This category celebrates urban local bodies, state departments, and other agencies that are embedding climate priorities into governance, planning, and urban infrastructure. It focuses on institutional leadership, innovation, and systemic impact in addressing climate challenges such as mobility, waste, water, energy, and disaster resilience.
Assessment of forms in this category follows a structured two-stage process, beginning with basic eligibility checks and followed by a detailed evaluation of the strength and impact of the initiative.
Applications must first meet essential eligibility conditions:
Organisation eligibility – The applicant must be a recognised institution such as a ULB, state department, SPV, or infrastructure authority.
Relevance of initiative – The initiative must fall under at least one eligible sub-category such as green mobility, climate-smart water management, renewable energy, finance, or multi-level coordination.
Completeness – All mandatory fields in the form must be completed.
Evidence of implementation – The initiative must have already commenced and not remain at the concept stage.
Only applications that pass these checks will proceed to detailed evaluation.
| Eligible applications are assessed against six weighted criteria, with each criterion scored on a scale of 1 (weak) to 5 (strong). |
| 1. Climate action integration (20%) |
| Assessed through the initiative summary and description of actions or infrastructure. |
| Focus on how systematically climate mitigation or adaptation is integrated into urban interventions. |
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| 2. Impact and evidence (20%) |
| Based on data, evidence, and examples of outcomes such as emissions reductions, renewable energy integration, resilience building, or socio-economic benefits. |
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| 3. Institutional leadership and governance integration (15%) |
| Looks at how climate priorities are embedded into governance, planning, budgeting, and operations. |
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| 4. Innovation and distinctiveness (15%) |
| Examines how traditional/local knowledge is combined with innovative solutions or distinctive institutional approaches. |
| Examines uniqueness of the model. |
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| 5. Scalability and replicability (20%) |
| Considers whether the solution or institutional framework can be scaled or adapted to other urban contexts. |
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| 6. Partnerships and multi-level coordination (10%) |
| Evaluates the strength of collaboration with other levels of government, partners, or stakeholders. |
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