India to host 13th BRICS Urbanisation Forum in New Delhi on 11–12 June 2026

📌 Summary:

• India will host the 13th BRICS Urbanisation Forum in New Delhi on 11–12 June 2026, under India's BRICS 2026 Chairship
• Forum theme: "Cities for People: BRICS Cooperation for Inclusive and Resilient Urban Futures" — guided by PM's "Humanity First" vision
• Focus areas: inclusive urban development, climate & disaster-resilient infrastructure, stronger municipal institutions, urban finance & service delivery, digital innovation for urban governance
• India's legacy: hosted the Forum in New Delhi (2013), Visakhapatnam (2016), virtual (2021); 2026 is India's 4th time hosting
• All 11 BRICS member countries invited at ministerial level; field visit on Day 1 to showcase India's urban transformation; Day 2 thematic panels + bilateral talks
• BRICS Urbanisation Forum = dedicated ministerial platform for member nations to exchange urban policy, identify priorities, and feed inputs to broader BRICS process

🎯 UPSC Relevance: GS1 Urbanisation / GS2 IR — global cooperation on urban policy; climate-resilient cities; inclusive urbanisation; India's leadership of BRICS sustainability agenda

📝 Prelims Facts:

• 13th BRICS Urbanisation Forum: 11–12 June 2026, New Delhi
• India hosted 1st Forum: New Delhi 2013
• India's BRICS 2026 theme: "Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability"
• Union Minister of Housing & Urban Affairs: Manohar Lal
• BRICS member states (11): Brasil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Indonesia
• World Bank: ~40% of India's population is urban (2025); projected ~50% by 2047
• India urban frameworks: Smart Cities Mission, AMRUT 2.0, PMAY-Urban, Swachh Bharat Mission–Urban

🔑 Key Term: Climate-Resilient Urban Infrastructure — infrastructure designed to absorb, recover from and adapt to climate shocks (heat, flood, drought, sea-level rise); combines green-grey solutions, redundancy and adaptive municipal capacity.