climate change – All Indians Matter

‘Social justice is entwined with the climate conversation’

by admin|23 November 202223 November 2022|All Indians Matter

Ashraf Engineer November 23, 2022 The climate crisis is also a justice crisis. Across India, in the name of development, the government refuses to listen to communities most affected by climate impacts – tribals driven out of their forest homes...

India will have 5 crore internal climate refugees by 2050

by admin|19 November 202219 November 2022|All Indians Matter

Ashraf Engineer November 19, 2022 EPISODE TRANSCRIPT Hello and welcome to All Indians Matter. I am Ashraf Engineer. The 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference or Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change –...

The duality of the monsoon and how it affects you

by admin|15 October 202215 October 2022|All Indians Matter

Ashraf Engineer October 15, 2022 EPISODE TRANSCRIPT Hello and welcome to All Indians Matter. I am Ashraf Engineer. The Indian monsoon has officially ended, with the country recording “above normal” rainfall – 6% more than the long-term average. So why...

‘Definition of forests changed to show more cover, suit biz lobby’

by admin|10 August 202210 August 2022|All Indians Matter

Ashraf Engineer August 10, 2022 The government claims forest cover has risen by 2,261 sq km, but the figure is hotly contested by experts. They point out that, shockingly, it’s the result of the legal definition of a forest being...

‘Food loss has multiple dimensions – economic, social, environmental’

by admin|22 June 202222 June 2022|All Indians Matter

Ashraf Engineer June 22, 2022 There is a gargantuan amount of post-harvest food loss – which occurs in the crops’ journey from farm to retailer – in India due to inefficient supply chains. Nearly 40% of the food we produce...

Audio podcast: India’s heatwave: how soaring temperatures impact you and society

by admin|14 May 202214 May 2022|All Indians Matter

Ashraf Engineer May 14, 2022 Hello and welcome to All Indians Matter. I am Ashraf Engineer. It’s been a cruel, cruel summer. Satellite images showed that surface land temperatures exceeded 60 degrees Celsius in some parts of North India at...

Audio podcast: View water security through a gender lens

by admin|09 April 202209 April 2022|All Indians Matter

Ashraf Engineer April 9, 2022 EPISODE TRANSCRIPT Hello and welcome to All Indians Matter. I am Ashraf Engineer. For most of us, turning on the tap and filling a cup or vessel with water is something we take for granted....

Audio podcast: India faces economic, social turmoil due to climate change

by admin|26 March 202226 March 2022|All Indians Matter

Ashraf Engineer March 26, 2022 EPISODE TRANSCRIPT Hello and welcome to All Indians Matter. I am Ashraf Engineer. You must have noticed how hot it’s gotten over the past couple of weeks. The heat wave, which usually occurs towards the...

Audio podcast: ‘Stop developmental projects in tiger areas, invest more in lesser-known forests’

by admin|09 February 202209 February 2022|All Indians Matter

Ashraf Engineer February 9, 2022 126 tigers died in India in 2021, the most since data began being compiled, for reasons ranging from habitat loss to poaching and from habitat fragmentation to hunting of the tiger’s prey species by locals...

Audio podcast: ‘Carbon capture technology can help India balance emissions’

by admin|12 January 202212 January 2022|All Indians Matter

Ashraf Engineer January 12, 2022 Air pollution in India is so bad that it could be reducing life expectancy of millions by up to nine years. One of the solutions could be carbon capture, utilisation and storage technology as a...

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