Surat selected for global climate change initiative
Melvyn Thomas Surat: Surat and five other Indian cities are among the 17 from Asian Cities Climate Change Resilience Network (ACCCRN) selected by US-based Rockefeller Foundation under 'International Climate Change Initiative' on a pilot basis. For this, initial grant of $50 million will be given to six Indian cities to prepare them to cope with the effects of climate change.