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Wed, Sep 23, 2026 from 05:30pm — 06:30pm, IST
VENUE
Online on Zoom
ORGANIZER
Mittal Institute India Office
Join us for the event “Evaluating Crop Insurance as Climate Policy.” This webinar explores how crop insurance can help farmers manage growing climate risks, drawing on research from flood-prone communities in Odisha.
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Wed, Apr 29, 2026 at 05:00pm, ET
VENUE
CGIS South, S153
ORGANIZER
Mittal Institute Cambridge Office
Global institutions and the Paris Agreement set a high bar for global climate action, requiring countries to make Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) to keep global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. The gap between promises, commitments, and the actual state of climate action outcomes is visible and widely reported. Can AI close the gap between climate pledges and real-world outcomes? This seminar explores AI’s potential for Climate action accountability.
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Tue, Feb 3, 2026 at 06:00pm, ET
VENUE
CGIS South, S020 Belfer Case Study Room
ORGANIZER
Mittal Institute Cambridge Office
This panel explores how heat is actually experienced in daily life – inside homes, workplaces, and cities. Drawing on perspectives from building science, urban design, and environmental health, Profs. Rajan Rawal and Gary Adamkiewicz will examine how everyday environments shape thermal exposure, behavior, and health. Moderated by Prof. Rahul Mehrotra, the discussion will highlight gaps between measured conditions and lived experience, and consider how design, infrastructure, and policy can better address the growing burden of heat where people live and work.
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Wed, Nov 5, 2025 at 05:30pm, ET
VENUE
CGIS South, Room S050 and online via Zoom
ORGANIZER
Mittal Institute Cambridge Office
Join Eugene Richardson, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Global Health and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Assistant Professor of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital for a discussion on his Mittal Institute faculty climate grant project.
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Mon, Nov 3, 2025 from 06:30pm — 07:30pm, IST
VENUE
Online
ORGANIZER
Mittal Institute India Office
Join us for a webinar on “Development While Decarbonizing: India’s Path to Net Zero.”
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Thu, Sep 18, 2025 at 10:00am, ET
VENUE
Virtual Via Zoom
ORGANIZER
Mittal Institute Cambridge Office
A Harvard Climate Action Week book talk with Prof. Michael B. McElroy, Gilbert Butler Professor of Environmental Studies at Harvard University, and Prem Shankar Jha, Former Visiting Fellow, Harvard-China Project; author and journalist. Join Prof. McElroy and Prem Shankar Jha as they discuss their new book, Sun, Wind, and Biomass: India’s Path to a Sustainable Future. The book examines the current state of the Indian economy, tracing its trajectory towards a fossil fuel-free energy future.
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Tue, Sep 16, 2025 at 06:30pm, IST
VENUE
Online
ORGANIZER
Mittal Institute India Office
Join us for a webinar on “Protecting Workers in Heat Action Plans.”
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Fri, Apr 18, 2025 from 09:00am — 05:00pm, ET
VENUE
Cambridge – Thompson Room, Barker Center
ORGANIZER
Mittal Institute Cambridge Office
Please join us for the Mittal Institute Annual Symposium 2025, focused on Media, Climate, and Arts! This event is free and open to the public. Please note that there won’t be a live stream available.
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Fri, Mar 21, 2025 from 06:30pm — 09:30pm, IST
VENUE
Margosa Lawn, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi
ORGANIZER
Mittal Institute India Office
Dinner and Cultural Evening exploring the deep connection between Indian heritage and climate resilience through art, architecture, and cuisine. This evening is being organized on the sidelines of the climate convening ‘India 2047.’
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Wed, Mar 19, 2025 at 03:00pm, IST — Sat, Mar 22, 2025 at 02:00pm, IST
VENUE
Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, India
ORGANIZER
Mittal Institute India Office
‘India 2047: Building a Climate-Resilient Future’ brings together leading experts in climate science, public health, medicine, labor, business, agriculture, and urban planning for a series of interdisciplinary dialogues on advancing climate resilience.
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Tue, Feb 18, 2025 from 12:00pm — 01:30pm, ET
VENUE
Cambridge – CGIS South, S250
ORGANIZER
Mittal Institute Cambridge Office
Join us for a seminar with Arpit Shah, Mittal Institute Raghunathan Fellow 2024–25! His talk will focus on two channels by which caste can influence heat stress exposure in India.
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Thu, Oct 17, 2024 from 01:00pm — 02:00pm, ET
VENUE
Boston – Jonathan M. Mann Conference Room, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, 651 Huntington Ave (Level 7)
In collaboration with hundreds of workers from the Self Employed Women’s Association, an interdisciplinary team at the Salata South Asia Climate Adaptation Cluster is following hundreds of workers across indoor and outdoor occupations using microsensors, biosensors, and biomarkers. The team is working on quantifying the impact of heat and humidity in the microenvironment that the poor work and live in on their health, well-being, and wages.
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