Why Should India not Give up on COP?

Why Should India not Give up on COP?

Every winter, like migratory birds, people working on climate change flock to some distant location for the annual COP climate summit. But these climate summits often seem to produce more jargon than action. Why is it still worth it for India to engage? Ulka Kelkar , Executive Director at WRI India, writes in The Times Of India .

Greening the Route for India’s Women Entrepreneurs

Women own only 20% of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in India and many of them play a critical role in creating eco-friendly products. Sonal Shukla of Econscious even featured in the Prime Minister’s Mann Ki Baat address recently. What solutions can help support women entrepreneurs? Read here

Mobile Libraries, Herbal Gardens: Vibrant Public Spaces 

Playtime is key to unlocking a child’s creativity. Enhancing early childhood development (ECD) centers in India aids children’s cognitive development and encourages caregivers’ engagement. Our blog explains how this works.

Sunny Side Green 

Using land for solar energy production and agriculture – known as agrivoltaics – generates employment opportunities for local communities. It’s also sustainable. Find out more in our photo blog here

One Year into Bengaluru’s Climate Agenda  

How did ten months of brainstorming, engaging, learning, doing, reflecting and re-doing yield the city’s first ever climate plan? Let’s look back as we move ahead

Approach to Map Climate Vulnerabilities Finds That... 

Recovery post disaster is not enough. Risk reduction and resilience building is the need of the hour. Find out more here

Financing India’s Urban Future 

A growing urban population but stagnant municipal finances. What’s the way forward? Our CEO, Madhav Pai, weighs in

Mainstreaming NbS for Climate-Resilient Cities 

Launched at the CDRI Pavillion at COP29, the India Forum for Nature-based Solutions (NbS): Annual Summit conference proceeding summarizes discussions from the India Forum for Nature-based Solution’s first Annual Summit held earlier in the year. It was released in a session hosted by CEEW in collaboration with India Climate Collaborative (ICC) and WRI India.

Know more about the Forum here or follow #NbS4India on social media.


Rhett Ayers Butler, Founder and CEO of Mongabay talks to Jaya Dhindaw, Executive Director, Sustainable Cities, WRI India, about enabling green growth, communicating hope for our environment, and inspiring individual action. Watch on YouTube | Listen on Spotify

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Celebrating World Sustainable Transport Day on 26th November | Explore the journey of e-buses (2014-2024) and the states and union territories driving this growth.


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