Subhra Bhattacharjee

Development practitioner, economist, sudoku-lover. And believer: that #extremepoverty and #climatecrisis can be tackled in this lifetime. Retweets ≠Endorsement

[Subhra Bhattacharjee @SubhraB_EP]

"...food, healthcare, water and sanitation, education, decent work and social security are not commodities for sale to those who can afford them, but basic #HumanRights to which we are all entitled."

Now and forevermore.
#SDGs

[António Guterres @antonioguterres]

#COVID19 has been likened to an x-ray, revealing fractures in the fragile skeleton of the societies we have built.

It has reinforced the need for solidarity more strongly than ever.

We belong to each other.

We stand together, or we fall apart.

https://t.co/9wNIjgHSuX

[Ben Phillips @benphillips76]

The *same* people that told you not to worry about climate change because it wasn’t real now tell you yeah it’s real but it’s too late so accept your fate.

They were wrong then that there was nothing to worry about, and they are wrong now that there is nothing we can do.

[United Nations @UN]

Climate finance isn’t charity, it’s an investment in global stability and a livable planet.

From funding clean energy to drought-resilient seeds for farmers, it cuts emissions and strengthens communities.

Explore some real-world examples: https://t.co/7SBbHWx5km

[United Nations @UN]

Saturday’s #MandelaDay is an opportunity to honour Madiba's lifelong commitment to freedom, justice and equality.

Each of us can learn from and be inspired by Nelson Mandela’s legacy, and take action to achieve a better future for all.

https://t.co/4iOUFOmfXv

[Avinash Chanchal @avinashchanchl]

This summer, some households in Delhi decided to record what heat actually does to their lives, loss of income, missed work, dehydration cases, reduced mobility, water access, and more. Not with just ambient temperature, but through their own lived experiences.

They recorded sleepless nights. They documented how rising temperatures increased stress, frustration, and conflict at home. They wrote about losing work and income because it became impossible to work outdoors. They described children struggling to study or complete homework in unbearably hot homes. They kept record of increasing electricity bills, medical expenses, and the many invisible impacts of heat that rarely appear in research papers or policy discussions.

These stories, testimonies, and records became Garmi Khata, a community led people’s registry that aims to translate lived experience into evidence. What makes it powerful is its ownership. It is not a survey conducted from outside. It is a community maintained record that turns everyday experience into documented climate evidence.

Yesterday, these households submitted their Garmi Khata to the NHRC, calling on it to acknowledge the human rights impacts of extreme heat and to recognise heat as a human rights issue that demands urgent action.
I feel this opens up a larger discourse on how climate impacts are measured, whose data counts, and how communities are already building their own systems of accountability when official frameworks fall short.

[Subhra Bhattacharjee @SubhraB_EP]

When Europe and North America battle heatwaves, #ClimateChange looks like a dry July in #Kolkata. But a sudden afternoon downpour, bounding up the stairs to rescue nearly dry laundry, the urgency, the joy, nearly dry hair soaked wet again. The monsoon I knew. The Kolkata I knew.

[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

It is important to resist the commodification of basic human needs. Food, water and healthcare cannot be subordinated to market considerations or geopolitical interests. Access to adequate food is a fundamental human right grounded in the dignity of every person. Meeting this need not only alleviates suffering but also addresses underlying causes of geopolitical instability. Indeed, food security is an essential component of global and integral security. https://t.co/DgkM9RegJ7

[Subhra Bhattacharjee @SubhraB_EP]

Showcasing efforts, amplifying voices, building synergies around a shared cause. This is how we scale. Together. @FSC_IC

[UN Biodiversity @UNBiodiversity]

Organizing a #BiodiversityDay 2026 event?
Big or small, in-person or online — every action #ForNature matters!

📢 Announce it on the IDB website 👉 https://t.co/q8d1muQSHv

#LocalAction #UNBiodiversity

[HealthAsia @farhadali]

Eating for the planet turns out to be eating for yourself.

Less red meat.
More plants.

Lower emissions — and also lower blood pressure, better gut health, longer life.

The climate diet and the longevity diet? Same diet.
#climateAction #food
@Moveribfan @DrKristieLeong @OneHealthPlanet Your expert opinion please.

[Subhra Bhattacharjee @SubhraB_EP]

@William_Blake Asking the right questions - those that are interesting and important, specifying the problem in a way that can be addressed with available data, that will separate the average from the excellent, both for papers and academics. As they do now.

[Subhra Bhattacharjee @SubhraB_EP]

Happy #WorkersDay

[Subhra Bhattacharjee @SubhraB_EP]

This is a shared responsibility. Govts enforce strong labour laws. Unions enable collective bargaining. Civ soc advocates for their rights. Companies invest in safe and fair workplaces. @FSC_IC brings them together to build consensus even when interests diverge

[Subhra Bhattacharjee @SubhraB_EP]

130 years of organized labour movement has won many gains for workers’ rights. Yet these rights remain out of reach for the vast majority of workers. With disruptive changes in the world of work, labour rights are important for many additional reasons. 1/n

[Subhra Bhattacharjee @SubhraB_EP]

For @FSC_IC workers' rights mean safe working conditions, gender equality, training opportunities, and freedom of association with collective bargaining. They prohibit child labour, forced labour, and discrimination.

[Subhra Bhattacharjee @SubhraB_EP]

Yesterday #Köln Municipal Forests celebrated 25 years of @FSC_IC certification, 25 years of meeting and exceeding high standards of responsible forest management. Here the Chief Forest Officer speaks about climate adaptive forest management. #EarthDay

[Subhra Bhattacharjee @SubhraB_EP]

@BancoGuayaquil @FSC_IC @foxfolddesigns @milanocortina26 👉 Explore their full stories:
Chestnut Carbon: https://t.co/e0SiZP8SUe
Banco Guayaquil: https://t.co/7MFgUE2vcE
Fox Fold & Phidal: https://t.co/IkOO36hSrS
Olympic Medals: https://t.co/9JoDvN97Vc

[Subhra Bhattacharjee @SubhraB_EP]

✅ Making their Mark: February Spotlights
🔷 In the United States, @chestnut_carbon's restoration project is the first to achieve @FSC_IC Verified Impact certification for biodiversity, restoring over 16,000 acres of native forest. 1/5

[Subhra Bhattacharjee @SubhraB_EP]

@BancoGuayaquil @FSC_IC @foxfolddesigns 🔷 And in #Italy, @milanocortina26 unveiled its Olympic and Paralympic medals, combining design with sustainability, including @FSC_IC -certified packaging and recycled materials. 4/5