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”
Category Archives: Climate Negotiations
Climate Migration: India’s Unseen Loss and Damage Crisis
In India, climate change is not a distant threat, it’s a harsh reality already uprooting millions from their homes. Between 2015 and 2024, 32.32 million people were internally displaced due to natural disasters, mostly floods and storms, according to the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC). In 2024 alone, the figure was 5.4 million, the highestContinue reading “Climate Migration: India’s Unseen Loss and Damage Crisis”
The Reckoning of Climate Change: A Step Towards a Comprehensive Economic Assessment
Human civilisation has made significant progress, but not without environmental costs. The pursuit of rapid economic growth has presented nations with a long-overdue cheque, and the figures are mind-boggling. According to the Adaptation Gap Report published by UNEP in 2023, the global adaptation finance gap as of present stands at USD 194–366 billion per year,Continue reading “The Reckoning of Climate Change: A Step Towards a Comprehensive Economic Assessment”
E-waste to Wealth through the Circular Economy Route
The Indian economy is growing at a fast rate. With rapid industrialization and development, citizens’ aspirations for a higher standard of living is increasing and so is the demand for latest technologies or gadgets. A recent report shows that there has been an exponential growth in the utilization of electronic devices world over. According toContinue reading “E-waste to Wealth through the Circular Economy Route”
Adaptation Finance: Scaling up for Better Preparedness
Climate financing is a widely discussed necessity and yet a conflicted topic since the climate change debate has begun. Between the right definitions, huge scope, and adequate amount of climate financing needs and requirements, the world has witnessed plethora of finance commitments. Amongst the many aspects of the climate finance debate, one of the critical Continue reading “Adaptation Finance: Scaling up for Better Preparedness”