Sustainable Futures Collaborative

We are #hiring a Communications Associate/Senior Communications Associate in New Delhi. If you have broad communications experience and a strong understanding of research communications, join our creative and dedicated team and help shape our strategy. Application deadline: Sep 6. Details: https://lnkd.in/gHP4izYG

‘Should cities remain the center of focus in addressing air pollution?’ Annanya Mahajan and Arunesh Karkun spoke on how cities face the greatest aggregated health risks and emphasized that while addressing pollution in cities, we should not lose sight of the broader regional dimensions of the issue. The presentation was made at Asian Development Research Institute (ADRI) conference on ‘Urban Challenges: Focus on India and Patna’ last week.

"Indian cities should keep investing in and expanding public and non-motorized transport options, even as it takes time for behavioural changes to fully take effect," Arunesh Karkun said at the Asian Development Research Institute (ADRI) discussion on 'Revamping urban transport to check congestion and pollution and increase economic efficiency' held last week.

'Does Electrification Reduce Domestic Violence? Evidence from India' - Ashwini K Swain will be speaking at this discussion by the Giri Institute of Development Studies in Lucknow on 23 Aug, 4 pm. Join the discussion on Zoom: https://t.co/2lEnTMA3j9

In ETV BHARAT, Nazneen N wrote an explainer on PM 2.5, how the particles are formed, their health impacts, and methods for controlling PM 2.5 emissions. The article has been translated into Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, and Tamil. https://lnkd.in/gHK5uNcy

We are #hiring a Communications Associate/Senior Communications Associate in New Delhi. The role involves creating and editing content, disseminating research findings, conceptualising and organising events, managing comms assets, etc. Application deadline: Sep 6. Details: https://lnkd.in/gHP4izYG

We are #hiring a Fellow to lead our research on Adaptation and Resilience. The role includes identifying areas of national strategic importance in climate adaptation, developing a research and policy engagement strategy, building networks with peer research orgs, govts and the media, etc. Rolling application; details: https://lnkd.in/gHP4izYG

NEW: In ‘The Oxford Handbook of Environmental and Natural Resources Law in India’, Navroz K Dubash, Aditya Valiathan Pillai & Anirudh Sridhar co-authored a chapter that documents how India’s policies, institutions, and legal structures have changed in response to climate change. They suggest a more deliberate approach to climate governance, and discuss the prospects for a climate law in India. https://t.co/C81hR0fPQM

As many as 33,000 people across 10 cities die each year from breathing air marked safe by accepted standards in India: Recent The Lancet study co-authored by Bhargav Krishna, Jeroen de Bont, Poornima Prabhakaran, Petter Ljungman, Joel Schwartz & others. Read its coverage in Nature Magazine below. "Because a significant amount of the mortality risk is concentrated at low to moderate levels of exposure, we need to tighten our standards for better public health," Krishna said. https://lnkd.in/gjt3e9Wi

NEW: In a chapter in ‘The Oxford Handbook of Environmental and Natural Resources Law in India’, Shibani Ghosh identifies four main challenges in regulating air quality in India: - Weaknesses in regulatory design; - Capacity and capability constraints in regulatory institutions; - Flawed policy-making; - Inadequacy of hard regulation in delivering cleaner air. Read more on the challenges and suggested reform pathways https://lnkd.in/gis6AEsu