Global River Cities Alliance has been launched at the recent COP - 28 summit

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Category : Science and Tech Published on: December 14 2023

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The COP–28 climate change summit is being held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
It is a unique platform for global river cities to ideate, network, and learn to promote river-centric development in urban areas.
A total of 9 countries are included in this alliance.
The names of these 9 countries are – India, Denmark, Cambodia, Japan, Bhutan, Australia, Netherlands, Egypt and Ghana.
Under this alliance, India's National Mission for Clean Ganga signed a memorandum of understanding with the Mississippi River Cities and Towns Initiative (MRCTI).

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Global River Cities Alliance has been launched at the recent COP - 28 summit