Mumbai Climate Week 2026 Launches First-Ever Climate Innovation Challenge To Accelerate Scalable Solutions Across India And Global South

 Mumbai Climate Week (MCW) India's inaugural global climate action and solutions platform scheduled for February 2026, on Friday announced the launch of the Climate Innovation Challenge –a first-of-its-kind multi-stage programmed aimed at accelerating breakthrough climate innovations that can be deployed at scale across India and the Global South.

Mumbai Climate week, is an initiative of Project Mumbai in partnership with the Government of Maharashtra and BMC and aims to bring together climate action leaders from across the world, hoping to showcase solutions across platforms through a festival of conversations led by innovators, youth, civil society, students and businesses and philanthropies at the Jio World Convention Centre from 17–19 February 2026.

PM Modi Invited to Inaugurate Mumbai Climate Week

PM Narendra Modi has been invited to inaugurate the Mumbai Climate Week. The MCW Innovation Challenge will be led by the National

Stock Exchange of India (NSE) as Innovation Challenge Partner and is designed to spotlight and propel solutions in mitigation, adaptation and resilience, according to a press release. 

Global and Indian Institutions Join Hands

The Challenge invites startups, students, researchers, NGOs, CSOs, innovators and climate entrepreneurs from across India and participating nations to test, refine and showcase high-impact ideas with the final showcase taking place live at Mumbai Climate Week 2026. With invitations extended to several countries across the Global South,  the Innovation Challenge will add to MCW being positioned to make India become one of India’s most influential climate solution platforms at global scale.

Government of Maharashtra, Majhi Vasundhara, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC),Monitor Deloitte, HT Parekh Foundation, India Climate Collaborative (ICC), Shakti Foundation, WRI India UNICEF, Rainmatter Foundation, , Mahindra Group, Climate Group, NGMA and some of the world’s leading knowledge institutions, climate networks, policy bodies, funders and Indian organisations who have joined hands with Project Mumbai -led MCW, making the platform a unique convergence of global and local climate leadership.

Citizen-Led Approach and Citywide Engagement

MCW is being structured as a citizen led initiative, with a convergence of actionable solutions across Mumbai, from discussing the Mumbai Climate Action plan to building conversations on cinema and climate, Food and climate, sports, art and even healthcare and climate as part of the experientials. Colleges, through NSS volunteers will be part of the action plan too.

Leadership Speaks

Shishir Joshi, Founder & CEO, Project Mumbai, said, “Mumbai Climate Week is committed to building platforms that turn ideas into action. This partnership with NSE strengthens our ability to identify and propel solutions that can help cities and communities adapt, innovate and build climate resilience at scale."

Ashishkumar Chauhan, MD & CEO, NSE, said, “India’s very own Mumbai Climate Week comes at a defining moment in our nation’s journey toward Net Zero by 2070. Achieving this vision will require over USD 10 trillion till 2070 in climate finance.

Through its partnership with Mumbai Climate Week, NSE reaffirms its commitment to making sustainable finance accessible, transparent and impactful, strengthening Bharat’s position as a global leader in green innovation and responsible growth.”