Blog | Avoidable Deaths Network - Part 2

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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…

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Lightning The Silent Killer: How Climate Change is Fuelling Lightning Strikes and Fatalities- and how India leads Building Lightning Resilience of Communities

By Col Prof Sanjay Srivastava, Chairman, Climate Resilient Observing Systems Promotion Council and Convener of lightning Resilient India Campaign, Advisor, Avoidable deaths Network Lightning is an awe-inspiring, natural but fascinating phenomenon since times immemorial. But in recent times, it has…

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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…

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Challenging Anthropocentrism: Non-Human Loss and Damage and the Climate Debt in Heat-Stressed Urban India

By Ms. Lauren MacLeod The climate crisis compels a review of how policy addresses vulnerability in the context of the COP30 Global Ethical Stocktake (GES), which asks ‘Why do we continue with production and consumption models that harm the most…

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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…

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World Snake Day

Today we celebrate snake’s unique role in our ecosystem: Most snakes are not aggressive and non-venomous, and often bite in self-defence, when threatened or provoked; trying to kill them will expose you to a higher risk of bite. Photo with…

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