The Baku to Belem Roadmap to 1.3T is about mobilising and directing climate finance, yet it says relatively little about how the underlying climate risks are to be measured, compared and fed into economic decision-making. For countries already grappling with rising debt, tightening fiscal space and escalating climate impacts, this is no longer a technicalContinue reading “Measuring What the Roadmap Misses: Exposure Indices and the New Infrastructure of Climate Finance”
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Do we really need the Conference of the Parties (CoP)?
Now that the thirtieth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (CoP) is drawing near, it would be a good idea to go over the jargons related to climate change and see the latest position with respect to each one of them. This will help us to fortify ourselves adequately to appreciate the next turnContinue reading “Do we really need the Conference of the Parties (CoP)?”
Toward a Balanced Climate Finance Taxonomy: India’s Adaptation Lens
As the world turns its attention to the upcoming climate change conference in Bonn organised by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) as well as the 30th Conference of Parties (COP 30), there is an expectation of a more extensive focus on building resilient approaches to climate change. Adaptation, long overshadowed byContinue reading “Toward a Balanced Climate Finance Taxonomy: India’s Adaptation Lens”
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”
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”