Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) announced to develop and launch a Climate Change Awareness Campaign and a National Photography Competition.

Key Facts

• Both the events will be held in Surat, Gujarat on February 4th and 5th 2022. Events will be held as a part of ministry’s preparatory activities under the Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav.
• Both the campaign and the competition will be organised with the aim of raising concerns regarding climate change, advance climate action in cities and inform the participants of alternative approaches.
• Bye-bye campaigns will be led by municipal Commissioners, top heads of urban local bodies, and Smart City CEOs, in a bid to bring the attention of young minds towards the challenges and solutions arising from Urban Climate Change and Sustainable solutions across their municipalities.

Events under the campaign

• During the campaign, city officials will create awareness in academic institutions on Climate Change and Sustainable actions.
• City officials will also carry out a social media awareness campaign in which City leaders such as Mayors, Municipal Commissioners or Smart City CEOs will talk about climate actions, which can be implemented in their city.
• issues that will be taken up for discussion include plantation drive, cleaning of water bodies, promoting the adoption of solar energy, recycling of e-waste, or other such initiatives which promotes climate adaptation or mitigation actions.

National Photography Competition

National Photography Competition will be held in two categories:

1. Climate Impacts in Cities and
2. Climate Actions in Cities.

Photos for the competition can be submitted before January 26, 2022.