Understanding the Nuances of Climate Change in the Indian Subcontinent: Impact and Way Forward
Understanding the Nuances of Climate Change in the Indian Subcontinent: Impact and Way Forward | An Online International Monsoon School Program | A Six-Week Immersive Online Introductory Certificate Training Course | August-September 2023 | IMPRI #WebPolicyLearning
Teaser: https://youtu.be/87R4zdv0_bY

#IMPRI Center for Environment, Climate Change, and Sustainable Development (CECCSD), IMPRI Impact and Policy Research Institute, New Delhi, invites you to #WebPolicyLearning
An Online International Monsoon School Program
A Six-Week Immersive Online Introductory Certificate Training Course on
Understanding the Nuances of Climate Change in the Indian Subcontinent: Impact and Way Forward
Details of the #WebPolicyLearning:
Dates: August (5, 12, 19, 26), September (2, 9), 2023
Six Consecutive Saturday
Time: 3 – 5 p.m. IST
Platform: Zoom
Teaser: https://youtu.be/87R4zdv0_bY
Course Fee: INR 7000 (inclusive of GST)
Discounted Fee:
For Professionals: INR 5600 | For Students: INR 4200
Additionally, Bulk Discounts can be availed for groups of more than 5 participants
Registration Form:
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About
In the Anthropocene, if there is one thing that is going to shape the realpolitik of the world in the coming decades, then it can be summed up into two words – Climate Change.
Climate change is an intricate and far-reaching phenomenon that has profound implications in every corner of the globe, including the Indian subcontinent. It encompasses the gradual rise in Earth’s average surface temperature, primarily driven by human activities such as the burning of fossil fuels, deforestation, and industrialization. While the impacts of climate change are being experienced worldwide, certain regions, including the Indian subcontinent, are particularly vulnerable to its effects. The Indian subcontinent stands as one of the most climate-vulnerable nations due to its expansive population, widespread poverty, and heavy reliance on agriculture and natural resources.
The Indian subcontinent has a diverse geographical landscape, encompassing vast deserts, fertile plains, towering mountain ranges, and an extensive coastline. Anthropogenic reasons for extreme weather events, including scorching heatwaves, devastating droughts, destructive floods, agricultural losses, and formidable cyclones, have gripped the country. With climate change projected to exacerbate these already severe weather events, the region faces significant social, economic, and environmental consequences. The Indian subcontinent is grappling with a complex web of interrelated climate change impacts, demanding a coordinated and sustained response from various stakeholders, including individuals, organizations, communities, governments, civil society, and the private sector.
In light of these pressing challenges, the IMPRI Center for Environment, Climate Change, and Sustainable Development (CECCSD), is proud to introduce a transformative course designed to catalyze discussions on climate change in the Indian subcontinent & countries of South Asia and foster effective awareness, adaptation and mitigation strategies. This course offers participants a unique opportunity to delve into essential approaches and innovative solutions, enabling the region to cope effectively with these challenges and construct a more resilient future.
Join us in this vital initiative to address climate change in the Indian subcontinent head-on, equipping ourselves with the knowledge, strategies, and tools necessary to forge a sustainable and resilient future for the region.
Themes
The program presents a comprehensive course on climate change that delves into a wide range of themes, providing a holistic understanding of these global challenges:
• Climate Change, Sustainable Development, and Policy Interventions
• Climate Change Assessment and Economic Impact
• Observable Calamities due to Climate Change
• Climate Justice and Equity
• Alternative Energy Solutions
• Just Transition to a Sustainable Planet
For Whom
This course is for anyone with a keen interest in environmental & climate change and development studies. Working professionals, civil society activists, sustainability enthusiasts, researchers, and post-graduate and undergraduate students, especially from the South Asian region would benefit from this course.
Benefits of taking the Course
Participants would:
• Learn from globally renowned scholars, and practitioners.
• Gain first-hand insights and networking opportunities
• Get course outline and reading list from the experts for learning
• Get access to session videos for 15 days
• Receive a certificate of completion
• Have the opportunity to publish their essays on the IMPRI Insights Blog, which features the articles of eminent people from around the globe.
Upon successful completion of the program, each participant will be awarded a Certificate of Completion.


