India Civic Summit 2025

Connecting civic changemakers and catalysing action

Theme: Citizen Action for Climate-Resilient Cities

Bringing together active citizens, civic leaders, changemakers and urban experts to address pressing climate and urban challenges.

8th Feb 2025 | Bangalore International Centre

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A day filled with stories, perspectives, insight, inspiration and celebration

2024 saw the first India Civic Summit — a convening of people committed to making better cities. The event brought together active citizens and community volunteers, working to solve civic, environmental and urban challenges.

The second edition in 2025 will build on our work over the years, with a special focus on focus on Citizen Action for Climate-Resilient Cities. The summit will highlight the power of individual and collective action and showcase impactful initiatives from local communities tackling climate challenges with creativity and resolve.

Climate Change and Cities: Addressing the impact of extreme weather and urban infrastructure.
Tools that urban spaces can use for reducing carbon footprints and promoting sustainable practices
Inclusive Civic Action: Amplifying community voices in decision-making.

Sessions will foster discussions, help share experiences, and explore innovative and impactful civic solutions that are making our cities more sustainable and liveable.

Agenda

10 am	Opening session The need for climate resilience and what we should focus on ▶️ Special Guest: Kailash Nadh
11.15 am	Panel: Climate Commitments: Plan to Action Climate Action Plans are crucial for cities to become climate resilient. But how much of these strategies are actually fleshed out in adequate detail and being implemented? How can civic groups engage and collaborate with each other and the government to make these plans functional and effective?
12 pm	Civic Circles: Interaction to Action Network with like-minded folks to learn from, collaborate with and find solutions!
1.30 pm	What’s your Climate Quotient? Test your climate knowledge and problem solving skills
2 pm (Parallel Sessions)	Insights: Passion to Action Gain a practical roadmap covering messaging, tactics and tools for real, sustainable change.
	Masterclass: Find, utilise and make a difference with information! How can we get the facts they need to hold the system accountable for decisions that shape our daily lives? Learn where to find information, what are the tools for action and how to turn data into impact. ▶️ Facilitated by Jayaram Venkatesan, Arappor Iyakkam
	Workshop: Carbon Footprints – From an individual’s to India’s How do your personal choices affect the planet? How do policy decisions shape our national environmental footprint? This session provides a framework for informed decision making on the changes we need to demand for and prioritise as citizens. ▶️ Facilitated by Vivek Gilani, CBalance
4 pm	CM Spotlight: Stories of Change Citizen Matters Editors share stories of impactful projects ▶️ Special Guest: Dr. Jayaprakash Narayan

Speakers

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