Compendium, Toolkit and E-Learning Module of the project ‘Climate Action For Built and Cultural Heritage in Indian Cities’

We are pleased to announce that the Compendium, Toolkit, and E-Learning Module of the project ‘Climate Action For Built and Cultural Heritage in Indian Cities’, conducted in 2023-2024, has been released by the National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA).

NIUA, under its City Investment to Innovate, Integrate and Sustain (CITIIS) initiative, engaged a consortium of three organisations consisting of Cultural Resource Conservation Initiative (CRCI), India Pvt. Ltd.; Center for Heritage Conservation, CEPT Research and Development Foundation (CHC, CRDF); and Urban Design Collective (UDC) to prepare a ‘Climate Action for Built and Cultural Heritage in Indian Cities’. The project core team was Ms. Gurmeet Rai from CRCI, Prof. Jigna Desai and Ms. Jayashree Bardhan from CHC, and Ms. Vidhya Mohankumar from UDC.. 

The methodologies used to produce these resources included desk-based research, study of existing tools and frameworks, seminars with experts presenting cases and insights from India and around the world, consultative workshops, and insights from the project team. The compendium acted as a methodological step towards the formulation of the toolkit.

The 3 resources on climate action for built and cultural heritage are now available:

1. A compendium of case studies capturing learnings on how cultural heritage can aid climate action. Available here on NIUA’s website

2. Toolkit for climate-conscious preservation and management of urban built and cultural heritage. Available here on NIUA’s website

3. An e-learning module – ‘Climate Action, Built and Cultural Heritage in Indian Cities’: Available here on NIUA’s National Urban Learning Platform (NULP) on creation of an account and joining the course