Not one summit in one city. Hundreds of gatherings, walks, screenings, clean-ups and conversations, hosted by communities across India, in the languages India speaks.
A nationwide platform for climate action
Climate Week India is a decentralised week of community-led climate action. There is no main stage and no headquarters. Instead, organisations, collectives and individuals across the country host their own events under one shared banner, one code of conduct, and one conviction: climate change is not a distant forecast. It is the heat in our cities, the water at our doors, the food on our plates.
Much of the world’s climate conversation is about what might come. India’s is about what is already here. That is why our week looks different. Less podium, more ground. Fewer predictions, more preparation. And alongside the urgency, something you can only find in a room full of neighbours: hope with its sleeves rolled up.
Anyone can take part. Attend something. Host something. Bring someone.
Goals
A set of Goals that were co-created by the Climate Week India 2025 community, in May 2025.
Also here are the six goals, in plain language
Showcase and Celebrate Local Climate Solutions
Highlight impactful local initiatives and innovations, recognising youth leadership and community-driven efforts in climate action.
Show off what’s already working, close to home
Lots of people across India are already doing smart things about the climate — often young people, often without much money. Let’s put a spotlight on them instead of only talking about what governments and big companies should do.
Promote Climate Literacy and Awareness
Advance climate literacy by engaging the public, sharing knowledge, and inspiring informed action through interactive sessions and educational outreach.
Help people understand what’s going on
Not lectures. Conversations, walks, films, workshops — whatever gets someone from “I’ve heard of climate change” to “I understand what’s happening where I live, and I can decide what to do about it.”
Foster Multistakeholder Dialogue and Collaboration
Bring together diverse skills, experiences, networks, and sectors to encourage open dialogue, knowledge exchange, and collaborative problem-solving.
Get people who never talk to each other into the same room
Farmers and scientists. Students and city officials. Artists and engineers. Everyone knows a piece of the picture; nobody knows all of it. The good ideas usually show up when the pieces get put together.
Catalyse Strategic Partnerships and Alliances
Build and strengthen at least 100 new potential alliances, aiming to foster 1,000 new acquaintances and establish a network of at least 10 Climate Week Ambassadors across 5 cities.
Help people find each other, and keep in touch afterwards
The week ends but the relationships shouldn’t. The aim is a hundred new working friendships between organisations, a thousand people who now know each other, and at least ten people across five cities who help hold it all together locally.
Empower Public Engagement and Action
Inspire and catalyse climate action by involving citizens, businesses, and organisations in meaningful activities and campaigns.
Make it easy to actually do something
Not just to hear about the problem and go home feeling bad. Something you can join, make, plant, fix, argue about, or organise — as a person, a school, a business, or a neighbourhood.
Amplify Collective Voices for Policy Impact
Co-create a comprehensive document reflecting the collective voice of participants, to be presented to decision makers by January 2026, influencing future climate policies and actions.
Carry what people say up to the people who decide things
Write down what came out of all these conversations, across all these places, in one document. Hand it to the people making the rules. So that what gets decided is shaped by the people who live with the consequences.
“…how can this space be a space to amplify what’s happening rather than creating something new? I would envision this run by youth themselves or people, citizens out there who are taking action on the ground and them leading and curating these spaces to talk about the issues they are facing and what solutions they are bringing to the table.”
Reap Benefit
Community Agreements
These guiding principles were created through the process of the Community Agreement methodology, facilitated on 11th April, 2025 at the Climate Week Partners’ Meeting.
Partners are invited to refine this through a collaborative process.
We, as Partners of Climate Week India 2025, collectively agree that…:
- We will invite new actors, and often overlooked stakeholders, to the table to broaden our understanding of issues and solutions.
- The events and content that we run within the Climate Week will be conscious of topics that induce climate anxiety. For every anxiety-inducing topic, we will ensure that something offsets that anxiety, by offering a balance of hope that seeks to inspire action.
- Climate Week will enable climate conversations to continue throughout the year involving all stakeholders.
- We will collectively intentionally looking at long-term continuity of the experience and space beyond the events.
- We will be are of the audience/people participating, and we will be open to breaking down topics, while also remaining open to being questioned.
- We will be as jargon-free as possible.
- We aim to run the events as per defined by the co-created Climate Week India 2025 Goals, Code of Conduct and Community Agreements.
- We aim to be collaborative in the use of resources, such as venues, vendors, materials, in a way that is accessible to different types of communities.
- We will focus on the climate conversation and stay as issue-focused as possible.
- We will ensure that the conversation remains around themes of community, ecology, sustainability.
- Conservation and communications around Climate Week India 2025 does not become about naming and shaming individuals and groups of people.
- Community-led values are at the heart of Climate Week 2025, co-owned by multiple organisations committed to environmental action and social justice.
- By centring collaboration, inclusivity, and shared responsibility, we empower local voices to lead solutions that reflect the unique needs and strengths of our communities.
- This week will foster a spirit of collective action, ensuring that climate strategies are not only sustainable but also equitable, accessible, and rooted in local knowledge.
- Together, we are creating a platform for dialogue, learning, and innovation, reinforcing the principle that meaningful climate action is driven by the people it impacts the most.
“In a time when the world is going through all sorts of crazy stuff, this was a space that reassured that there are like-minded people working towards a common cause. It felt very unifying, and like a big giant group hug.”
Bare Necessities
Bangalore
Frequently Asked Questions
Who can take part in Climate Week India?
Anyone! Climate Week India welcomes academics, policymakers, civil society organisations, businesses, young people, and Indigenous communities — whether you’re attending an event, hosting one, or just spreading the word.
Do I need to be based in India to participate?
No. While most events happen across Indian cities and towns, several sessions run online and are open to participants from anywhere.
How do I host an event during Climate Week?
Solidarity and Core Partners are encouraged to host events. Visit the Get Involved page to learn about partnership tiers and submit your interest.
Is there a cost to attend events?
Most Climate Week India events are free and open to the public, though some partner-hosted sessions may have limited capacity or registration requirements.
Where can I see the full schedule?
Browse our live calendar on the Events page, or check the Locations & Reach page to find events near you.