resilience

Faced with climate change, riverine communities are using memory maps, audio notes, and images to archive oral histories and traditional adaptation strategies.

K K Shailaja (former health minister, Kerala) and Liby Johnson (Gram Vikas) discuss building resilience to disasters as a developmental priority and how governments, citizens, and civil society can contribute.

Climate change adaptation has received far less attention and funding as compared to mitigation. The public sector must prioritise building resilience against rising climate risks to ensure a sustainable future for the country.

Based on insights from a study on building community resilience in a post-pandemic world, here are three key strategies for nonprofits in the livelihoods sector.

Seasonal migration, low income, and caste-based discrimination are among the reasons why pastoral, nomadic tribes like Gujjar Bakarwals and Chopans struggle to access education.

Working with adolescent girls requires a delicate balance of supporting them to express their agency while also managing backlash from the community.

As the frequency of climate-induced disasters increases, communities that are vulnerable to climate change are adopting unique solutions to respond to these crises.

Pastoralists in Gujarat depend on time-tested strategies to adapt to climate change. But they are invisible in state policies and remain marginalised.

Lockdowns during the pandemic forced migrant workers across India to return home. Here’s how migrants from East UP coped with the consequences, and how the government, nonprofits, and funders can support them.

As schools reopen, here are six steps policymakers can take to create a supportive and enabling environment for government school teachers.