Mumbai, Feb. 11 -- For three days next week, Mumbai will host India's first large-scale, citizen-led climate movement. Beginning February 17, Mumbai Climate Week (MCW) will bring together heads of government, global and Indian business leaders, climate innovators, philanthropies, youth groups and community voices, with the aim of turning climate dialogue into action. More than 100 institutions and 400 speakers are expected to participate. The line-up includes Bill Gates, Hillary Clinton, Rajiv Shah of the Rockefeller Foundation, Imad Fakhoury, regional director (South Asia) at the International Finance Corporation, World Bank Group, Amanda Leland, executive director of the Environmental Defense Fund, and Clarisa De Franco, senior advisor at Allied Climate Partners. Union ministers, industry leaders, Sachin Tendulkar, and cosmonauts Rakesh Sharma and Shubhanshu Shukla will also attend. MCW is led by NGO Project Mumbai and supported by the state government's environment, climate change department, the MMRDA and BMC. The event positions Mumbai as a living testbed for climate solutions that can be scaled across India and other Global South cities, the organisers said. Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis said, "We are sending a clear message that Maharashtra is ready to work with all partners to build cleaner, safer and more resilient futures for our citizens and for the Global South." The three-day central hub at the Jio World Convention Centre will also offer a free speaking slot to those who register on the website (www.mumbaiclimateweek.com) for 'Vartavaran'. Shishir Joshi, CEO and founder, Project Mumbai and MCW, said, "Mumbai has always been a city of grit and imagination; Mumbai Climate Week is where Mumbai can signal what climate leadership from the Global South really looks like."...