Policy Brief: Climate Change in South Asia: Requisites for a Sustainable Future

POLICY BRIEF | DECEMBER 2023

Climate Change in South Asia: Requisites for a Sustainable Future Lakshmi Mittal and Family South Asia Institute, Harvard University

Scientifically sound, community-centered, multisectoral approaches that account for long timescales are essential for preparing and protecting the vast majority of South Asia’s population vulnerable to climate change.

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Policy Brief: Climate Change in South Asia: Requisites for a Sustainable Future

Published on Dec 5, 2023

The Lakshmi Mittal and Family South Asia Institute at Harvard University

This Policy Brief draws attention to significant knowledge gaps, information asymmetry and barriers to decision-making and capital experienced by the communities most at-risk, calling for large investments in community-centered innovation, financing and adaptation. It summarizes discussions from two workshops: the Workshop on Climate Change, held at the inauguration of the Harvard Mittal Institute Climate Platform, in New Delhi, India, in March 2023, and A Workshop on Climate Adaptation in South Asia and West Africa, held at Harvard University, Cambridge, USA, in November 2023. Both convenings included large civil society organizations, policy makers, scientists, health practitioners, entrepreneurs and business leaders, and representatives from state agencies, from India and Bangladesh.

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