In Monrovia and other coastal areas of Liberia, people are getting used to waking up not to the sound of regular alarm but to the sound of water alarming against the stilts of their beds. In extreme cases, it is the very floodwaters that are tasked with the duty of doing the waking. Homes, streets, […]
Category: Climate Policy
Breathing in the Apocalypse: Why India’s “Gas Chamber” is a Policy Choice, Not a Weather Event
From “Severe Plus” AQI to political denial an insider’s critical look at how clean air became a luxury good in the world’s largest democracy. The Taste of Toxicity Have you ever tasted the air? The moment you walk out of your house in November, it’s the first and most overpowering of all the tastes that […]
Not Just a Climate Crisis: Why Pakistan Has a Public Health Emergency
Climate change is no longer an off thing or simply a matter of the shifting pattern of weather in the context of Pakistan neither is it about melting glaciers nor polar bears a long way away but it is about hospital beds, overheated bodies, contaminated water, epidemic outbreak and anxious families asking themselves whether the […]
Ministry of Health’s DEKSI Program and WHO Climate Adaptation Guidelines
Strengthening National Health Resilience Climate change has become inseparable from public health, as it has significantly affected, both directly and indirectly. However, the awareness of climate change’s impact on health conditions and life expectancy is still low among the people. For instance, heatwaves lead to death and potentially increase the number of fatalities when the […]
Climate Change and Public Health Crisis in Afghanistan A Country on the Frontline of a Silent Crisis.
Introduction The country of Afghanistan is experiencing an existential public health crisis that is caused by the climate change but the calamity has very little international coverage despite the fact that it is the worst disaster ever caused by climatic change. The country is also a leading climate-prone state in the world, yet the country […]
How Climate Shocks Undermine Indonesia’s Stunting Targets.
When we want to talk about Indonesia’s future, it is not far from Indonesia’s “Generasi Emas 2045” with its vision to transform the nation into a top global economic powerhouse by its centennial through the strategic utilization of its massive demographic bonus. It started from Indonesia’s young generation to make it possible. However, there is […]
The Great Green Mirage
A Critical Anatomy of COP30 and India’s Climate Paradox: From the Amazon to the Industrial Heartland, Why the “Global Mutirão” Failed to Bridge the Gap Between Diplomacy and Reality. The 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30), which held in the lush gateway of the Amazon Belém, Brazil from 10-22 November 2025, was actually the […]
Indigenous People: Keepers of the Earth, Strangers in Their Own Land
From November 10th to 21st, 2025, the world’s eyes turned to Belém, Brazil, for the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30). All the leaders from across the level – local, national, and international – gathered with a clear, urgent mission, to turn the promises of the Paris Agreement into faster, real-world action to protect […]
The Protest for climate justice and territorial protection, in Belém
The recently concluded COP30 in Belém, Brazil once again brought the nations of the world together [AW1] with one major target; Reducing the global GHG emission. This time however, COP30 brought the global climate conversation to the very heart of one of the world’s largest terrestrial carbon sinks; the Amazon. This move exposed a deep gap […]
Right Narrative for Right Policy
Contrasting Causal Stories in Sumatra’s Devastating 2025 Floods At the end of 2025, flooding struck the Island of Sumatra, which was worst in decades. Aceh, North Sumatra, dan West Sumatra lumpuh. A total blackout occurred with hundreds dead, thousands buildings destroyed and much more damage. The immediate aftermath focused on the “cause” of the disaster. […]