ForumIAS announcing GS Foundation Program for UPSC CSE 2025-26 from 19 April. Click Here for more information.
ForumIAS Answer Writing Focus Group (AWFG) for Mains 2024 commencing from 24th June 2024. The Entrance Test for the program will be held on 28th April 2024 at 9 AM. To know more about the program visit: https://forumias.com/blog/awfg2024
Source- This post is based on the article “NMCG Launches Global River Cities Alliance at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Dubai” published in “PIB” on 12th December 2023.
Why in the News?
The Global River Cities Alliance (GRCA), led by the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG), was launched at COP28 in Dubai.
What is Global River Cities Alliance?
| What is it? | 1) The GRCA is a unique alliance to propagate river-sensitive development in cities around the world. 2) It extends the River Cities Alliance, initially established by NMCG in 2021. |
| Aim | To foster global collaboration for river conservation and sustainable water management. |
| Members | Includes over 275 river-cities worldwide across 11 countries (India, Australia, Japan, Bhutan, Egypt, etc), along with international funding agencies (World Bank, AIIB, ADB) Note- River cities of Den Haag, from the Netherlands, Adelaide from Australia, and Szolnok of Hungary joined the GRCA. |
What is River Cities Alliance?
1) Purpose: It is a dedicated platform for river cities in India to ideate, discuss and exchange information for the sustainable management of urban rivers.
2) Launched by: NMCG in association with National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA)
What is National Mission for Clean Ganga?
UPSC Syllabus- Environment
