Table of contents
Undertaking i
Certificate iii
Acknowledgments v
Abstract vii
Table of contents ix
List of tables xi
List of figures xiii
Abbreviations xv
1. Introduction 1
1.1 Rationale for study & study area 2
1.2 Aim & objectives 5
1.3 Methodology 6
1.4 Scope & Limitations 8
2. Literature Review 9
2.1 Global Initiatives 9
2.2 National Initiatives 16
2.3 Cities and Climate Change 22
2.4 Observations from the literature 23
3. Pune city profile 27
3.1 Introduction to the city 27
3.2 Impacts of climate change on the city 41
3.3 Impacts of the activities in the city on climate 42
4. Analysis of available assessment frameworks 44
4.1 Introduction to the assessment frameworks available 44
4.1.1 Analysis of the SDG Index 49
4.1.2 Analysis of the City Resilience Index 50
4.1.3 Analysis of the Ease of Living Index 51
4.1.4 Crucial sectors & parameters identified from the frameworks 53
4.2 Analysis of the case studies 57
4.2.1 Best performing countries (SDG & CCP Indexes) 57
4.2.2 Best performing cities (SDG Index, EOL Index & CRI) 59
4.2.3 Crucial sectors & parameters identified from the case studies 61
5. Analysis of climate action in Pune city 66
5.1 City level focus sectors 66
5.2 Shortlisted sectors for assessment 68
5.3 Analysis of the projects being undertaken 70
6. Recommendations 77
6.1 Recommendations for sectors to be focussed 77
6.2 Recommendations for assessment parameters 78
References 80
Annexure 1: Important Definitions (Yan et al., 2014) 83
Annexure 2: Climate Change Performance Index 2019 (India’s Performance) 85
Annexure 2 (A): CCPI 2019 – India Dashboard 87
Annexure 3: SDG Index 2018 – State Scores 89
Annexure 4: Ease of Living Index 2018 – Pune Score 91
Annexure 5: Interlinkage of SDG 1-17 Targets to SDG 13 93
Annexure 5.1: Interlinkage of CRI Targets to SDG 13 95
Annexure 5.2: Interlinkage of EOL Targets to SDG 13 97
Annexure 6: Indicators identified (Chapter 4.1) 99