India is vulnerable, in varying degrees, to multiple disasters.
The impacts of climate variability, climate change, and extreme events are visible globally and in India.
Climate Change may feel like an insurmountable problem and our future may look bleak.
We began ‘Climate On Our Mind’ on World Environment Day with the word Resilience.
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Extreme and unpredictable changes in the climate are a cause of serious concern globally.
The impacts of climate variability, climate change, and extreme events are visible globally and in India.
For adaptation measures to work efficiently, assessments of capacity, technology and financial needs should be integrated.
India has inexplicably dithered from making dedicated provisions for climate adaptation in its annual budgets, despite facing the brunt of climate change – it was listed as the seventh most vulnerable in the Climate Risk Index 2021.
The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) is a national poverty alleviation programme that provides 100 days of guaranteed wage employment to rural households whose adult members demand unskilled manual work.
India, a country highly vulnerable to the effects of climate change, has witnessed the devastating impact of cyclones in recent years.
Climate-resilient infrastructure refers to the built environment designed and constructed to withstand the impacts of climate change, including rising temperatures, increased precipitation, sea-level rise, and more frequent extreme weather events.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his address at COP28, articulated India's steadfast commitment to environmental sustainability while maintaining a delicate balance between economic growth and ecological preservation.
By 2030, India aims to source 50% of electric power from non-fossil fuels and reduce carbon emissions by 45% from 2005 levels.
In this two-part blog series, we revisit our experience in capacity building for civil society organisations (CSOs) working across India’s diverse rural landscape, where there is an urgent need to enhance climate adaptation knowledge to address the multi-dimensional challenges of climate change.
The 28th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP28) in Dubai underscored the need for scaling up and strengthening adaptation and resilience activities to protect the vulnerable sections of society, such as farmers, from the adverse impacts of climate change.
