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South Asia is home to nearly two billion people and commonly regarded as \u201cground zero\u201d for climate change. The region is experiencing severe flooding, heat waves and droughts and the region’s poor are some of the most vulnerable. The Mittal Institute has embarked on a major climate change initiative focused on South Asia with the launch in 2023 of a new Climate Platform for South Asia that includes research projects, training programs as well as exchange fellowships for senior and junior academics, scientists and policy-makers.<\/p>\n
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This interdisciplinary project seeks to advance climate adaptation research and implementation at the household, community, state and federal levels in South Asia, particularly in the context of climate-driven migration.<\/p>\n
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The aim of this project is to develop a transformative, open-access climate and population health data-monitoring ecosystem in South Asia.<\/p>\n
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This project seeks to collect empirical and localized data on lived experiences of extreme temperatures and humidity. <\/p>\n
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This project seeks to identify and map the wide range of adaptation interventions underway in South Asia in response to extreme heat and precipitation.<\/p>\n
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The Mittal Institute collaborated with the India Meteorological Department <\/a>and the National Foundation for India<\/a> to produce a public service video on heat stroke awareness and protection<\/a>. 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The region is experiencing severe flooding, heat waves, and droughts, and the region’s poor are some of the most vulnerable. The Mittal Institute has embarked on a major climate change initiative focused on South Asia with the launch in 2023 of a new Climate Platform that will include research projects, training programs as well as exchange fellowships for senior and junior academics, scientists, and policy-makers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":269,"featured_media":52464,"parent":0,"menu_order":21,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"nf_dc_page":"","_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-53435","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nClimate change is one of the most important existential crises of our time. The Mittal Institute is uniquely positioned to contribute to scholarship that impacts the issue by acting as an intermediary between the vast resources we have here at Harvard and the many organizations and scholars already doing excellent work in the region. We are looking forward to being a platform and connector, bringing together different disciplines and voices who may not normally exchange and collaborate.<\/h3>\n
FACULTY WORK ON CLIMATE<\/b><\/h4>\n
RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS<\/b><\/h4>\n
CLIMATE DIALOGUES<\/b><\/h4>\n
CLIMATE FELLOWSHIP<\/b><\/h4>\n
NEWS AND MEDIA<\/b><\/h4>\n
FELLOWS AND AFFILIATES<\/b><\/h4>\n
EVENTS<\/b><\/h4>\n
Policy Brief: Climate Change in South Asia: Requisites for a Sustainable Future <\/strong><\/h3>\n
All India Disaster Mitigation Institute (AIDMI)<\/strong><\/h5>\n
CEPT Research and Development Foundation (CRDF)<\/strong><\/h5>\n
National Foundation of India (NFI)<\/strong><\/h5>\n
Sustainable Futures Collective (SFC)<\/strong><\/h5>\n
BRAC<\/strong><\/h5>\n
Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI)<\/strong><\/h5>\n
Self Employed Women’s Association (SEWA)<\/strong><\/h5>\n
TrustBridge Rule of Law Foundation<\/strong><\/h5>\n
BRAC University<\/strong><\/h5>\n
India Meteorological Department (Government of India)<\/strong><\/h5>\n
Social Alpha<\/strong><\/h5>\n