The Commons Agreement, Climate Week India

The Commons Agreement

This is a single, shared agreement that defines the roles of all partners in the Climate Week India coalition in the public sphere.

One agreement in common. The Commons Agreement is the one agreement we all hold in common, as a Partner Organisation, an Ambassador, a Volunteer or as an Anchor. This way, everyone helping with Climate Week India is holding the same understanding instead of dozens of separate contracts.

Commit to your role, add your name, and you’re part of the coalition. Adding your name doesn’t tie you to any one organisation. It makes you a part of the Climate Week India coalition. This is a shared, living roster.

Our shared values. Everyone joins based on the Climate Week India Community Agreements and Goals, which the community co-created and continues to refine.
By adding your name, you’re saying these values guide how you read everything else here.

What being a part of the coalition means. Being a Partner, Ambassador, Volunteer or Anchor means making (a minimum of) one clear, public commitment to a role you create and you will hold. This will be shown on our website and social media.

Your role. The exact role that you will be taking on will remain on the next page. Pick the role that fits you; shape its words to match what you can genuinely give, nothing is too small.

Brand and name. You are welcome to call yourself a “Climate Week India Partner” and use the coalition’s logo for anything genuinely part of Climate Week India, and if you’re pairing it with a new campaign, just check with the core partners or Ambassadors first, as they will be with you before using your name or logo.

Confidentiality. Sometimes partners share things that aren’t public yet, like draft plans, funding conversations, partner details, or attendee lists, so please treat these with the same care you’d want for your own internal work and don’t pass them on without checking with the core partners or Ambassadors.

Ownership. Whatever you bring with you stays yours, and anything we create together for Climate Week India becomes a shared resource we co-built that you’re free to keep using for non-commercial, mission-aligned work.

Nature of this agreement. This is a shared understanding and real intention to collaborate. It is not a binding commercial contract. If any work does involve funding or paid work, it will be detailed separately.

Duration and stepping back. This Commons Agreement applies to the current edition of Climate Week India up till June 2027. You can step back anytime with a bit of notice, without providing a reason.

If something goes wrong. If something ever feels off, please try to address directly before escalating it with one of the Ambassadors or Anchors. We will try to sort things out through open conversation first. If required, we can bring in a mutually-agreed neutral person to help mediate the situation.

Joining the Climate Week India Commons. By adding your name to the Expression of Interest form, and now this agreement you join the roster of everyone holding up a part of Climate Week India. By adding your name you are saying that you have read the Community Agreements, Goals, and Code of Conduct and that you agree to abide by it.

The Roles

This Commons Agreement page was last updated at 0947 hours, on 4 October 2026

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We will be an Event Host Partner

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We will host at least one Climate Week India event in our location during Climate Week.

