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Managing Climate Risks in the Times of COVID-19- Publications

COVID-19 is glaringly revealing the vulnerability of the systems we rely on.

Climate Change Risks to Rainfed Agriculture in Karnataka: Implications for Building Resilience- Publications

Climate change increases strain on agriculture systems through changes in the magnitude, distribution, and timing of rainfall; rise in temperature; and an increase in the frequency of extreme weather events.

Climate Risk Profile for Power Sector in Karnataka- Publications

Power infrastructure, which includes assets for generation, transmission, and distribution of power, is vulnerable to manifestations of climate change.

Moving Away from False-Positive Climate Risk Assessments- Publications

Nine months into 2021, and India, a country with a population of about 1.

Characteristics and Health Risk Assessment of Fine Particulate Matter and Surface Ozone: Results from Bengaluru, India- Publications

Urban air pollution is a complex problem, which requires a multi-pronged approach to understand its dynamics.

OPINION: Knowing what is at stake - Climate risk assessment for resilience and adaptation- Publications

Climate change will amplify the existing risks and create new risks for natural and socio-economic systems.

PRESS RELEASE: CSTEP Study: Winter Minimum Temperatures Expected to Be High in Northern India- Publications

The Center for Study of Science, Technology and Policy (CSTEP)—a Bengaluru-based think tank—published a study on the climate of northern India titled ‘District-Level Changes in Climate: Historical Climate and Climate Change Projections for the Northern States of India’.

Too hot to handle?- Publications

March 2023 was the second-warmest March for the world in the last 174 years, says the March 2023 Global Climate Report by the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

Uncovering nuances with intersectionality- Publications

The relationship between climate change and migration is intricate.

Unpacking the concept of climate migration- Publications

Human mobility in the context of environmental impacts has been gaining increasing attention.

Towards a better climate migration policy landscape in India- Publications

The first two articles of our ‘Under the Weather, On the Move’ blog series talked about the various considerations in conceptualising climate migration, and why migration is usually not the first adaptation strategy when facing a combination of climatic and non-climatic risks.

Risk-based adaptation to ease tropical cyclone impacts- Publications

Cyclone Mocha — the first storm of 2023 in the North Indian Ocean — killed people, destroyed buildings, and caused economic losses in Myanmar, Bangladesh, Eastern India, and Sri Lanka.

Employing a Systems Thinking Approach in Climate Risk Assessments - Publications

The world is witnessing the increasing impacts of climate change at an alarming rate.

On India’s ‘heat action plans’- Publications

Come summer, we are used to seeing heat alerts from the India Meteorological Department (IMD) for various parts of India.

Technology Options for Faecal Sludge Management in Developing Countries: Benefits and Revenue from Reuse- Publications

This article provides technology options for the treatment of Faecal Sludge (FS) in developing countries to minimise exposure to FS and assesses its benefits along with possible revenue generation from reuse.

AI for Health - Projects

CSTEP’s Health and Nutrition solution using AI is aimed at managing the health and nutrition of children and new mothers.