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What makes South Asia so vulnerable to climate change?
Source: Al Jazeera
Date: 8 Jul 2023
Climate-change-induced downpours, drought, and soaring temperatures have become increasingly common across the eight countries of South Asia, making it one of the world’s most vulnerable regions to the impacts of global warming. Saleemul Haq, Director at the International Centre for Climate Change and Development, said the region is particularly at risk because of a combination of geography, population and poverty.
El Niño is here and the world must prepare for more extreme heat, UN weather agency warns
Source: CNN
Date: 5 July 2023
Governments must prepare for more extreme weather events and record temperatures in the coming months, the World Meteorological Organization warned Tuesday, as it declared the onset of the warming phenomenon El Niño. El Niño is a natural climate pattern in the tropical Pacific Ocean that brings warmer-than-average sea-surface temperatures and has a major influence on weather across the globe, affecting billions of people.
Cooling the Heat: Can India Lead the World in Green Cooling Innovation
Source: World Bank Blogs
Date: 11 Jul 2023
India must urgently address its urban heat challenge not only as a climate challenge but also as a development challenge. It poses a threat to the country’s economic growth, social progress, and environmental sustainability, as well as exposing deep inequalities and injustices in our cities. Immediate action is needed to make our cities cooler, greener, and more inclusive for all.
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