  • We will host at least one Climate Week India event in our location during Climate Week.
  • We will coordinate logistics for our event directly with fellow partners.
  • We will share event outcomes, highlights, photos & videos with the wider partner community afterwards.
  • We will help regional partner events reach further by cross-posting, sharing, or adding a personal blurb online, across social media and especially YouTube with the ClimateWeekIndia hashtag and page tags.
Ashima Vishnoi (Khelo Khilo) & Elvira Castelino (Curious Cat Workshops), GoaBhargavi Thakur, Delhi NCRDr Nitin Hande, PuneNinad Gosavi, SangliNitesh Kumar Das, JanpahalPratibha Zade, PunePravin Shilawat, NashikPuneet Singhal, New DelhiRavi Wagh, NashikRonojoy Mazumdar, MumbaiRoshan Kedar, NashikSahil Shaikh, NashikSharon Abraham, BengaluruSushanta Gupta, TeamStreet Fundraising SolutionsVenika MenonShameel PK, Aimsway FoundationRavi S P, All Kerala River Protection Council (AKRPC)Ananas Native NurseryPalakh Khanna, Break The IceDivya Narayanan, Canopy CommonsAbeer Kapoor, Civic Games LabRiya Singh, Earth Warriors GlobalECB Sustainable Youth FoundationMaker’s AsylumNisargkanya Shetkari Samuha, NashikVijayshree Sewa Sanstha, NashikThiru, Nilgiris Adivasi ProjectAlt Food Co, Panaji, GoaAnuradha Gupta, Prithvi Innovations, LucknowHeeta Lakhani, The ClimAct InitiativeJaisree Kumar, Totem Resource CentreBhavya, Young Environmental SoundsKhushboo Motihar, Global Buildings Performance Network IndiaPlog Raj, The Indian Ploggers ArmyPriya Mandal, The Imagination Station, AndamanSave Mumbai Mangroves, MumbaiShreyansh & Ajay, Adhigam Youth FoundationSunayana Ganguly, Climate Educators NetworkSWaCH, PuneVishvaja & Prashanth, Chennai Climate Action GroupYadukrishna & Akhila George, Kaadal CollectiveBlue Ribbon MovementKunal Ralhan, C3S2Joanna Pyres, Circlewallas & Act for GoaALT EFFKirti Zala, aProCh – Riverside Education Foundation and The Riverside SchoolDhriti Jain, Arth CommunicationsSahil Amin, Artmosphere, VadodaraAsar Social Impact AdvisorsBangalore Creative CircusBanka BioLoo & Banka Earth FoundationShana Susan Ninan, Bare Naked TrailsAnupriy Kanti, Before & Beyond HistoryRajbalee Markam, Bhumi Bandhu Samajik Adhyan Prashikchan Evam Sodh SansthanShamika Velho & Akhil Kulkarni, Biologize LabsCarterCleanup, MumbaiPialy Ghanekar, Cell Savvy GroupRina D’Souza, Climate & Care CollectiveVaishnavi Verma, Climate Cadets CollectivePratap Raju, Climate Collective FoundationRuchith Asha Kamal, Climate Front, TelanganaPranshu Patel, Climate UndoneAashi Agarwal, Climating°Common Ground InitiativeAditi, Dasra – Climate Narrative HubBanrisa Warjri, DawnNidhi Bhasin, Digital Green IndiaAnuradha Prasad, Eco Earth EventsSawan Kumar Kanojia, Environment Club, MeerutEnvirowealthMonu Sharma, Femfuture CollectiveVinod Sridhar, For All KindRajkiran R, For Earth FoundationDr Manju Vasudevan & Zabna AB, Forest PostForum for the Future & Samyak, New DelhiMaxstone Irom, Go Green Group ManipurShraddha Gosavi, Gramiyo FoundationGaurav Agrawal, Green Sarthi & Sheetal Bartan BankRitika Sharma & Sunny Kumar ‘Bozo’, Gulabi ZameenPritam & Thiru, Haiyya – YCRNRuhie Kumar, Heatwave Action CoalitionAnagha Jaipal, Housing and Land Rights Network (HLRN)Jayashree, Inner Companion Foundation, ChennaiAditi Zacharias, Kerala Museum, KochiDipak Soni, Koru FoundationArnav S Rana, Let’s Unpack ClimateNoufal Mahboob, Local Sustainable Living, KochiMadhuriMahdi Bagh Youth ClubShailza, Mahua Silent Zine ProjectMomentum ShiftsAdharika & Devina, MuditoPulak, MuktagarVigneshwaran Prabakaran, Mullai Nilathavan Foundation, VirudhunagarAslaha & Lexman, @naambuShalini Bharat, Nadhi – SheforClimateBishal Choudhury, NODIOasis Designs International, DelhiVandita Morarka, Kuhoo Tiwari & Mayank Kamboj, One Future CollectiveRohin Kumar, Palakiya FoundationJuheb Hussain, People Ecology Network (PEN)Nidhi Goswami, Perch Mental HealthLuca, PlurmissionPratibha, KochiTheresa Ronnie, ProClime Services, ChennaiYash Agarwal, Public Policy IndiaQueer-e-JunglersReap Benefit, Adda SpaceManoj Kumar I.B., RewildRashmi & Saloni, Rooted CitiesAnkit Bhargava, Sensing LocalPranay Chavan, Shantashree Group Educational Academy, Navi MumbaiPhilipson Sona, Social Serve Foundation, Lakhimpur, AssamShahbaz Ahmad, Stand For Kashmiri Youth (SKY) Trust, KashmirStartup Accelerator Chamber of Commerce, WeIncubate & SamvedanamMadhusmita Rawooth, Stirr Cafe, HyderabadJishnu Dasgupta, SwarathmaRohit Warang, Talk Dharti To MeTamil Nadu Depressed Woman Welfare Society (TNDWWS)Rumit Walia, Tears of the EarthPrashanth, Tech4Good CommunityAurobindo Gomes Pereira, The Goan Philosophical Society, Panjim, GoaGayatri N, Thiruvanmiyur Young Changemakers ClubMehar, TinkerHub FoundationTorpa Rural Development Society for Women (TRDSW)Totala Collective, Gangtok, SikkimIshika Chakma, Tripura Youth Green Ecology Restoration (TYGER)Tanmayi Gidh, Untold EarthAbrar Ahmad, Uri FoundationVaayu Biogas (Chakraakaar Lifestyle Solutions), PuneAnnadurai, VAIGAI TrustSaravanan & Yuvaraj, Visai, ChennaiAsheesh Sabarwal, Vriksh FoundationPreeta Chaudhuri Ghosal, Wear EqualRituraj Pegu & Shalini Sinha, WIEGOVijay, Youth For Climate IndiaGirish, Youth Organization for Green IndiaYung Foundation, DhuleHariprasad Varma, Zensei Leadership, Goa
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We will be Volunteers

