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November 6, 2022
Protecting children from climate change impact not child's play
In 2020, 559 million children were affected by four to five heatwaves a year; numbers could increase four-fold by 2050, as per a report by UNICEF
Heat-related mortality is four times higher among children under 1 year of age than in persons aged 1–44 years (Image: Taqver, Wikimedia Commons)
August 11, 2022
India’s rivers in trouble due to high fertilizer load and heavy monsoons
This could lead to water quality crisis reinforcing the need for basin-specific management strategies
Around the world, more than a fifth of nitrogen released by human activity ends up in aquatic ecosystems (Image: Wikimedia Commons)
July 29, 2022
Carbon removal using ‘blue carbon’ habitats “uncertain and unreliable”
New study from the University of East Anglia challenges the widely held view that restoring areas such as mangroves, saltmarsh and seagrass can remove large amounts of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere
Mediterranean seagrass (Image: David Luquet, CNRS-Sorbonne University)
July 10, 2022
Slow onset climate-induced disasters leaving migrants at greater risk of human trafficking
People in India fleeing disasters like drought more likely to have experienced trafficking or modern slavery than those fleeing floods or cyclones
The country's climate change assessment suggests things are only going to get worse (Image: Saurav Karmakar, India Water Portal Flickr)
July 8, 2022
Warming waters will lead to gasping rivers in India
Indian rivers are experiencing rising temperatures, which can lower the oxygen carrying capacity of their waters and spell doom for living organisms, small and large living in the waters.
The Karamana river in Thiruvanathapuram, Kerala (Image Source: India Water Portal)
June 15, 2022
Damned by pollution, doomed by beautification
The River Front Development project planned by the PMC is nothing but a cosmetic makeover for the already choked Mula Mutha river in Pune, argues Dr Gurudas Nulkar while speaking to the India Water Portal.
The highly polluted and encroached Mula Mutha river in Pune (Image: Alexey Komarov via Wikimedia Commons)
Unsuccessful attempt at visiting Rumbak village after GLOF last year
A memoir written by Karuna Chimmed from Leh, Ladakh, on her attempt to visit Rumbak village, which was affected by flash floods due to the outburst of an artificial lake in August 2021
Karuna Chhimed
Charkha Features
Posted on 05 Jun, 2022 08:57 PM

Last year, on August 22 outburst of an artificial lake near Rumbak region impacted the villages of Rumbak and Zingchen in the Union Territory of Ladakh.
A broken bridge which connected tiny place called Zingchen (Image: Karuna Chhimed)
Six priorities for decarbonization in industrialized and emerging economies
Navigating the tension between industrialized nations and emerging economies for global decarbonization efforts requires a diverse portfolio of solutions.
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Posted on 01 Jun, 2022 02:05 PM

There is an unprecedented level of awareness of the role of decarbonization in enabling environmental sustainability moving forward.
There is a need to facilitate the shift more efficiently towards renewable energy adoption globally (Image: Pixabay)
Droughts reduce India's GDP by 5 percent in twenty years
News this fortnight
Aarti Kelkar Khambete
Posted on 24 May, 2022 08:37 PM

Droughts reduced India’s gross domestic product by 2-5 per cent over 20 years from 1998-2017: Report
India, vulnerable to droughts (Image: Pixabay; hbieser)
Ministry weakens protections against coal mine expansion
Policy matters this fortnight
Aarti Kelkar Khambete
Posted on 24 May, 2022 08:02 PM

Ministry weakens protections against mine expansion using coal shortage excuse
Work in progress in coal mines in Jharsuguda (Image Source: Makarand Purohit)
Assessment of climate change over the Indian region
Climate change is real. What are its implications for India? This book presents a first of its kind national forecast on the impact of global warming on climate in India.
Ministry of Earth Sciences
Government of India
Posted on 14 May, 2022 11:42 AM

Climate change presents growing challenges to human health, safety, quality of life and the economy of the country. This book titled 'Assessment of climate change over the Indian region' by the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES), Government of India, edited by R.
Climate change is real. What does it mean for India? (Image Source: Robert Hensley/Wikimedia Commons)
Need for robust forecasting mechanism: Landslides and flash floods
Smaller-scale weather events need better prediction
Samar Lahiry
Posted on 03 May, 2022 08:33 PM

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has generated a long-range forecast for the upcoming southwest monsoon season, which brings rainfall across the country from June to September.
Image: Vinoth Chandar, Wikimedia Commons
Climate Asia, a new initiative launched to deal with the climate crisis
Need to focus on geographically specific solutions
Arthan
Posted on 26 Apr, 2022 08:26 PM

A new initiative “Climate Asia” attempts to build a robust climate ecosystem in Asia, by working with climate organizations to strengthen the workforce.
Building and strengthening the climate ecosystem in Asia (Image: Tumisu, Pixabay)
Long-term resilience through MGNREGS assets
The report by IIED identifies policy and design opportunities through which the provision of assets under MGNREGS can improve the long-term resilience of rural beneficiaries.
Emilie Beauchamp
David Paul Pertaub
International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)
Posted on 23 Apr, 2022 11:47 AM

The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act is one of the largest social protection programmes in the world, providing guarantee of income to some 55 million people every year.
Work in progress at an NREGA site under 'apna khet, apna kaam' (my field, my work). Medhbanchi, Dungarpur, Rajasthan (Image: UN Woemn Asia and Pacific/Gaganjeet Singh)
This is how your kid’s life will be like in 2050
It is almost certain that today’s kids are doomed to live in a world that would be two-degree centigrade warmer compared to the average global temperature of the 1850s. But what would that world be like?
Manoj Misra
Posted on 22 Apr, 2022 03:04 PM

Scientists might be forced to listen to self-serving politicians but climate change shall not.
Children's lives are under threat due to climate change. (Image: Max Pixel)
Climate Asia: Unpacking jobs, community action, and funding
The Climate Asia Conference will take place on the 21st and 22nd of April, 2022
Posted on 19 Apr, 2022 10:22 AM

Climate change is going to fundamentally alter the nature of most industries. There is a pressing need to take adaptive and mitigative measures. In light of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report and the upcoming COP 27, we will be organizing a conference titled Climate Asia: Unpacking Jobs, Community Action, and Funding.
Image: Pixabay
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