Global Politics Young Voices
Issues and Cases in Climate Change: Looking beyond Heatwaves, Wildfires and Floods
17 August 2021
By Young Scholars' Workshop
Organised by
National Institute of Advanced Studies
in collaboration with
Department of International Studies, Christ (Deemed-to-be-University), Bangalore
&
Department of International Studies, Stella Maris College, Chennai
Programme
1330-1345 hrs: Welcome & Inauguration
By Prof D Suba Chandran, Dr Madhumati Deshpande and Ms Aarthi Santhanam
Session-I: 1345-1515 hrs
Climate Change Catastrophe: Heatwaves, Wildfires, and Floods
Floods: The phenomenon and adaptation
Resilience and sustainable rebuilding is a crucial adaptation strategy in the wake of intensity and frequency of floods
Rashmi BR, PhD scholar, NIAS
Heatwaves: Glaring manifestation of climate change
Heatwaves have become a more frequent and intense phenomenon regionally and globally. Effective early warning system and adaptation strategies are a key to management
Akriti Sharma, PhD scholar, NIAS
The Wildfires in the US, Siberia and Turkey: A cauldron of human errors and climate change
The unpredicted outbreak of wildfires in the US, Siberia and Turkey over the last three years point towards climate change which is amplified by misgovernance
Angel Thomas and Sanjana Santhosh, Department of International Studies, Stella Maris College
Discussants: Joeana Cera Mathews and Harini Madhusudan
Session-II: 1515-1645 hrs
Responding to Climate Change: Moving beyond Vulnerabilities
Indigenous Communties and Climate Change: The response and recovery efforts of frontline climate workers
Climate scientists must combine modern scientific research with evolving traditional practices of the indigenous communities to tackle climate change more efficiently
Avishka Ashok, Research Associate, NIAS
Women and Climate Change in Asia-pacific
Climate change affects women disproportionately, thereby necessitating their inclusion in the climate dialogue
Dhanushaa P, Department of Political Science, Madras Christian College
Climate Change and Seasonal Migration: Building resilience in the Sunderbans, the West African Sahel and Mexico
Seasonal migration during climate change-induced disasters leads to resilience building and is an adaptive mechanism among local populations
Deeksha Pandey and Hanspreet Kaur, Department of History and International Studies, CHRIST (Deemed to be University)
Responses to Climate Change: Countries' race to acheiving carbon neutrality
Keerthana Nambiar, Department of International Relations, Mysore University
Discussants: Sourina Bej and Vaidehi Satish
1645-1700 hrs: Concluding Address
Dr Christian Hübner
Director, Regional Project
Energy Security and Climate Change Asia-Pacific (RECAP),of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS)
Vote of Thanks
Dr Priya Suresh
Department of International Studies, Stella Maris College, Chennai
