Two thousand villages uprooted, 43 lives lost, and thousands of people displaced in Punjab in recent floods is not an anomaly, but a recurrent catastrophe. Recent years have been marked by a cascade of climate hazards, revealing a nationwide pattern of escalating climate risks and mounting damages. The statistics reveal a glaring reality: human proclivitiesContinue reading “Sub-National Disaster Finance: Missed Opportunities and Challenges”
Category Archives: Adaptation
Climate Resilience in India: Why Community Leadership Matters
In the present landscape of climate change, the intersection between climate resilience and economic sustainability has become a crucial focus for community-building initiatives. While actions by the government remain essential for large-scale support and development, community practices are arguably more important in building real resilience for several reasons. Local communities stand on the front linesContinue reading “Climate Resilience in India: Why Community Leadership Matters”
Resilience as a Development Imperative: Taking Stock of India’s Industrial Preparedness
As climate extremes intensify and infrastructure systems around the world face unprecedented stress, the global community is grappling with a stark reality that resilience is no longer optional rather an urgent imperative. International frameworks such as the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda, as well as the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, both acknowledge the urgencyContinue reading “Resilience as a Development Imperative: Taking Stock of India’s Industrial Preparedness”
Setting Adaptation Targets: India’s Strategic Approach to GGA Indicators
As countries gear up for the COP 30 negotiations in Belém, one of the most anticipated discussions would be centred around the finalisation of the indicators for the Global Goal on Adaptation (GGA). What started off as an exhaustive pool of close to 10,000 indicators has iteratively been pruned down to a list of 100,Continue reading “Setting Adaptation Targets: India’s Strategic Approach to GGA Indicators”
Scaling and Financing Nature-Based Solutions to Reap “Multi-Benefits” in Urban Systems
India stands at the crossroads of rapid urbanisation and an escalating climate crisis, where Nature-based Solutions (NbS) can emerge as a powerful ally. This mechanism offers an elegant and economical path to enhanced sustainability, resilience, and overall livability, which cities worldwide are now discovering. As defined by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN),Continue reading “Scaling and Financing Nature-Based Solutions to Reap “Multi-Benefits” in Urban Systems”