Tackling Climate Change: Integrated Planning of Mumbai’s Eastern Waterfront

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) AR-6 report from the United Nations spelled out how urbanization has pushed up intense rainfall in cities across South Asia using several scientific pieces of evidence generated on Indian cities. The report builds on an analysis by NASA predicting that several Asian cities on or near the coastline would have to withstand significant sea level rise by 2100. The Eastern Waterfront of Mumbai city is a property mainly under the Mumbai Port Authority (MPA), a large holding for the Indian Navy and other Government activities. This area is predominantly used as a port and has been opened for new development in recent months. As the city grows, this land will play a vital role in the future development of the city. Based on the current first estimates made by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES), University of Colorado studies, this area indicates fast deterioration by the liquefaction of soil. Therefore, there is a dire need to study the area in greater detail and create a comprehensive understanding of the impact of sea level rise before new infrastructure is developed that brings more vulnerable people to this site. This paper presents an expanding innovative solutions design exercise and supports a study focusing on the issue and a mitigation strategy through green infrastructure solutions. It will involve the expertise of the University of Notre Dame, the University of Colorado, NASA, and Xylem Water Solutions & Water Technologies. The area’s urban development will house a few hundred people once developed to reduce the impact of coastal flooding and sea level rise.

https://doi.org/10.35483/ACSA.AIA.Inter.22.13

Volume Editors
Gail Napell & Stephen Mueller

ISBN
978-1-944214-42-13