Mumbai sustainably developing energy?

  COP26 - India agreed to reduce its use of coal

  Mumbai authorities aim to have 35% of its energy come from renewables by 2026
• What does nearly all of Mumbai's energy come from?

  coal
• what did India agree to do at COP26?

  Reduce its use of coal
• How is Mumbai sustainably developing waste?

  Prime Minister Modi has pledged to built more incineration plants across Mumbai, and Mumbai AIMS to CUT waste emissions by 10%
• How is Mumbai sustainably developing Green space?

  9% increase in green space since 2011 - volunteer efforts planting 400,000 ttress
• How is Mumbai sustainably developing SOCIAL?

  Slum improvement plans have improved QoL for the urban poor, HOWEVER some argue it is destroying their community
• volunteer efforts have planted how many trees since 2011?

  400,000