RISE-Surat: Building Future-ready Textile MSMEs and Workforce in Surat
About RISE-Surat
Under RISE-Surat, WRI India will work towards supporting the cluster’s textile MSMEs through research, industry engagement, capacity building, and skilling in turn helping build future-ready, resilient and sustainable MSMEs that also engages a green, inclusive workforce.
By undertaking vulnerability assessment and training workshops, the initiative aims to handhold textile MSMEs and assist them in implementing feasible solutions for greener operations and a just and inclusive low-carbon transition.
RISE-Surat Launch
To equip MSMEs and workers in Surat’s textile sector, WRI India unveiled RISE-Surat. By 2026, the initiative will provide MSMEs with a clear understanding of the potential climate impacts and changes needed for a low-carbon transition. It will work to underscore the advantages of adopting sustainable strategies and illustrate how these can enhance competitiveness and resilience. By conducting capacity-building programs, skilling programs, and raising awareness on accessing finance, RISE-Surat will support the implementation of sustainable practices by textile MSMEs in the cluster.
Learn more: WRI India launches the RISE Surat initiative to prepare climate-smart MSMEs in Surat’s textile sector
Stakeholder Consultations
- WRI India has been engaging with several textile processing MSMEs and workers from Surat's Palsana, Pandesara, Sachin, and Kadodara sub-clusters, to map their needs as they transition to a low-carbon textile sector amidst worsening climate impacts.
- Consultations with the stakeholders brought out the need for MSMEs to transition to alternative fuels, adopt resource efficient technologies, as well as strategize to become more resilient. Capacity building and skilling workshops with MSME owners, mid-level, and shop-floor workers will help achieving the desired outcomes.
- To help implement interventions in key areas, RISE-Surat has been engaging with key stakeholders at the local, state and national-level such as the Surat Municipal Corporation, Gujarat Pollution Control Board, Gujarat Energy Development Agency, Energy Efficiency Services Limited, NTPC Limited, Textiles Skill Sector Council, Skill Council for Green Jobs, and more.
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