By Mr. Yunes Abou El Wafa and Mr. Eduardo Cardoso As the global community gathers at COP30 to advance the implementation of loss and damage mechanisms, the lived realities of smallholder farmers in rural India emphasize the urgency while showing…
Using COP as an Opportunity to Reflect on the Relationship Between Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction
By Dr Hideyuki Shiroshita Photo credits: The Japan Times In Japan, disaster risk reduction (DRR) measures and climate change policies have, for many years, been promoted as separate efforts. In terms of governmental responsibilities, DRR has mainly been handled by…
The Young and the Displaced: Why Loss and Damage Demands Action
By Master Arkoneil Ghosh and Ms. Prarthona Datta Floods, droughts, and storms are no longer headlines; they are daily realities for millions of children globally. When disaster strikes, homes are swept away, schools become shelters, and families must begin again…
Lightning The Silent Killer: How Climate Change is Fuelling Lightning Strikes and Fatalities- and how India leads Building Lightning Resilience of Communities
Lightning is an awe-inspiring, natural but fascinating phenomenon since times immemorial. But in recent times, it has shown sharp increase in its frequency, severity, intensity and dimensions in many parts of the world, especially in tropical and developing countries; and…
Information Integrity: Keeping the data in mind during COP30
By Omri Shoshani As loss and damage has grown into a central discussion during the recent Conference of the Parties under the UNFCC, and will undoubtedly play an important role during COP30, it warrants reflecting on the evidence that will…
Adaptation That Works: From Local Action to Global Ambition at COP30
Perspective on Building Protection, Not Just Response By Vishal Pathak Photo credits: Ab Rashid/UNDP Bangladesh As the world prepares for COP30 in Belém, Brazil, the conversation on climate change is finally shifting from crisis to capability—from measuring losses to financing…
Anyone Can Be Bitten By A Snake, No One Should Die!
Every year, an estimated 5.4 million people worldwide are bitten by snakes, resulting in 1.8 to 2.7 million cases of envenoming (WHO, 2023). Of these, between 81,410 and 137,880 people die, and approximately three times as many suffer amputations or…
Why are “Plastic Deaths” avoidable? The Avoidable Deaths Network campaign against plastic
By Giulia Cristiana According to Tearfund, we are losing one person to plastic pollution every 30 seconds. That is roughly one million people a year. Since its inception in 1907, plastic has quickly become one of the most produced, consumed,…
International Women’s Day 2025: Accelerate Action for Women’s Inclusion & Resilience
By Maryam Mohammed Samaila At the Avoidable Deaths Network (ADN), we believe that accelerating action means moving beyond words to transformative change. This International Women’s Day (IWD), we stand in solidarity with global efforts to break barriers, drive inclusion, and…
Well-Fall Deaths Are Avoidable Deaths
By Tahira Khan In District Chiniot, Pakistan, agricultural well falls have been a persistent yet preventable cause of injuries and fatalities among farmers and livestock, with 286 incidents reported from 2013 to 2023. Previously, no protective measures were in place,…
The Economics of Indian Antivenom
By Chloe Vasquez Globally, antivenom markets are broken and unreliable, plagued by sky-high prices, severe shortages and the constant drop-out of producers from the market. In India, however, antivenoms are cheap and widely available. So, how is India producing so…
Child Drowning: A Major Public Health Concern in Bangladesh, India and Pakistan
By Md Shafkat Hossain 25 July is World Drowning Prevention Day. Drowning deaths are avoidable, yet every year according to the World Health Organization nearly a quarter of a million people lose their lives to drowning, and almost 82 000 of…