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We will take on specific, time-bound tasks that help run Climate Week India, at whatever scale of time we can give.

  • We will take on specific, time-bound tasks that help run Climate Week India, at whatever scale of time we can give.
  • We will support partners and ambassadors with the practical work behind events, content, and coordination.
  • We will plug into the wider coalition through the partners’ meets and shared channels.
  • We will help regional partner events reach further by cross-posting, sharing, or adding a personal blurb online, across social media and especially YouTube.
Aakanksha SharmaAanya Bajaj, DelhiAkilesh S, BengaluruArighna Mitra, New DelhiArushi, DehradunArvindh Jambunathan, New DelhiAshish VR, PurposeAvneet, GoaAyesha Mehrotra, BengaluruCatherine Oviya, ChennaiDhanshri Agrawal, MumbaiHimanshu Kashyap, New DelhiJaina, MysuruKunal Parkhade, NagpurLucille Pereira, BengaluruMadhusmita, HyderabadMariya Sajan, KeralaNithya, New DelhiRitu Khosla, ChandigarhRitika Chawla, HyderabadSarbani, BengaluruShreya Srikonda, HyderabadTwarita, New DelhiUttansh Agarwal, BangaloreShreyansh & Ajay, Adhigam Youth FoundationDivya Narayanan, TerreGeneration
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We will be an Online Event Host Partner

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We will host at least one Climate Week India event online during Climate Week.

  • We will host at least one Climate Week India event online during Climate Week.
  • We will coordinate logistics for our event directly with fellow partners.
  • We will share event outcomes and highlights with the wider partner community afterwards.
Aakanksha SharmaSamatha, Mindworks Lab (Time To Talk)Shyama Kuriakose, Independent Legal Researcher & CommunicatorSiddhi Soni, AYE ConnectSailee Rane, Sunny Climate Stormy ClimateNeha Gupta, Bodhaka AdvisorsMamta Jain, Samposhan, ChennaiAbhijith Magal, Syntropy EarthKoushik Yanamandram, Climate Jaanapadam
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We will be an Infrastructure Partner

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We will provide the tangible foundations that let Climate Week India events happen — a space to gather in, the equipment that brings a session to life, the resources that keep it clean and low-waste, or the means for people to get there.

  • We will provide the tangible foundations that let Climate Week India events happen — a space to gather in, the equipment that brings a session to life, the resources that keep it clean and low-waste, or the means for people to get there.
  • We will make these assets available to fellow partners across the coalition, so events can run further and better than any one group could manage alone.
  • We will sustain this backbone across the season and between editions, keeping the shared foundations that the whole community draws on year after year.
Civic Games LabKerala MuseumLost The PlotBangalore Creative CircusGaurav Agrawal, Green Sarthi & Sheetal Bartan BankAnisha, GuruJal, GurugramPritam & Thiru, Haiyya – YCRNJayashree, Inner Companion FoundationRainmatter FoundationReap Benefit, Adda SpaceMadhusmita Rawooth, Stirr Cafe, HyderabadTerreGeneration Solutionsthe*spark, Pullur Centre, Whitefield, Bengaluru
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We will be a Capacity-Building and Continuity Partner

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We will enable peer-learning opportunities that help translate complex topics, like climate, biodiversity, health, water, food, and circular-economy issues, into practical local action.

