Location: The LaLiT New Delhi – Barakhamba Avenue, Connaught Place, New Delhi, India
Date: 7 October 2025
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The Urban Transitions Mission Centre (UTMC), Urban Transitions Mission (UTM) and ICLEI South Asia will host a regional event dedicated to UTM cities in India. Organised in collaboration with the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructures (CDRI), this event aims to support UTM cities in India and advance their transitions to net-zero, resilient and inclusive futures.
Organised as a Strategic Foresight workshop, the event will enable interactive discussions and the participants will be accompanied to scan current challenges and trends, and continue to develop and accelerate urban climate resilience scenarios and/or pathways, towards climate neutrality.
| Time and content | Session | Speakers |
| 13.00-14.00 | Get together | |
| 14.00-14.20 Welcome | Ø Presentation of the Urban Transitions Mission (UTM) and the engagement of cities in IndiaØ Urban climate resilience pathways for cities in India | Welcome Elli Stepanovic, FFG, Coordinator Urban Transitions Mission Centre Giorgia Rambelli, Director, Urban Transitions MissionICLEI tbc, CDRI tbc |
| 14.20-15.30 Session IStrategic Foresight WS | Ø Introduction (20 min)Ø Megatrend Impact Assessment (50 min) | Strategic Foresight WS Epaminondas Christophilopoulos, UNESCO Chair Introduction: A brief overview of foresight, key concepts, and terminology Megatrend Impact Assessment: Discussion and evaluation of the impact of major megatrends on the future of Indian cities |
| 15.30- 17.30 Session IIStrategic Foresight WS | Ø Horizon Scanning (60 min) Ø Scenario Building (60 min) | Horizon Scanning: Identifying additional drivers of change, emerging trends, and uncertainties affecting Indian cities Scenario Building: Developing multiple future scenarios (using either the Manoa Method or the 2×2 scenarios) to explore possible urban challenges and strategic priorities |
| 17.30-18.10 Session IIIStrategic Foresight WS | Ø Identification of challenges and prioritization (30 min)Ø Reflection and Discussion (10 min) | Identification of challenges and prioritization: Dotmocracy Reflection and Discussion: Facilitated discussion, potentially including a voting process to prioritise key insights |
| 18.10-18.30 Living Labs | Living Labs – Grounding Strategic Foresight through Practice | Living Labs:Mariem Chakroun, ENoLL, Europan Network of Living Labs |
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