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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.

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.

Climate atlas of India: District-level analysis of historical and projected climate change scenarios- Publications

Climate change is the biggest challenge today and will be so in the coming decades.

Innovating for a Better Future!- Publications

A brainchild of Professor Flemming Besenbacher, Professor of Nanophysics at Aarhus University, Denmark, UNLEASH is a global initiative that aims to bring together the next generation of youth from across the globe, providing a platform to share ideas, build networks, and create innovative and scalable solutions to progress towards the SDGs.