CPIN Survey on citizen and community-led climate initiatives in Indian Cities

Climate change is a collective action problem, and it will take the collaboration of many different stakeholders to bring about an effective response. It is likely that citizens will play a significant role in influencing climate action in terms of the collective agency they may hold. Citizens as individuals, and more importantly as a collective, can play an important role in engaging with their local political leaders, participating in civil society organizations, and promoting their priorities through these channels. Furthermore, this requires efforts to create awareness of these priorities from both a short- and long-term perspective for fellow citizens, city officials, businesses and local political leaders to promote climate action.