Climate action - Question of Cities

Climate Change
Pollution
Sustainability

India’s climate action planning needs ecological vision and social sensitivity

The National Action Plan on Climate Change of 2008 was criticised for lacking depth, vision, and urgency; these have not been addressed in the 2015 revision. There is concern on how individual development projects in cities conform to the climate…

Climate Change
Infrastructure
Rivers & Waterbodies

Techno-fixes for flood risk mitigation in Mumbai: An ecological critique

Monsoon has displayed its fury this year once again, spreading havoc and flooding cities such as Guwahati, Nashik, Ahmedabad, Delhi, and Hyderabad. The grim situation has put the focus on systemic and structural causes, and on how we build our…