Program Experts
Chair: Mr Tikender Singh Panwar, Senior Fellow, IMPRI; Former Deputy Mayor, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh
Experts
Mr Soumya Dutta, Co-Convener, South Asian People’s Action on Climate Crisis (SAPACC), New Delhi
Mr Arjuna Seneviratne, Board Member, Climate Action Network of South Asia; Development Consultant Energy Forum, Sri Lanka
Dr Bama Dev Sigdel, Visiting Professors of Economics, Program Director, Centre for Policy Studies & Rural Development, Kalimati Kathmandu, Nepal
Prof Joyashree Roy, Bangabandhu Chair Professor and Director, Centre on South and South East Asia Multidisciplinary Applied Research Network on Transforming Societies of Global South, AIT School of Environment, Resources and Development, Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand (TBC)
Dr Jabir Syed, Associate Professor of Environmental Studies, COMSATS University, Islamabad, Pakistan
Prof Rekha Nianthi, Professor, Department of Geography, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
Mr Himanshu Shekhar, Senior Editor (Political and Current Affairs), New Delhi Television Limited (NDTV India), New Delhi
Prof Anil K Gupta, Professor & Head, ECDRM; HoD, Director of Projects & Centre of Excellence & International Cooperation, National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM), New Delhi
Dr Reazul Ahsan, Associate Professor, Urban Ecology Program, University of Utah Asia Campus, Incheon, South Korea
Ms Bhargavi S Rao, Trustee & Senior Fellow, Environment Support Group (ESG), Bengaluru
Mr K J Joy, Founding Member and Senior Fellow, Society for Promoting Participative Ecosystem Management (SOPPECOM), Pune
Prof Vibhuti Patel, Visiting Distinguished Professor, IMPRI (Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra); Vice-President, Indian Association of Women Studies (IAWS)
Mr Ashish Kothari, Founder-member, Kalpavriksh, Pune
Dr Aditya Guisain, Principal Environmental Specialist, Environmental Management Centre, Mumbai
Mr Srinivas Krishnaswamy, CEO, Vasudha Foundation India, New Delhi (TBC)
Mr Deependra Pourel, Environmental Architect & Founder, Design Studio, Bhutan; Affordable Housing Specialist, Asian Development Bank (ADB), Bhutan
Prof Sanjeevi Shanthakumar, Vice Chancellor, Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar
Dr Khondaker Golam Moazzem, Research Director, Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), Dhaka, Bangladesh
Mr T K Arun, Senior Journalist and Columnist, New Delhi
Conveners:
Dr Simi Mehta, CEO and Editorial Director, IMPRI
Dr Arjun Kumar, Director, IMPRI
Course Schedule
Program Time Structure | ||
Understanding the Nuances of Climate Change in Indian Subcontinent: Impact and Way Forward | ||
5 August- 9 September 2023 | IMPRI#WebPolicyLearning | ||
Time Slot (IST) | Session Topic | Expert |
Week 1 | August 5, 2023 | Climate Change, Sustainable Development and Policy Interventions | ||
3:00-3:40 PM | Contextualizing Climate Change in South Asia with a special focus on its Impact | Mr Soumya Dutta |
3:40-4:20 PM | Gender and Climate Change | Prof Vibhuti Patel |
4:20-5:00 PM | Climate Change, Policy Intervention & Sustainable Development | Dr Bamadev Sigdel |
Week 2 | August 12, 2023 | Climate Change Assessment and Economic Impact | ||
3:00-3:40 PM | Climate Change and Economic Opportunities in South Asia | Prof Joyashree Roy |
3:40-4:20 PM | Climate Change and Its Implication for the Economy in Pakistan | Dr Jabir Syed |
4:20-5:00 PM | Climate Change Assessment and Economic Impacts | Prof Rekha Nianthi |
Week 3 | August 19, 2023 | Observable Calamaties Due to Climate Change | ||
3:00-3:40 PM | Reporting Observable Calamaties due to Disasters and Climate Change | Mr Himanshu Shekhar |
3:40-4:20 PM | Understanding Climate Change and various forms of Disasters | Prof Anil K Gupta |
