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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…

COP27 Round-up

COP27 Round-up By Tom Caley, ADN Writer Last weekend the Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, or COP27, overran by two days as delegates struggled for agreement. To follow up our previous post…

Seeds of Resilience: Lessons from Odisha for a Climate-Just Future

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…

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…

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…

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