  • We will enable peer-learning opportunities that help translate complex topics, like climate, biodiversity, health, water, food, and circular-economy issues, into practical local action.
  • We will provide conveners, listeners, facilitators, and knowledge connectors for training and capacity building across community groups, schools and colleges, civil-society organisations, and public institutions.
  • We will connect community knowledge with credible evidence and contribute to continuing the learning, momentum, and local leadership generated during Climate Week India between editions.
echo network
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We will be a Social Media Management Partner

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We will produce at least 1 post a week on each of Instagram and LinkedIn to boost the presence of Climate Week India, building awareness or enabling action.

  • We will produce at least 1 post a week on each of Instagram and LinkedIn to boost the presence of Climate Week India, building awareness or enabling action — raising engagement on Instagram, and reaching a professional audience on LinkedIn.
  • We will present a fortnightly calendar and retrospective to the other partners at the partners’ virtual meet.
  • We will post all content supplied by other CWI partners, and respond to comments and messages.
Dhanshri AgrawalKasturi ThoratShilpi SinghAditi Dharmadhikari, Earthbound (Storiculture)Deepa Sai, EcoHQ ConsultingJeffrey Kurian Mathews, Kerala (NACEJ)Madhur Singh & Neeharika Nandyal, Climate Action LiveKritka C, TerreGeneration Solutions
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We will manage Press & Media

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We will pitch and coordinate press coverage for Climate Week India events during the lead-up and event week.

  • We will pitch and coordinate press coverage for Climate Week India events during the lead-up and event week.
  • We will draft or review press materials, releases, quotes, media kits, as needed.
  • We will share resulting coverage with the wider partner community.
Jacob Cherian, TerreGeneration Solutions
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We will be a Networking & Resource Partner

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We will make relevant introductions between Climate Week India partners and their own network — funders, collaborators, media, or experts.

  • We will make relevant introductions between Climate Week India partners and their own network — funders, collaborators, media, or experts.
  • We will contribute specific expertise or resources to an agreed Climate Week India task or event.
  • We will flag potential new partners or collaborators to the wider coalition.
Shilpi SinghJoanna Pyres, Circlewallas & Act for GoaArvindh Jambunathan, Cleantech Accelerator SolutionsTamil Nadu Depressed Woman Welfare Society (TNDWWS)Jacob Cherian, TerreGeneration Solutions
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We will be a Website & Digital Partner

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We will keep the Climate Week India website updated with events, partners, and key information through the lead-up and event week.

  • We will keep the Climate Week India website updated with events, partners, and key information through the lead-up and event week.
  • We will make sure event listings, links, and sign-up forms work smoothly for the public.
  • We will share simple traffic or sign-up highlights with the wider partner community.
Lucille Pereira, BengaluruVibhuti Kapila, BangaloreKritka C, Roshan Kedar, Jacob Cherian of TerreGeneration Solutions
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We will be Narrative, Design and Video Partners

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We will write and gather stories, blogs, or newsletters that show what climate action across the coalition looks like.

  • We will write and gather stories, blogs, or newsletters that show what climate action across the coalition looks like.
  • We will create visual assets, graphics, templates, and banners, that keep Climate Week India looking consistent and vibrant.
  • We will help partners shape their updates into clear, engaging pieces, and give them easy-to-use templates so everyone can make on-brand materials.
  • We will turn around design and video requests for events and campaigns within an agreed timeframe.
  • We will share published content and finished assets with the wider partner community to reuse.
Catherine OviyaLucille Pereira, BengaluruMadhur Singh & Neeharika Nandyal, Climate Action LiveTwarita Bajoria, New DelhiBadalte VaarePranshu Patel, Climate UndonePuneet Singh Singhal, Green Disability, Delhi NCRKritka C, Mayuri Dhumal, Shubhangi Bagul, Roshan Kedar, Jill Gada, Divya Narayanan, Jacob Cherian of TerreGeneration SolutionsTamil Nadu Depressed Woman Welfare Society (TNDWWS)
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We will help with Fundraising & Grants

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We will identify and approach potential funders or grants to support Climate Week India.

  • We will identify and approach potential funders or grants to support Climate Week India.
  • We will help prepare simple proposals or applications as needed.
  • We will keep the coalition updated on funding conversations and outcomes.
Veeksha Mehndiratta, New DelhiJacob Cherian, TerreGeneration Solutions
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We will Measure Impact & Document Stuff

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We will track numbers like events, reach, participation, across Climate Week India.

