Mumbai: Mumbai’s iconic Bandra-Worli Sea Link was illuminated on Monday night with special LED lighting on its tendons, displaying 'Mumbai Climate Week' along with the dates February 17 to 19, as the city geared up to host one of the most important climate-focused gatherings in the Global South. Visuals of the illuminated sea link quickly went viral on social media, symbolising Mumbai’s ambition to place climate action at the heart of urban public consciousness.
About Mumbai Climate Week
Mumbai Climate Week (MCW), scheduled from February 17 to 19, is set to position the city as a major Global South climate leadership hub. The three-day event will bring together global leaders, policymakers, business heads, climate innovators, philanthropies, youth and community representatives, with the stated aim of moving decisively from climate dialogue to on-ground action.
The programme will operate through a central hub at the Jio World Convention Centre, alongside a citywide network of campus, community and cultural events. Organisers said these parallel engagements are designed to showcase practical, scalable climate solutions that are relevant not just to Mumbai, but to rapidly growing cities across India and other Global South regions.
Who Organised Mumbai Climate Week?
The initiative is being led by award-winning NGO Project Mumbai, with support from the Government of Maharashtra, the state’s Environment and Climate Change Department, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) and the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). According to organisers, the objective is to project Mumbai as a “living test bed” for climate solutions that can be replicated in other urban centres facing similar challenges.
Delegations from over 30 countries are expected to attend, along with representatives from Union and state governments, multilateral agencies, financial institutions, industry, academia, civil society and youth networks. The success of Mumbai Climate Week, organisers said, will be measured not merely by attendance, but by partnerships forged, solutions funded, policies influenced and communities empowered well beyond the three-day event.
Details On High-Profile Guests List
The summit will feature a high-profile line-up of global and Indian leaders shaping climate action across policy, finance and civil society. Confirmed international speakers include Hillary Clinton, Bill Gates, Rajiv Shah of the Rockefeller Foundation, Imad Fakhoury of the International Finance Corporation (World Bank Group), Amanda Leland of the Environmental Defense Fund and Clarisa De Franco of Allied Climate Partners.
From India, senior political leaders expected at the event include Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Union Environment Minister Bhupendra Yadav, Renewable Energy Minister Pralhad Joshi, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and Corporate Affairs Minister Piyush Goyal, along with senior state and city officials.
A special space-themed session on February 18 will feature Indian space icons Rakesh Sharma and Shubhanshu Shukla, who will interact with students and global leaders, linking space science with climate responsibility.
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