South Asia, a potential hotspot for global warming, is open to social vulnerability as future projections reveal a possible intensification of social factors and forces that create inequitable exposure to the risks and damages of climate change.
The challenge of the South is now to balance the demands for climate change mitigation and meet its development needs in the region by linking development and environment issues at this critical time.
17-01-2012Reducing methane and black carbon emissions could quickly tackle climate change while improving people's health, especially in South Asia, a study reports. more...
06-01-2012Rich economies are evading their responsibility to make deep cuts in greenhouse gas emissions by shifting the burden to poor nations in return of small monetary payments, says activist-columnist Praful Bidwai. more...
Image: Praful Bidwai delivering a lecture in New Delhi on January 5, 2012/ Photo credit: OneWorld
13-01-2012Rising food insecurity triggered by climate change will deal a serious blow to the nutrition status of Indian women unless the adaptation techniques focus on them, writes Aditi Kapoor. more...
07-12-2011A new report Outing the Oligarchy identifies the top 50 individuals whose investments benefit and reinforce climate change. The report also connects the impasse at Durban climate talks and the Occupy Wall Street movement against capitalism. more...
Wood fires fuel climate change: UN Wood burning and diesel vehicles are two of the biggest reasons in the developed world in generating the black carbon - a major cause of climate change, says a recent UNEP report.
