CITY INVESTMENTS TO INNOVATE INTEGRATE AND SUSTAIN 2.0

 

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The "City Investments to Innovate, Integrate and Sustain 2.0 (CITIIS 2.0)" has recently received government approval.

Facts about CITIIS 2.0

• It aims to advance integrated waste management and climate-focused reform initiatives as part of the Smart Cities Mission.
• The programme will continue from 2023 to 2027, or for a total of four years.

• Objective: With a focus on integrated waste management at the city level, climate-oriented reform initiatives at the state level, institutional improvement, and knowledge dissemination at the national level, the programme aims to fund projects that promote the circular economy.
• The aim of CITIIS 2.0 is to build on and scale up the accomplishments and lessons learned from CITIIS 1.0.
• Three parts of CITIIS 1.0 were jointly released in 2018, and they were as follows:

• 12 city-level projects were chosen in a competitive process.
• actions aimed at development capacity in the state of Odisha.
• the National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA), which served as the Programme Management Unit (PMU) for CITIIS 1.0, is promoting integrated urban management at the national level.

 

• Funding: AFD and KfW would lend money to CITIIS 2.0, while the EU would provide a grant for technical support.
• Significance: Through its ongoing National Programmes (National Mission on Sustainable Habitat, AMRUT 2.0, Swachh Bharat Mission 2.0, and Smart Cities Mission), CITIIS 2.0 will complement the government of India's climate actions while also positively impacting its Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) and Conference of the Parties (COP26) Commitments.

 

 

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