#FossilFuel Exit Strategy finds that existing coal, oil and gas production puts the world on course to overshoot Paris climate targets. The report analyses global renewable energy potential, and finds that every region on Earth can replace fossil fuels with renewable energy to keep warming below 1.5ºC and provide reliable energy access to all. 10 […]
First-ever document designed to prepare healthcare workers for various conversations around climate change and subsequent health impacts 15 June 2021, New Delhi: Healthy Energy Initiative India in partnership with health organizations has launched a first of its kind guidance document – “No Vaccine for #ClimateChange – A Communication Guide on Climate and Health for the […]
First-ever document to help prepare healthcare workers for climate change impacts released Experts warn that health sector will be most impacted by climate change and needs guidelines to follow The first-ever document designed to prepare healthcare workers for conversations around climate change and subsequent health impacts with their patients and communities was released this week. […]
How villages, districts and states are preparing localised climate action plans. “Climate change is at its heart about people and how to shape a future for humanity that promotes well being while ensuring that the nature and nature based services upon which we all depend continue to function and support sustainable development for all.” – […]
By 2050, more than 200 million people will be forced to flee their homes due to climate change. Climate change has contributed to melting ice sheets, rising sea levels, and desertification. It has led to more frequent and stronger weather-related extremes such as storms, floods, droughts, and wildfires. Threats to people’s lives, physical and mental […]
The South Asia region is one of the fastest growing regions of the world in terms of energy consumption. With No South Asian economy (India, Bangladesh and Pakistan) being a major energy producing nation, Their current and forecasted dependence on international markets and domestic coal ( especially for power generation) to meet their energy requirements […]
Download Here Bangladesh has a unique topography. Situated on the Bay of Bengal Bangladesh’s topography and geographical location make it particularly vulnerable to extreme weather events including floods, cyclones and sea level rise. Its vulnerability is caused not only by its biophysical factors , but also its socio-economic factors such as high dependence on agriculture, […]
It is widely established that unemployment, political dissatisfaction among youth, lack of quality education and better payment in wages abroad are major factors that drive migration in Nepal, however, climate change is insufficiently recognized as one of the push factors driving migration in South Asia although there is evidence that it is happening.
India is a large country, spread across several climatological and ecological zones, making its population particularly vulnerable to the worst impacts of climate change. 67% of India’s population of 1.3 billion people live in rural areas and depend on climate-sensitive sectors such as agriculture, fisheries, and forestry for their livelihoods.
RISE INFINITY FOUNDATION (RIF), Lewis Institute and Babson Innovation Lab,USA are organising The RISE World Summit 2021on 28, 29 January 2021 (RWS2021). The theme of the summit is “Beyond Boundaries, Search UNITY, Find OpportUNITY” which is based on the backdrop of the pandemic with the aim to search for interventions and innovations that will truly make this the Decade […]
