Climate adaptation remains neglected in the Sundarbans
A project to introduce and upscale climate-resilient livelihood strategies in the Sundarbans has failed due to the disconnect between local communities, researchers and policymakers
Category: Adaptation
Financing blues stalemate framing of climate rulebook
The reluctance of rich nations to commit adequate funding to mitigate and adapt to climate change at the Bangkok meeting hindered the drafting of a rulebook to implement the Paris agreement
Organic farming gathers steam in the Sundarbans
Faced with longer and hotter summers, many farmers in the Sundarbans have embraced organic farming with local crop varieties that are better adapted to a changing climate
Umapati Sarkar, a progressive farmer in the Sundarbans in West Bengal who travels extensively to promote organic farming among the people, has many stories of his journeys…Read More
Dharmapuri forgets some names for rain
Climate change impact in the form of erratic and more intense rainfall has impacted the dry land farms of Dharmapuri in Tamil Nadu, but some farmers are adapting by growing millets
Every time it rains in Dharmapuri, M. Molagappan, a retired farmer, claims to know its’ name. The year is split into periods of 13.5 days, he says, and each period has a different name…Read More
Native cattle breeds better suited to climate resilience
As global warming becomes increasingly evident across India, the conservation of indigenous cattle breeds that are hardy and better suited to withstand high temperatures has been gaining ground
Bringing home the prizes his bull had won in a jallikattu event, Kaspar recollected last year’s protests. Tamil Nadu had erupted into protests to revoke a ban on the bull-taming sport…Read More
Protecting Pichavaram mangroves in coastal Tamil Nadu
A systematic and long-term collection of local data is expected to aid adaptation to sea level rise in the Pichavaram mangrove forest on India’s east coast that will also help in conserving and expanding it
The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, which caused extensive damage to Nagapattinam in Tamil Nadu, left the neighbouring area of Pichavaram, covered in dense mangroves, relatively unharmed…Read More
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