Archive · 9 Aug 2026
Mumbai to Host BRICS Friendship Cities Conclave 2026
Important grown-ups from many countries are coming to Mumbai to talk about cities.
The meeting is called the BRICS Friendship Cities Conclave.
It will happen on August 11 and 12 at the Four Seasons Hotel in Mumbai.
The guests are experts who help cities grow in good, safe ways.
They will talk about hot weather, dirty air, traffic, floods, and finding homes for people.
Cities by the sea, like Mumbai, need extra help because water levels are rising.
They will also talk about how computers and smart machines can help run cities.
The goal is to make cities cleaner, safer and fairer places for everyone who lives there.
Mumbai will host the BRICS Friendship Cities Conclave 2026 on August 11-12 at the Four Seasons Hotel.
The two-day conclave brings together urban administrators, climate experts and specialists from India, Russia, China, South Africa, Egypt, Indonesia and other BRICS countries.
Its theme is 'Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability,' focusing on challenges confronting rapidly growing cities.
Sessions will cover sea-level rise and coastal flood risks, urban heat, low-carbon transport, air pollution, inclusive housing and AI-enabled urban governance.
Organisers aim to use the conclave as a platform for sharing urban governance practices and developing cooperation towards resilient, inclusive and sustainable cities.
- Who
- Urban administrators, policymakers, climate experts and specialists from India, Russia, China, South Africa, Egypt, Indonesia and other BRICS countries.
- What
- The BRICS Friendship Cities Conclave 2026, a two-day conference on making cities resilient, inclusive and sustainable.
- When
- August 11-12, 2026.
- Where
- Four Seasons Hotel, Mumbai, India.
- Why
- To address urban challenges such as climate change, congestion, air pollution and housing, and to share urban governance practices among BRICS and partner countries.
- Event
- BRICS Friendship Cities Conclave 2026
- Dates
- August 11-12, 2026
- Venue
- Four Seasons Hotel, Mumbai
- Theme
- Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability
- Duration
- Two days
- Participating countries
- India, Russia, China, South Africa, Egypt, Indonesia and other BRICS countries
- Key topics
- Sea-level rise and coastal protection, urban heat, low-carbon transport, air pollution, inclusive housing, AI-enabled urban governance