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high powered steering committee chaired by the Multi-level engagement- Resilience planning is
Chief Secretary of the state and the head of the successful and apt when an integrated approach
Departments from other sectors, parastatals, and to various urban sectoral needs is followed
public sector undertakings (PSUs). The steering through continuous stakeholder consultations,
committee would have a key role wherein projects inter-departmental and institutional coordination, and
and actions on climate resilience will be developed community participation. The policy should establish a
and implementation and financing of the same will be mechanism to institutionalize the process of this multi-
sought. The steering committee would also facilitate stakeholder engagement; for instance, the national
interface between external aid agencies and technical government could incorporate climate resilience
agencies, such as research and academic institutes in the reforms agenda and resource planning under
that brings in knowledge and technical capacities for national schemes and introduce incentive mechanisms
building resilience. If needed, formal approvals and for states and cities. The state government should
notifications process could be devised for smooth support the national government’s interventions
functioning of such an interface between various towards the goal of resilient urban systems by
departments. The flowchart in Figure 2 presents the integrating climate resilience into state-level laws
suggested framework for institutionalization of the and regulations, budgeting for climate resilience, and
policy. There is merit in establishing a nodal body at initiating and implementing capacity building programs
the city level; e.g., the Municipal Corporation, that at the state and city levels. Cities would need to
would have the statutory authority to coordinate and assess and understand their vulnerability and develop
direct the resilience planning and implementation responses to climate-proof urban systems.
efforts with relevant officials, semi-officials, and
non-governmental agencies operating there. Financing urban resilience: Reinforcing and
Capturing local communities’ interest and involvement climate proofing existing infrastructure would
could be one of the responsibilities of the nodal body.
Figure 2: Proposed framework for institutionalization of the policy in Goa
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high powered steering committee chaired by the Multi-level engagement- Resilience planning is
Chief Secretary of the state and the head of the successful and apt when an integrated approach
Departments from other sectors, parastatals, and to various urban sectoral needs is followed
public sector undertakings (PSUs). The steering through continuous stakeholder consultations,
committee would have a key role wherein projects inter-departmental and institutional coordination, and
and actions on climate resilience will be developed community participation. The policy should establish a
and implementation and financing of the same will be mechanism to institutionalize the process of this multi-
sought. The steering committee would also facilitate stakeholder engagement; for instance, the national
interface between external aid agencies and technical government could incorporate climate resilience
agencies, such as research and academic institutes in the reforms agenda and resource planning under
that brings in knowledge and technical capacities for national schemes and introduce incentive mechanisms
building resilience. If needed, formal approvals and for states and cities. The state government should
notifications process could be devised for smooth support the national government’s interventions
functioning of such an interface between various towards the goal of resilient urban systems by
departments. The flowchart in Figure 2 presents the integrating climate resilience into state-level laws
suggested framework for institutionalization of the and regulations, budgeting for climate resilience, and
policy. There is merit in establishing a nodal body at initiating and implementing capacity building programs
the city level; e.g., the Municipal Corporation, that at the state and city levels. Cities would need to
would have the statutory authority to coordinate and assess and understand their vulnerability and develop
direct the resilience planning and implementation responses to climate-proof urban systems.
efforts with relevant officials, semi-officials, and
non-governmental agencies operating there. Financing urban resilience: Reinforcing and
Capturing local communities’ interest and involvement climate proofing existing infrastructure would
could be one of the responsibilities of the nodal body.
Figure 2: Proposed framework for institutionalization of the policy in Goa
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