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Libya floods: Derna drowning was a man-made disaster decades in the making

Two dams collapsed upstream towards the Jebel Akhdar (the Green Mountain) in Libya, overwhelmed by the rain surge from Storm Daniel. A seven-metre wave thundered down Wadi Derna through the city, washing whole suburbs into the sea. The Turkish Red…
By Scott Lucas2 days ago
  • Gender
  • Climate Change
  • Sustainability

Women move the narrative from victims to agents of change

At a time when extreme weather events are causing damage and destruction around the world, women are silently turning climate crusaders in…
By Team QoCSeptember 8, 2023
  • Climate Change
  • Gender
  • Sustainability

How is India mainstreaming gender in Climate Change adaptation?

Women are often portrayed as victims of Climate Change, or as ‘most vulnerable’ while failing to recognise other realities. Women’s contribution to…
By Chandni SinghSeptember 8, 2023
  • Climate Change
  • Gender
  • Sustainability

Pune’s women waste pickers show path to climate action

Women waste pickers have been playing a crucial role towards making Pune zero-waste. Their efforts mean nearly 80,000 tonnes of waste recycled…
By Jashvitha Dhagey and Shivani DaveSeptember 8, 2023
  • Climate Change
  • Gender
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Climate-induced inflation wrecks women’s food practices in Shaheen Bagh

Shaheen Bagh, a middle-class and predominantly Muslim area in south east Delhi, emerged as the city’s culinary hub after the persistent protest…
By Samiya KhanSeptember 8, 2023
  • QoC-CANSA Fellowship
  • Climate Change
  • Rivers & Waterbodies

Greater Dhaka: Making liveable city in times of Climate Change is all politics and planning

Dhaka has been experiencing longer summers with heatwaves, weaker monsoons and shorter winters, indicating the Climate Change impact. Studies show that the…
By Sadiqur RahmanAugust 25, 2023
  • QoC-CANSA Fellowship
  • Climate Change
  • Urban Planning

Delhi’s heatwave, floods, and G20 beautification force urban poor to pay heavy price

In the sweltering heat of the Indian capital, the lives of the urban poor have been turned upside down by the ruthless…
By Hrushikesh Patil and Sejal PatelAugust 25, 2023
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  • Climate Change
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Climate justice eludes the displaced from Karachi’s Orangi Nala

After the heavy floods in 2020, the decision to remove illegal settlements along one of Karachi’s streams, Orangi Nala, to make way for water was a double blow to the residents. Three years later, they await justice. With climate-related catastrophes…
By Zofeen T EbrahimAugust 25, 2023
  • Rivers & Waterbodies
  • Climate Change
  • Urban Planning

‘We are scared that the polluted Mithi might flood again’

As Mumbai’s most prominent river and natural drainage channel, the Mithi has mostly been struggling to flow despite the restoration work after…
By Jashvitha Dhagey and Shivani DaveAugust 25, 2023
  • Rivers & Waterbodies
  • Climate Change
  • Natural Environment

‘This year’s Yamuna floods are a trailer of bigger floods to hit Delhi’

New Delhi and parts of the National Capital region (NCR) struggled through a massive flood in July, the likes of which had…
By Team QoCAugust 11, 2023

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