Political ecology, small-scale fisheries, climate adaptation. Society for Direct Initiative for Social and Health Action; @NPSSFW
Alum: @azimpremjiuniv
OnlineFirst - "Local institutional strategies and responses to climate change risks in the Indian Sundarbans: A political economic analysis" by @amitrajit_c, Amrita Sen, and Debarchana Biswas:
#climatechange#impact#adaptation
https://t.co/fhB2DGolSt
🚨Last month, African Group of Negotiators Experts Support (AGNES) held a meet where they raised concerns about inequities in #IPCC Integrated Assessment Modelling. Other Global South scientists & experts have also pointed out issues. For @africaarguments
https://t.co/FovjqdwZ6L
Hi! I spent the last 13 months writing stories across India's west coast - from port development and fish famine to chemical pollution to water scarcity to diversion - with the underlying theme of prioritization of corporate interests over communities and water ecosystems.#THREAD
Changing Coastlines
This #documentary is now finished after three months of labour. It largely focuses on how small-scale fishers in #WestBengal's East Midnapore are affected by #climatechange and #development initiatives. #Watch and share your feedback: https://t.co/9rhmuPlwWf
Treading on Troubled Waters: Exploring Livelihood Vulnerabilities among Coastal Communities in the Indian Part of the Sundarban Delta
https://t.co/9XBHmfojRy
https://t.co/8EaO3TZjJd
From a recent collaboration with @SprfIndia.
This short #photoessay explores the multitude of issues faced by the small scale fishers in the Indian #Sundarbans or the #SundarbanBiosphereReserve (SBR) currently.
I haven't gotten any sleep and been up all night, yet I cannot get over these pictures. They're the most heartbreaking yet beautiful images of male friendship, intimacy, vulnerability, and bonding that I've seen in sports. What has made #Fedal so special? 🧵
Democracy must ensure that people can 'see' the State transparently & not the other way around. In today's @the_hindu I argue how some recent moves by the govt are likely to dehumanise, increase indignity & exacerbate the power asymmetry between rights holders and govt.
Good thread on Sri Lanka, IMF neoliberal conditionality, and what R Ramakumar calls the “green imperialists” and purveyors of organic ag pseudoscience such as the garlanded Vandana Shiva.
If you study these 13 maps for just a couple of minutes each, you'll understand history much better.
Starting with... the migrations of prehistoric humanity.