The people of Chennai responded admirably to the climate crisis unleashed by unprecedented rains in November-December 2015, but the city is yet to build upon the lessons it learnt during the floods
Indian cities are starting to look boringly similar on the ground. The roads look similar, and so do some of the malls, buildings, apartment complexes and shops. Watching a city while approaching it…Read More
The people of Chennai responded admirably to the climate crisis unleashed by unprecedented rains in November-December 2015, but the city is yet to build upon the lessons it learnt during the floods
Indian cities are starting to look boringly similar on the ground. The roads look similar, and so do some of the malls, buildings, apartment complexes and shops. Watching a city while approaching it…Read More
Climate resilience in Chennai’s neighbourhoods depends not only on their land use and hydrology, but also on the social and economic abilities of residents, and their capacity to improvise systems to overcome a crisis
When Chennai flooded in end-2015, newly developed areas such as Velachery flooded more than older parts of the city such as Mylapore…Read More
Chennai has lost much of its climate resilience due the shrinking of its wetlands and forest patches, which has drastically reduced the city’s ability to soak up excess rainwater
It is the network of blue and green that provides climate resilience to Chennai — blue of its wetlands and green of its patches of vegetation. This protective combination is now under stress…Read More
Kerala, which tops many development indicators in India, has broken new ground by training elected municipal and village leaders to tackle and mitigate challenges thrown up by climate change
Variability is the biggest issue in climate change that elected representatives at the local level have to face and the training will help them to lead the process of adaptation and mitigation…Read More
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