Indian cities’ climate resilience: what role for transnational environmental law?
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Honkonen, Tuula. (2022). Indian cities’ climate resilience: what role for transnational environmental law?. Edward Elgar, 71–104. 10.4337/9781803922508.00009.Rights
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Cities have become active players in international environmental law and governance, especially in tackling climate change. Indeed, cities are in a key role as regards societies' climate resilience and increasingly seek cooperation with each other on this issue globally. Transnational law and governance initiatives provide platforms for partnerships, capacity-building and exchange of best practices in policymaking and implementation. In India, cities are already struggling with the effects of climate change. Despite efforts to mainstream climate change mitigation and adaptation within the federal governance system, the existing national regulatory system does not effectively address climate change, and cities are trying to come to terms with the challenge and to build resilience on their own. Within this context, could transnational environmental law initiatives assist Indian cities in building climate resilience? This chapter seeks to analyse the current and potential future role of such initiatives in strengthening cities' policymaking in relation to climate resilience, with a special reference to the Indian context.