Climate Policy

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 […]

Climate Policy

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. […]

Climate Policy

When Rain Becomes a Curse

Why Malawi’s Climate Policies Keep Failing Its People Eliza Edward was under seconds to decide on an impossible decision. When the floodwaters of Cyclone Freddy rushed down Soche Hill in March 2023 she held the hands of her children and fled, abandoning it all behind. Her husband vanished down the muddy torrent and was never […]