Articles

Climate Change in 2023: Has the World Reached an Inflection Point?

Heena Samant, Research Associate, VIF Article

Introduction

2023 was a watershed year for climate change. As record after record was broken that year, experts lamented that the world may have reached an inflection point. For example, CO2 levels in the atmosphere are projected to reach....

January 16, 2024 National Security and Strategic Studies , Climate Change , Article , Climate Change , Extreme weather events , COP28 , mitigation , adaptation , Loss and Damage Fund , carbon budget

Climate Change: A Review of 2022 and Projections for 2023

PK Khup Hangzo, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

Over the past year, the impact of climate change has escalated significantly. The threats emanating from this existential crisis are increasingly multifaceted and interlocking in nature and continue to test the capability of states and governments to....

January 12, 2023 National Security and Strategic Studies , Climate Change , Article , Climate Change , CO2 emissions , COP27 , Extreme weather events , Climate Tipping Points , COP28 , Carbon bombs , Climate attribution , Loss and Damage Fund

COP 27: High Stakes, Low Expectations

PK Khup Hangzo, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

Introduction

The 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference, or COP 27, will take place at Sharm El Sheikh in Egypt from 6 to 18 November. The main aim of the conference is to spur action towards achieving the world’s collective climat....

November 04, 2022 National Security and Strategic Studies , Climate Change , Article , Climate Change , Extreme weather events , COP 27 , Climate Tipping Points

Floods in Assam: The Case for Rethinking Adaptation

PK Khup Hangzo, Associate Fellow, VIF Commentary

Introduction

North-east India has been witnessing unusually heavy rainfall since the beginning of May. That has resulted in one of the worst floods ever recorded in Assam. As of 3 July, flood has affected 1,835,551 people in 26 out of the s....

July 04, 2022 National Security and Strategic Studies , Climate Change , Commentary , Climate Change , Extreme weather events , Assam flood , climate change adaptation , nature-based solutions , green infrastructure

Is India Ready to Adapt to the Impacts of Extreme Weather Events?

PK Khup Hangzo, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

Introduction

From March to April this year, India experienced an unprecedented heatwave with many places in northern India recording temperature in excess of 45°C over extended periods of time. In all, 15 states and Union Territories (UT) ....

June 02, 2022 National Security and Strategic Studies , Climate Change , Article , Extreme weather events , Heatwave , Nature-based Solutions (NbS) , IPCC Sixth Assessment Report (AR6)