4:20-5:00 PM | Climate Migration and its Impact on Poor and Marginalized Communities: A Case Study from Bangladesh | Dr Reazul Ahsan |
5:00-5:40 PM | Climate Change and Water | Mr K J Joy |
Week 4 | August 26, 2023 | Climate Justice and Equity | ||
3:00-3:40 PM | Climate Justice and Equity: Indian Ground Realities | Ms Bhargavi S Rao |
3:40-4:20 PM | Climate Change, Water Resources and the Indian Ocean Region: Findings from Srilanka | Mr Arjuna Seneviratne |
4:20-5:00 PM | Eco Swaraj and Alternate Developments: Towards Rainbow Recovery | Mr Ashish Kothari |
Week 5 | September 2, 2023 | Alternative Energy Solutions | ||
3:00-3:40 PM | India’s Transition Journey to Cleaner Energy | Dr Aditya Gusain |
3:40-4:20 PM | The Current State of Play of Energy Transition in India | Mr Srinivas Krishnaswamy |
4:20-5:00 PM | Affordability, Energy and Efficiency: A Particular Focus on Housing in Bhutan | Mr Deependra Pourel |
Week 6 | September 9, 2023 | Just Transition to Sustainable Planet | ||
3:00-3:40 PM | Valedictory Session: Towards Sustainable Environment in South Asia: Challenges and Opportunities in Law and Policy Making | Prof Sanjeevi Shanthakumar |
3:40-4:20 PM | Just Transition to Clean Energy: Experiences of Bangladesh | Dr Khondaker Golam Moazzem |
4:20-5:00 PM | Needed, a Paradigm Shift in the Climate Discourse | Mr T K Arun |
Participants List & Details
Participant List & Details | ||||
Understanding the Nuances of Climate Change in the Indian Subcontinent: Impact and Way Forward | ||||
An Online International Monsoon School Program | A Six-Week Immersive Online Introductory Certificate Training Course | ||||
August- September, 2023 | IMPRI #WebPolicyLearning | ||||
Full Name | Designation | Organisation | Location (City/Town/Village etc) | Country |
Aarti | Student | KIRORI MAL COLLEGE (DELHI UNIVERSITY) | Currently Delhi, but belongs to Haryana | India |
Aasthaba Jadeja | Undergrad Student | Kishinchand Chellaram College | Mumbai | India |
Abiramy Balasubramaniyam | Teacher | Asian International School | Colombo | Outside India |
Adaikalam Lesley Jesurajan | Programme Officer | UNHCR | Colombo | Outside India |
Adith Gopala Krishna | Student | Azim premji University | Bangalore | India |
Aditi Raj | Senior Research Analyst | CRISIL | Pune | India |
Aishwarya Iyer | Writer and researcher | Freelancer | India | |
ALOK VAJPEYI | Lead, Knowledge Management and Core Grants | Population Foundation of India | New Delhi | India |
Amit Agrawal | Sr. ESG Research Analyst | Crisil Ltd. | Pune | India |
Ashish Manjunath | Innovation Officer | WaterAid India | Delhi, Bengaluru | India |
Chandrika Arya | Research Scholar | University of Delhi | New Delhi | India |
Debjani Barman | Manager-Research | Bal Raksha Bharat (also known as Save the Children) | Kolkata | India |
Devadyumn Singh Sinver | Student | School | Jaipur | India |
Dr Md Tariqul Islam | Associate Professor, Radiology & Imaging | Sheikh Hasina National Institute Of Burn & Plastic Surgery | Bangladesh | |
Dr. Nandini Srivastava | CEO | Aatapi Seva Foundation | Vadodara | India |
Dr. PRIYANKA PURI | ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR | Miranda House, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 | DELHI | India |
Dr. Srishty Kasana | Assistant Professor | Daulat Ram College, University of Delhi | Delhi | India |
Gunpreesh Kaur | Economics graduate from NMIMS | NA | Mumbai | India |
Harshaa Kawatra | Student | IMPRI | Delhi | India |
Inayat kapoor | Student | Lady Shri Ram College for Women, Delhi University | New Delhi | India |
Jiyan Roytalukdar | Student | Queen Mary University of London | Jaipur | India |
Kanchan Kanwal | Student | University of Delhi | New Delhi | India |
Karishma Talreja | Research Scholar | University of Mumbai | Mumbai | India |