  • We will track numbers like events, reach, participation, across Climate Week India.
  • We will gather learnings and outcomes from partners after the event.
  • We will pull together a short summary the whole coalition can share and build on.
Agnus Mariya Antony, KeralaNeha DeshkarShaikh Arhama GufranVibhuti Kapila, BangaloreKritka C, Divya Narayanan, Jacob Cherian, TerreGeneration SolutionsSocratus Collective Wisdom CorporationNatasha Shashikant, Nuvora ImpactReconstruct Sustainable Solutions
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We will run Photography & Videography

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We will capture photos and video at one or more Climate Week India events.

  • We will capture photos and video at one or more Climate Week India events.
  • We will share edited highlights with the coalition for use across channels.
  • We will hand over an archive of files so the community keeps a lasting record.
Shaikh Arhama Gufran
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We will manage the Volunteer base

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We will recruit, brief, and support volunteers for Climate Week India events and tasks.

  • We will recruit, brief, and support volunteers for Climate Week India events and tasks.
  • We will match volunteers to the roles where they’re most needed across the coalition.
  • We will check in with volunteers and share what’s working with fellow partners.
Jeffrey Kurian Mathews, Kerala (NACEJ)Ritu Khosla, ChandigarhVibhuti Kapila, BangaloreTerreGeneration Solutions
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We will be an Accessibility & Translation Partner

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We will help make Climate Week India events and materials reachable in more languages or formats.

  • We will help make Climate Week India events and materials reachable in more languages or formats.
  • We will translate or caption key content where needed.
  • We will flag accessibility improvements to the wider coalition.
Agnus Mariya Antony, KeralaHindi Site Translator : Shamly Nimbalkar, Shabd Solutions, NagpurKonkani Site Translator : Chitrarekha Pradeep Sawant, Faculty of Department of Konkani, Carmel College of Arts, Science and Commerce for women, Nuvem- Goa Savita Colaca, Student of Carmel College of Arts, Science and Commerce for Women, Nuvem- GoaMalayalam Site Translator : Jeffrey Kurian Mathews, Kerala (NACEJ)Marathi Site Translator : Sudesh TheFirst, MaharashtraTamil Site Translator : Dr R Rajamanikam, Tamil NaduTelugu Site Translator : Vijay, Shabd Solutions, TelanganaMidhili Ravikumar, Asar Social Impact AdvisorsJayashree, Inner Companion FoundationTamil Nadu Depressed Woman Welfare Society (TNDWWS)TerreGeneration SolutionsThe Indian Ploggers ArmySandy Khanda, Green Pencil Foundation
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We will be Ambassadors

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We will carry Climate Week India into our own cities and networks, mobilising local partners, events, and on-the-ground participation.

  • We will carry Climate Week India into our own cities and networks, mobilising local partners, events, and on-the-ground participation.
  • We will lead local projects (“Big Builds”) that we will choose, and relay learnings and action challenges back into our communities, workplaces, and regional language groups.
  • We will provide regional validation and play the role of connectors, checking that messaging, translations, and outreach land well in our chosen local contexts.
Jeffrey Kurian Mathews, Kerala (NACEJ)Pialy Ghanekar, Cell Savvy GroupVaishnavi Verma, Climate Cadets CollectivePranshu Patel, Climate UndoneAditi Dharmadhikari, Earthbound (Storiculture)Vaishnavi, Local NarrativesMahdi Bagh Youth ClubSrijita Patra, Neelkanth Zerowaste SocietySumit Saurav, Socratus Collective Wisdom CorporationTorpa Rural Development Society for Women (TRDSW)Asheesh Sabarwal, Vriksh Foundation
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We will be Anchors

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We will maintain the shared, nationwide, partner-community-based narrative for Climate Week India so the whole coalition stays coherent, with no single entity owning it.

  • We will maintain the shared, nationwide, partner-community-based narrative for Climate Week India so the whole coalition stays coherent, with no single entity owning it.
  • We will set the direction and uphold the Community Agreements, positioning, and honesty principles, then keep partners, ambassadors, and volunteers aligned around the community-created Goals.
  • We will steward relationships across cities, among partners, and with funders and collaborators, while leaving programming ownership with the partners themselves.
Jacob Cherian