The Jaipur-based waste management NGO had faced resistance when it first tried to work with informal workers to solve the city's sanitation problem. As its CSO, Sultania looked into providing better social security for the workers.
A more radical level of accountability is needed for carbon markets. It is also time to establish minimum price floors, in order to crowd out poor-quality offsets and actors, especially for the Global South, says Simon Zadek.
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Simon Zadek
With South Asia set to bear the brunt of global heating, we must understand the realities and nuances of climate-induced migration in the region to chart the way forward.
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Nidhi Menon and
Pooja Bhatia
The climate crisis is impacting the prevalence of a variety of diseases including respiratory conditions, some cancers, kidney disease, vector-borne illnesses and mental health.
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Karan Thakur
Scientists in the Global South are studying how solar geoengineering could affect their communities. One team in Pakistan is focusing on malaria, a mosquito-borne disease that affects millions in tropical and sub-tropical countries yearly.
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The built environment's sprawling carbon footprint can be reined in by giving old buildings a 'climate makeover' as cities grow. The Eco-Business Podcast talks to Vinod Jethani about the benefits and challenges of retrofitting old buildings.