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BRICS 2026 | COVER STORY

n BRICS Carbon Markets Partnership: Declaration in New Delhi; establishment
Support for cooperation, capacity building, and of the BRICS Urban Research and
experience sharing regarding carbon markets Knowledge Network.
through the BRICS Carbon Markets Partnership.
n Health and Tuberculosis: Cooperation
n International Big Cats Alliance: Mention of on universal health coverage;
India’s initiative to form the International Big establishment of a dedicated sub-working
Cats Alliance and a call for cooperation among group for TB research, shared technology,
BRICS nations in the conservation of big cats. and integrated early warning systems.

n Disaster Management: Cooperation on n New Development Bank: Emphasis
on strengthening the NDB’s role,
disaster risk reduction; welcoming guidelines
for disaster management, early warning data increasing local currency financing,
integration and voluntary principles for climate- diversifying funding sources, and boosting
resilient urban infrastructure. infrastructure investment in the Global
South.
n Sustainable Transport: Welcoming initiatives
on sustainable aviation fuels, transport n India’s Presidency and Support for
decarbonisation, and the establishment of a China: BRICS commended India’s 2026
BRICS Urban Mobility Hub; inclusion of a presidency and expressed gratitude for
logistics supply-chain cooperation framework. hosting the New Delhi Summit. Full
support was extended to China for the
n Urbanisation Forum: Welcoming the BRICS 2027 BRICS presidency and the holding
Urbanisation Forum and the Ministerial of the XIX BRICS summit in China.

THIRTY CITIES, FOUR HUNDRED that BRICS cooperation was not confined merely to the
MEETINGS: NINE MONTHS INTENSIVE two days of the summit but extended to every ministry,
DELIBERATIONS sector, and segment of society. Over the course of the

Upon assuming the presidency on January 1, 2026, India year, more than four hundred meetings and events
began working according to a meticulously planned were held across thirty cities in the country, ranging
calendar for the entire year. The objective was to ensure from ministerial meetings to workshops, forums, and

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