As heat waves sear our cities and floods inundate them, as poor quality air and lack of green spaces make life unbearable for millions, it becomes important to frame climate mitigation and adaptation in the context of justice and rights. The widening gap between the wealthy few and marginalised many in cities across South Asia exacerbates during extreme weather events. The absence of gender-inclusive and participatory approach while drafting climate action makes it less just.
Six Fellows were selected, from hundreds of applications received from India, Pakistan, Nepal, and Bangladesh, to research and report on various aspects of cities and Climate Change. Their work focused on themes ranging from housing challenges, demolitions, and informal settlements to inequality and water inequity, and the impact of heat and floods on people in cities across the four countries. The final stories of the QoC-CANSA Fellowship series, re-orient to cities in South Asia and ask how climate action - necessary and urgent - can be just and equitable too.
Below, you find, the body of work, done during the last 10 months from Delhi, Dhaka, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Karachi and Kathmandu on ecology in cities, right to the city for millions, and the urgency of climate action.
Zofeen T Ebrahim
Barasha Das and Harish Borah
Barasha Das and Harish Borah
Kushal Pokharel and Chhatra Karki
Hrushikesh Patil and Sejal Patel
Zofeen T Ebrahim
Hrushikesh Patil and Sejal Patel
Kushal Pokharel and Chhatra Karki
Sadiqur Rahman
Hrushikesh Patil and Sejal Patel
