Please do take a look at this job posting from Sustainable Futures Collaborative for a Fellow/Associate Fellow working on adaptation and resilience. SFC is a dynamic new organisation in the Indian policy research space.

.Navroz K Dubash on 'South Asia Chat', a podcast by Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS) - NUS : "In India, climate change understood as climate change is unlikely to rise to the political agenda. But climate change understood as the sum of its implications for people's lifestyle and economic choices is more

We are #hiring a Research Associate/Senior Research Associate to work on Adaptation and Resilience. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled. Details and process: sustainablefutures.org/careers/

In my Expert Voices column in Science Magazine I suggest that policies for climate change mitigation extend far beyond what earlier literature defined as ‘mitigation policy’. Effective ‘climate policy’ may not always be ‘climate’ policy. Comments welcome. science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

"In India, there is a massive black hole in understanding #heatwave deaths and illnesses." - Aditya Valiathan Pillai on NPR's Morning Edition program: one.npr.org/i/nx-s1-499820…

Do check out the piece by my Sustainable Futures Collaborative colleague Tamanna Dalal asking what it would take to finance and make more effective heat action plans in India. A must read. idronline.org/article/climat…

In an The Hindu op-ed, Shibani Ghosh Aditya Valiathan Pillai and I unpack the Indian Supreme Court's decision outlining a 'right to be free from the adverse effects of climate change'. We call for legislative & institutional changes to give this form. Details in our next oped soon.

New study by my Sustainable Futures Collaborative colleague Bhargav Krishna with sobering findings. The health impact of air pollution in India is more widespread than thought. And air quality has health impacts at levels even below our national standards.

Please check out this exciting new organisation Foundation for Responsive Governance (ResGov) steered by the redoubtable Avani Kapur

In our The Hindu op-ed part 2, Aditya Valiathan Pillai, Shibani Ghosh and I lay out an institutional vision for India’s climate law - knowledge based ‘low-carbon development commission’; ‘climate cabinet’ to drive strategy; executive coordination body; and mechs for federal engagement.

For those who missed it, here is part 1 from last week, discussing the Supreme Court of India's recent judgment in the case of Ranjitsinh and its implications for Indian climate jurisprudence.

Here are the links to the two articles: Part 1: thehindu.com/opinion/lead/c… Part 2: thehindu.com/opinion/lead/a…

As a new editorial team, Yacob, Pieter Pauw - @pieterpauw.bsky.social and my effort to chart a course for Climate Policy, building on the journal's reputation. We discuss three future challenges: blurred policy boundaries; deeper engagement with the Global South; and moving beyond incrementalism.

In the new Oxford Handbook on Env and Natural Resources Law in India, Navroz K Dubash, A. Sridhar and I show how Indian climate institutions have evolved, what they should look like, and discuss the prospects for a climate law in India. academic.oup.com/edited-volume/…. Sustainable Futures Collaborative

Being part of the founding group of Sustainable Futures Collaborative has been one of the highlights of my career. And this journey will continue. I am honoured to continue working with SFC colleagues as a Senior Visiting Fellow and through my role as Chair of the Advisory Council.

Please consider applying for this position with a dynamic new research organisation!