26 Oct 2021 | 1530–1715 IST
India is already experiencing a preview of the large-scale disasters and socio-economic upheaval that extreme events could create. India's development is intricately linked to creating adequate mitigation capacity to respond to these climate risks, which are endangering power, housing, transport, and industry infrastructure – especially along the coasts – and vulnerable communities with low adaptive capacity. Further, with weather-related insurance losses mounting, there are warning signs that climate change could trigger the next financial crisis. Therefore, the need for low-cost finance, and climate-proofing of communities, infrastructure and economies, is critical.
In this pre-COP session, we will explore ways to take climate risk assessments from theory to implementation and spur innovations in systems, finance, and technologies to climate-proof populations and economies. We will also launch CEEW's new study, 'Mapping India's Climate Vulnerability: A District-level Assessment'.
Saman Fatima Nomani
Communications Associate
Kamal Kishore
Member Secretary, National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)
Co-chair, Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI)
Marco Toscano-Rivalta
Chief - Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
Osvaldo L. L. Moraes
Chair, BRICS Working Group on Climate Change
Director, Centro de Monitoramento e Alerta de Desastres Naturais (CEMADEN)
Vice Admiral Pradeep Chauhan
AVSM & Bar, VSM (Retd), Director-General
National Maritime Foundation
Seema Arora
Deputy Director General
Confederation of Indian Industry
Alastair Norris
ET Consultant - Disaster Risk Finance and Insurance
World Bank
Esha Roy
Senior Assistant Editor
The Indian Express
Shloka Nath
Acting CEO
India Climate Collaborative
Arunabha Ghosh
CEO
CEEW