CSTEP is developing a comprehensive Nature-based Solutions (NbS) Feasibility Framework to enhance urban resilience against climate risks such as flooding, heatwaves, and storms.
In the fight against COVID-19, India announced INR 1.
Climate change increases strain on agriculture systems through changes in the magnitude, distribution, and timing of rainfall; rise in temperature; and an increase in the frequency of extreme weather events.
Climate resilience is the ability to anticipate, absorb, accommodate, and recover from the effects of a potentially hazardous event.
Climate change will amplify the existing risks and create new risks for natural and socio-economic systems.
The world is urbanising at a rapid pace.
The COVID-19 pandemic brought on unprecedented adversities for rural populations worldwide, endangering livelihoods and causing psycho-social impacts.
We are in a state of climate emergency.
The world is grappling with intensifying climate change — temperatures are rising, weather patterns are changing, and extreme events and natural disasters are becoming frequent.
Any development programme can foster climate adaptation and mitigation benefits; it must also, however, feature self-reflection and system assessments.
Coastal urban ecosystems are under siege from climate change, rapid urbanisation, and environmental degradation.
Climate hazards such as droughts, flood, and cyclones are becoming more severe and frequent, posing a threat to the resilience of renewable energy.
This paper investigates whether the goal of universal energy access in the post-MDGs dialogue sufficiently addresses the challenges faced by the Southern countries.
Every epidemic leaves a distinct mark on our cities.