India is projected to see an explosion in its urban population in the coming decades, but already today its cities cannot cope and climate change will make living conditions harsher still. Mumbai’s population grew by some eight million people to 20 million in the past 30 years and is forecast to add another seven million by 2035. Housing, transport, water and waste management infrastructure has not kept pace, with around 40 percent of people living in slums.
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