Environmental Action Workshops in November
By Manickam A., Additional Programme Coordinator, Radio Kotagiri ER Workshop: A Platform for Environmental Action The ER Workshop, hosted at Keystone Foundation on 21st November 2024, brought together elected representatives (ERs), ward members, and the vice president of Nedugula Panchayat to discuss urgent environmental and community issues. This workshop served as a critical forum to address challenges arising from deforestation, climate change, […]
Bhavya George Attends COP 29 in Azerbaijan
By Bhavya George, Programme Coordinator, Climate Change This year’s United Nations Climate Change Conference, or COP 29, was in Baku, Azerbaijan from Nov 11 to 22. The focus was on finance after last year’s historic agreement on establishing a Loss and Damage fund. My travel started from New Delhi, where I met some known faces […]
Gender and Climate Change Workshop in Ranchi
By Reshma R., Technical Coordinator, Climate Change Cover photo: Reshma R On 3rd and 4th October, we conducted a two-day workshop on Gender and Climate change in Ranchi, Jharkhand. This built on the trainings held at Kotagiri and Nilambur in November 2023 and June 2024 respectively. Bhavya George from the Climate Change team, along with […]
NDEAVOUR RNP Climate & Environment Portfolio Gathering in Mangalore.
By Monthish Kuttan, Technical Coordinator and Community Researcher, People and Nature Collectives This month, staff from our Climate Change and Biodiversity teams attended the NDEAVOUR RNP Climate & Environment Portfolio Gathering in Mangalore. The gathering consisted of talks on how climate change impacts livelihoods, daily life, and food patterns. Monthish Kuttan shares his takeaways from […]
Climate Educators Visit the Himalayas (Tamil & English)
Written by – Ponnamma and Manimegalai (Climate Educators), Climate Change (English description below)எங்களது Climate Smart School வேலை தமிழ்நாட்டை தாண்டி இமயம் வரை சென்றதில் மகிழ்ச்சி. முதல்முறையாக நாங்கள் விமானத்தில் செல்லப் போகிறோம் என்று நினைக்கும் போது சந்தோஷம் கலந்த ஒரு பதட்டம்; விமானம் ஏறும் வரை இருந்தது. முதல் முறையாக நாங்கள் விமான நிலையத்தை பார்க்கிறோம்,விமானத்தை ஏறும் வரை சென்ற வழிமுறைகள் எல்லாம் புதிதாக இருந்தது. ஏறும்போது பயத்தோடு ஏறினாலும் […]
Analog Forestry Asia Course Training of Trainers (ToT)
By Reshma, Technical Coordinator, Climate Change Header photo credit: Reshma The International Analog Forestry Network (IAFN) is a network that supports the promotion and implementation of analog forestry around the world. The Analog Forestry Collective in Sigur (consisting of 10 promoters) also receives support from IAFN with online sessions and training in AF Methodologies and […]
MRV Team Meets with New Principal Secretary, Environment
September 9, 2024 By Gunashekar M., Technical Coordinator, Climate Change On September 9th, members from Keystone, including the UK Pact team, met with Dr. P. Senthil Kumar, the Principal Secretary to Government for the Department of Environment, Climate Change, and Forests in Tamil Nadu. The Keystone group comprised of Pratim Roy, Sumin George, Sara, Robert Leo, […]
Just Energy Transition: What does it hold for tribal communities in Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve?
By Bhavya George, Programme Coordinator, Climate Change In the context of policies and pledges in the global climate change scenario, India is striving towards reaching net zero by 2070 with higher emphasis on shift to renewable energy. On the same path states are also striding to achieve this aspiring target. Tamil Nadu has set an […]
Building Collectives in Climate Education
By Vidya S. and Reshma, Technical Coordinators, Climate Change We commenced this academic year with lots of energy as a team. We always have aimed to train and build capacity for our educators on relevant topics with climate change. This month, we held a the biodiversity checklist training to help educators with their upcoming lesson […]
Nilambur Gender and Climate Change Workshop
By Bhavya George, Climate Solutions Programme Coordinator and Reshma, Climate Solutions Technical Coordinator, Climate Change It is a known fact that climate change is a global phenomenon and affects everybody. However, the effects of climate change are not the same for everyone, and they are especially not gender neutral. In our context, gender plays a […]
