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”
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Measuring What the Roadmap Misses: Exposure Indices and the New Infrastructure of Climate Finance
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”
Legacy Mechanisms, New Expectations: A Perspective on the Baku to Belem Roadmap to 1.3T
The recently released report “Report on the Baku to Belem Roadmap to 1.3T” (henceforth referred to as the Roadmap), prepared as part of the COP29 and COP30 Presidencies, is framed as an action-oriented consolidation of existing initiatives and potential leverage points within the international climate finance system. The report realistically acknowledges the tension between itsContinue reading “Legacy Mechanisms, New Expectations: A Perspective on the Baku to Belem Roadmap to 1.3T”
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)?”
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”