Urban Resilience Collaboratory

Anchored by Saath
Resilience & Scale

Urban Resilience Collaborative for the Informal Sector

Humanising Urban Spaces. Together.

To build an inclusive, resilient urban ecosystem through collaborative partnerships that strengthen the informal sector, enhance economic opportunities, and enable climate-responsive cities.

A platform that brings NGOs, researchers, city governments, private players, and community institutions together to co-create scalable solutions for climate resilience, livelihoods, urban governance, and people’s institutions.

Urban Resilience Collaborative

Shifts & Markers

Moving from isolated efforts to a structured, shared ecosystem.

Resilient Urban Habitats

Shift: From Climate Resilience

  • • Climate-resilient housing
  • • Heat adaptation
  • • Reduced displacement

Well-being & Safety

Shift: From Quality of Life

  • • Reduced heat stress
  • • Improved health outcomes
  • • Water & sanitation access

Representation & Voice

Shift: From Governance

  • • Inclusion in climate planning
  • • Participatory budgeting
  • • Evidence-based data

Structured Collaboration

Shift: From Organised Partnership

  • • Cross-sector alliances
  • • Co-created projects
  • • Scaled innovation

Secure Livelihoods

Shift: From Economic Stability

  • • Financial inclusion
  • • Green jobs & skills
  • • Market access

Green Urban Systems

Shift: From Circular Economy

  • • Eco-friendly business models
  • • Community recycling hubs
  • • Waste systems inclusion

Inclusive Governance

Shift: From Inclusive Policy

  • • Worker-centered policies
  • • Climate economic safeguards
  • • Regulatory support

Digital Inclusion

Shift: From Digital Divide

  • • Digital literacy
  • • Tools for enterprises
  • • GIS/MIS transparency

Our Strategic Lens: The 3Ps

1

POLICY

Influence Systems

  • Inclusive climate & housing policy
  • Participatory planning
  • Open-access data ecosystem
  • Policy dialogues
2

PARTNERSHIP

Work Across Sectors

  • Alliances (NGOs, ULBs, Private)
  • Cross-city knowledge sharing
  • Shared digital tools
  • Joint innovation
3

PRACTICE

Grounded Action

  • Community-centered pilots
  • Scalable prototypes
  • Cooperative-led models
  • Evidence & learning loops

Task Forces

Shaping innovation, pilots & research.

Climate Resilience

Focus: Heat, floods, air quality, climate-risk data.

Priorities:

  • Heat action plans, cool roofs & shade
  • Climate-proof infrastructure upgrades
  • Participatory GIS & vulnerability mapping
  • Integrate informal settlements into CCAPs

Members: Anjali Tripathi, Chetan Vaidya, Neetu Jain, Rohan Dutta, Vikranth Volli, Jenis Chauhan

Urban Governance

Focus: Entitlements, voice, participation, data governance.

Priorities:

  • Ward-level participatory budgeting
  • Community entitlement helpdesks
  • Inclusive planning training
  • Open data governance protocols

Members: Jitendra (Basera), Pratima Joshi, Kejal Savla, Hitesh Vaidya, Dr Dhara, Abid Hira

Unsustainable Urbanization

Focus: Spatial inequality, unplanned growth, green urban systems.

Priorities:

  • Slum upgrading & tenure pathways
  • Neighborhood development plans
  • Circular economy & green jobs
  • Federated planning ladders

Members: Rohan K, Anurag Anthony, Melissa Smith, Siddharth Agarwal, Barsha Poricha, Rajendra Joshi

Strengthening Institutions

Focus: Cooperatives, CBOs, collectives & grassroots leadership.

Priorities:

  • Institutional development pathways
  • Cooperative incubation & capacity building
  • Peer learning networks
  • Community-led monitoring

Members: Roshni Nuggehalli, Ravi Sannabhadti, Amit Kaur, Rudrani, Binal Gandhi

Our Members

NGOs & Civil Society

  • Saath
  • YUVA
  • CURE
  • Basera
  • Blue Ribbon Movement

Academic & Private

  • Faculty of CEPT University
  • Anant University
  • Panache Greentech