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Towards a better climate migration policy landscape in India- Publications

The first two articles of our ‘Under the Weather, On the Move’ blog series talked about the various considerations in conceptualising climate migration, and why migration is usually not the first adaptation strategy when facing a combination of climatic and non-climatic risks.

Risk-based adaptation to ease tropical cyclone impacts- Publications

Cyclone Mocha — the first storm of 2023 in the North Indian Ocean — killed people, destroyed buildings, and caused economic losses in Myanmar, Bangladesh, Eastern India, and Sri Lanka.

India committed to achieving net-zero by 2070; new tech to mitigate climate change- Publications

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's Sixth Assessment Report has, for the first time in the three-decade history of its reports, dedicated an entire chapter to innovation and technological development.

Employing a Systems Thinking Approach in Climate Risk Assessments - Publications

The world is witnessing the increasing impacts of climate change at an alarming rate.

Climate resilience must be built into infrastructure and social and political systems- Publications

Any development programme can foster climate adaptation and mitigation benefits; it must also, however, feature self-reflection and system assessments.

Compendium: Nature-based solutions for climate adaptation in coastal urban areas- Publications

Coastal urban ecosystems are under siege from climate change, rapid urbanisation, and environmental degradation.

Swamped with Potential: Wetlands for Mitigation and Adaptation- Publications

World Wetlands Day is celebrated on 2 February every year and underscores the need to save and restore wetlands and raise awareness about their crucial role.

Climate Change : Need to act now- Publications

The threat of climate change is a serious global concern.

Platform for Integrated Sanitation Investment Planning (Proof of Concept): Review of decision support resources compendium- Publications

Effective decision-making support systems help decision makers in identifying, evaluating and choosing a technology that best suits context/conditions of a city/area/ward.

A Mixed Bag- Events

The Government of India presented the Union Budget 2021–22 on 1 February 2021.

How Vulnerable Are India’s Himalayan Region States to Climate Change?- Publications

In 2018, a group of academic institutions initiated a project to build capacities of the 12 Indian Himalayan Region (IHR) states through robust assessments of climate change vulnerability, adaptation planning, and implementation.

Mitigation co-benefits of carbon sequestration from MGNREGS in India- Publications

Mahatma Gandhi Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme a large social security programme being implemented in India, with an average annual investment of US$ 7 billion.

Coal and India Beyond COP26 – Why the Long Phase?- Publications

The two-week-long UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) concluded with the negotiated terms detailed in the Glasgow Climate Pact.

The world attempts to bend a curve- Publications

We began ‘Climate On Our Mind’ on World Environment Day with the word Resilience.

Towards a Policy Framework for Financing Future Loss and Damage- Publications

The inclusion of loss and damage (L&D) to the COP27 agenda is a positive first step in achieving climate justice.