Climate Change

A collection of articles on climate change published on The India Forum.

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Book Review

How Humans Ravaged the Earth—And Themselves Too

Sunil Amrith's "The Burning Earth" is 'history as literature and history as social science, and occasionally, history as natural history as well. It blends and brings together…
▶24-Feb-2025
Ramachandra Guha

What the Donald Trump Presidency Implies for Climate Change

Trump’s promised actions to reverse many US policies to combat climate change – some of which he has already carried out – will not only cause damage to the US and its people but will also weaken…
▶25-Jan-2025
Nagraj Adve

Summer is Around the Corner. Is India Ready for the Heat?

Heatwaves have become a regular phenomenon in the summer. Policymaking needs to step up to mitigate the effects of extreme heat on vulnerable sections of the population.
▶13-Jan-2025
Naresh Singh, Priti Agarwal, Geeta Sinha

At COP29, Developing Countries Were Betrayed. Global Climate Action Has Been Jeopardised

The COP29 climate talks in Baku, billed as the finance COP, ended in disappointment for developing countries. It fell short of providing the financial support needed to transition from fossil fuels,…
▶16-Dec-2024
Harjeet Singh

Restoring India’s Rivers: European Experiences and Challenges

While structural differences exist between the European and Indian river basin management systems as in the hydroclimatic conditions and the social-political context, understanding the European…
▶16-Dec-2024
Debarshee Dasgupta, Subia Ahmad

The Importance of Nomadic Pastoralism

Nomadic pastoralism makes positive contributions to the man-made, natural, human and social capital stocks of the country; pastoralists therefore play an important role in Indian society. There are…
▶02-Dec-2024
Madhav Gadgil

Mexico's New Scientist President May Not Be Able to Save the Country

Mexico’s new President, Claudia Sheinbaum, an energy engineer and climate scientist, faces huge challenges. Yet, she has so far largely stuck to her predecessor Lopez Obrador’s politicised policies.…
▶02-Dec-2024
Joy Langston

Waiting for Justice: The Baghjan Oil Blow Out

In Assam, the victims of the 2020 Baghjan oil well fire continue to wait for compensation, even as their landscapes and lives have irrevocably changed for the worse. They live in a state of…
▶06-Nov-2024
Noihrit Gogoi, Dolly Kikon

Towards Operationalising a New Climate Right for India

The Ranjitsinh ruling of the Supreme Court is potentially far-reaching but its limited view of action on climate change risks causing an inadequate framing of policy. It is legislation that is built…
▶19-Sep-2024
Navroz K Dubash, Shibani Ghosh
Explainer

Making Sense of Climate Models

Predictions of climate have become an important element of global and national policies. Climate models warn us about the dangers ahead and the urgency of public action. How do scientists build these…
▶07-Sep-2024
Ganga Prasath