Komal Kejriwal | Student of Masters in Economics | St. Xavier’s University Kolkata | Kolkata | India |
Madhur Singh | Editor, India | Eco-Business | Bangalore | India |
Manoj Pastam Kumar | architect and urban planner | polito | Hyderabad | India |
Mansi Garg | Architect Planner | IMPRI | Delhi | India |
Md Shahid | Project Manager | Give Me Trees Trust | Delhi | India |
Md Shamshad Parwez | ||||
Megha Phadkay | Assistant Climate Policy Researcher | PIC (Pune International Center) | Pune | India |
MITAN SHRIVASTAV | Post Graduation Student(Political Science) | Aligarh Muslim University | Aligarh | India |
Mohammad Hasan Ali | Advocate | Judge’s Court, Chattogram, Bangladesh | Chattogram, Bangladesh | Outside India |
Ms. Vinita Fernandes | Assistant Professor | St. Andrews College of Arts, Science and Commerce | Mumbai | India |
Mukta Deodhar | Research Associate | WELL Labs | Pune | India |
Nanayakkara Wellalage Srimalee Nanayakkara | Administrative officer | University of Peradeniya | Sri Lanka | Outside India |
Navendu Mishra | Senior Consultant – Research, Policy and Strategy | Independent Consultant | New Delhi | India |
Nikita Bhardwaj | Student | Delhi University | Gurgaon | India |
NIRJHAR DAS | Student | Assam University, Silchar | Silchar, Cachar, Assam | India |
Nishkalp Shukla | Student | Kirori Mal College | New Delhi | India |
Nitasha Malhotra | Associate Professor | University lof Delhi | Delhi | India |
Nitesh Rai | Senior Research Analyst | ObjectWin | Pune | India |
NITHYA SHREE H | Student | SSN college of engineering | Chennai/Tamil Nadu | India |
Nitya Kuchimanchi | Intern | IMPRI | Mumbai | India |
Panagodage Wasana Surandi Fernando | Lecturer (Probationary) | university of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka | Kalutara | Outside India |
Prakriti Kandwal | Student | South Asian university | Noida | India |
Prashanth Goutham | Senior Director | AppViewX | Chennai | India |
Prashi Gargo | Online Coordinator | TRF | Jorhat, Assam | India |
Priyanka Negi | Research intern | IMPRI | Delhi | India |
Priyasha Sharma | Student | UCL | Ghaziabad | India |
R K Nikhil | DPM | BRLPS | Bettiah | India |
Rashadul Hasan | Lead, Refugee Studies Unit | BRAC University Centre for Peace and Justice | Dhaka | Bangladesh |
Ravi Mahato | Student | IGNOU | jamshedpur | India |
Riya Rajvanshi | Student | IMPRI | Noida | India |
sakshi sanjay ugale | student | jawaharlal nehru university | delhi | India |
Satyam Tripathi | Student | IMPRI | Kanpur | India |
Seema Nihalani | Assistant Professor | Parul University | Vadodara | India |
Serayna Solanki | Coordinator | HOME Alliance / Heinrich Boell Foundation | London, UK | Outside India |
Sharon Jacob | Program manager | Plan India | Dehradun | India |
Soumita Chatterjee | Volunteer | AMCA | Kolkata | India |
Tariqul Islam | Associate Professor, Radiology & Imaging | Sheikh Hasina National Institute Of Burn & Plastic Surgery | Bangladesh | |
Trinath | Director | Energy Advisory services pvt ltd | IN | India |
Urvashi Joshi | Risk Advisor | Free Lance Risk Professional | Mumbai | India |
Vaidehi Patil | Information designer | Srishti Institute of Art, Design and Technology, Bangalore | Pune | India |
Vaishali Singh | Ph.D. Research Scholar | HPNLU, Shimla | Chandigarh | India |
Vaishnavi Varadarajan | South Asia Community Organiser | International Accountability Project | New Delhi | India |
Venkatraman R Inumula | Sr. VP | Self | India | |
Vithita Jha | Research Scholar | Vellore Institute of Technology | Vellore | India |
Yamini Khandelwal | Assistant tutor | Byjus | Alwar | India |
आशुतोष पौडेल | Student | Institute of Engineering,Pulchowk Campus | Nepal |
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Teaser: https://youtu.be/87R4zdv0_bY