(1/3) Cities are no longer cooling down once the sun sets — turning heat stress into a round-the-clock occurrence.
For instance Delhi's heat pattern is driven by land use that clearly influences the land surface temperature (LST). Night temperatures do drop, but not evenly.
Very sad to hear about the death of my old friend, the wonderful Kanai Das Baul. He had been Ill with TB for some time. I wrote about him, his beautiful voice and his life in the Tarapith cremation-ground in Nine Lives: ‘Sometimes the mad and sightless can understand things better, and more clearly, than the sane and the sighted,' he said. ‘The blind are never deceived by appearances. It is only those of us who have no eyes that can see through the lure of maya, and glimpse reality for what it is.’
Save the Date! Join our panel at #ConnectKaro on Sept 3:
Operationalizing Locally Led Adaptation for Climate Resilient Villages.
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The delivery agent had given me a #HP cylinder instead of #Indane cylinder during the last delivery.
Any suggestions about what to do now that I need to refill my #cylinder?
@IOCL @IOCDelhi @HPCL
Over 95% of women-led Indian #MSMEs are informal, restricting their access to knowledge, finance, and professional networks.
Our latest Conference Proceeding gives insights on strategies to support women workers and #MSMEs for a low-carbon transition.
👉https://t.co/bgV3wuyELP
This Conference Proceeding is part of our ongoing work under Resilient, Inclusive, and Sustainable Enterprises (#RISE), supported by Ares Foundation’s Climate-Resilient Employees for a Sustainable Tomorrow (#CREST) initiative.
Learn more:🔗https://t.co/tcDHHsRpYk
Out Now | Our latest publication titled ‘Building an Ecosystem for Gender-Responsive and Climate-Resilient #MSMEs in India’ for diverse strategies to support and upskill women workers in #MSMEs for a climate-resilient, low-carbon transition.
Read👉https://t.co/bgV3wuyELP
The women making iPhones in India live in hostels that don't allow them to venture out during the week for anything other than the commute to the factory
Read @Johanna_Deeksha's eye-opening report
https://t.co/mm4cseZmsu
This week I gave a presentation about flying and offsetting in academia for the Climate Action Research Institute @SwanseaUni. Here's a short 🧵 of the main points...