Civil society network hails Guterres’ visit to Nepal
myRepublic | 31st October 2023

KATHMANDU, Oct 31: Civil Society organizations have hailed UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ visit to Nepal saying that it marked a significant step in fortifying global cooperation in addressing the pressing issues faced by the world’s most vulnerable nations…      

Obituary: Saleemul Huq, climate voice of the Global South
DownToEarth | 29th October 2023

His sudden demise, a month ahead of COP28 in Dubai, is a great loss to the global climate movement. It was in 2013 that I first met Saleemul Huq, climate scientist, activist and advisor to least developed countries. I still remember our meeting. For it was unique….      

Mobile tableau near top pujas spreads awareness about climate change
The Telegraph India (My Kolkata) | 27th October 2023

Puja and paribesh (environment) emerged as perfect partners this Durga Puja with a specially designed tableaux set up near popular pandals to showcase green concerns, including climate change, and possible solutions drawing large crowds….      

India’s climate discourse needs local narratives
qrius.com | 3rd October 2023

The language and expressions shaping the climate change conversation often don’t resonate with the realities of the most affected communities. This needs to change…      

‘It is high time India has a law that recognises climate migrants’
DownToEarth | 1st October 2023

On December 9, 2022, Member of Parliament Pardyut Bordoloi introduced a private member bill to recognise climate migrants and ensure their holistic rehabilitation…      

‘Global commons’: Indo-Bangla consensus on need to highlight climate impact, loss & damage in Sundarbans globally
DownToEarth | 27 September 2023

UN Loss and damage discussion progressing slowly; experts favour wider sourcing and innovative funding for Sundarbans..      

Canada must do more in ‘make-or-break’ global climate moment, groups urge
Global News | 18 September 2023

Canada is facing a “make-or-break” moment to regulate its oil and gas industry, several global environmental groups say. More than 250 environmental organizations urged Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to prioritize the matter as MPs returned to Ottawa on Monday.

U.N. ‘stocktake’ calls for fossil fuel phaseout to minimize temperature rise
Mongabay News | 12 September 2023

The U.N. climate change agency published a new report Sept. 8 confirming that while there has been progress on climate change mitigation since the landmark Paris Agreement in 2015, more needs to be done to limit the global rise in temperatures at 1.5°C (2.7°F) above pre-industrial levels...

South Asia Needs a Policy Framework to Respond to Climate Migration
Science The Wire | 10th August 2023

In the second installment of the four-part series Lands, Borders, and People, a panel of experts examines climate-induced migration pathways, policy efforts at the national and international levels, and some avenues for climate action..

Lands, Borders, and People: Climate-Induced Migration and Displacement
asiasociety.org | 15th June 2023

In the second installment of the four-part series Lands, Borders, and People, a panel of experts examines climate-induced migration pathways, policy efforts at the national and international levels, and some avenues for climate action..