Inside the assembly: How much do Tamil Nadu’s policymakers really know about climate change?
This blog was originally published in Citizen Matters on 26th May, 2025.
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Engaging young minds: Teaching climate change in Indian schools
Climate change is no longer a tale of polar bears and faraway glaciers. It is the heatwave scorching our summers, the flood water rising in our streets, the drying borewells in our villages and the poor quality of air we breathe. Yet for many young minds across India, this urgent crisis remains hidden in the margins of textbooks reduced to a chapter in science or a passing reference in social studies, easily forgotten after the exam.
Environmental Sustainability - Phase X
Jan 2025 - Dec 2025
Despite India having many climate change initiatives it faces several hurdles in achieving successful climate action with inclusive adaptive and mitigating measures. Whether it is grid infrastructure and stability or policy and regulatory gaps or environmental and social concerns, addressing these challenges requires a mix of technical innovation (or assessing the technical innovation in terms of environmental safeness), supportive policies, and stakeholder engagement to ensure balanced and sustainable climate action.
In locations where people’s livelihoods are associated with environmental degradation,
and possible mitigating solutions to encourage a shift towards alternatives with fewer negative impacts or greater environmental benefits. This can be achieved through Improved access to safe, sustainable, reliable and affordable energy which can contribute significantly to the improvement of livelihoods in these communities. At the same time, opportunities for income-generating activities linked to the provision of energy services and technologies can enhance incomes and build resilience.
Our climate is changing. Are you?
Our climate is changing. Are you?
A series of posters designed to raise awareness among the public on the impacts of climate change, and what even individuals can do to help change this.
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காலநிலை மாறுகிறது. நீங்கள்?
காலநிலை மாறுகிறது.
நீங்கள்?
காலநிலை மாற்றம் குறித்த விழிப்புணர்வை ஏற்படுத்த வடிவமைக்கப்பட்ட வழிகாட்டிகள்.
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St(o)ppwatch June-July 2024
The Supreme Court of India has given climate justice the much-needed spotlight it deserves. This edition of St(o)ppwatch brings you news on youth for climate action, replenshing coral reefs, climate justice, the scorching records of hottest days and much more.
St(o)ppwatch April - May 2024
Citizens of the world are waking up and feeling the heat, literally and metaphorically. This edition of St(o)ppwatch brings you news on landmark climate decisions, climate justice, young climate leaders and much more.
Climate Change - Protect mangroves
Mangrove ecosystems provide invaluable services such as coastal disaster risk reduction, carbon storage, and support for fisheries. Their loss would be detrimental to both nature and people worldwide. #ProtectMangroves. #ActOnClimate
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Climate Change - Increase in migration
According to the #WorldMigrationReport2024 released by UN Migration, more than 216 million people across six continents will be forced to move within their countries by 2050 primarily due to #ClimateChange #ActOnClimate
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பழவேற்காடு ஏரிப் பாதுகாப்பு: சட்டத்தின் பெயரால் சிக்கலா?
‘காட்டுயிர் பாதுகாப்புத் திட்டம் 2002’, ‘தேசியச் சுற்றுச்சூழல் கொள்கை 2006’ ஆகியவற்றின் அறிவுறுத்தலின்படி, தேசியப் பூங்கா, சரணாலயம் போன்ற பாதுகாக்கப்பட்ட பகுதிகளின் எல்லையிலிருந்து 10 கி.மீ. தொலைவிலுள்ள பகுதிகள், சுற்றுச்சூழல் பாதுகாப்புச் சட்டம் 1986 இன்படி, சூழலியல் கூருணர்வு மண்டலமாக (Eco-Sensitive Zone) அறிவிக்கப்பட வேண்டும்.
