Climatic changes are the result of economic inequalities on the one hand and deepens them further, on the other. The constellation is an effort to bring about the discussions around politics, economics, employment, finance, indigenous communities and pedagogy of climate. The engagement will highlight the inter-relation between climate and vulnerable communities. Further, climate finance is a new tool which aims to mobilise money in the fight for climate change.
The fundamental dilemma that climate change projects have separate targets may not align well with the money making instincts of the financial sector. However they cannot afford to neglect the catastrophic ends of their invested projects. The constellation will help start discussions around climate finance and how funds can be raised to address climate change. It would also contribute to the discussions around valuation and pricing and whether we need fundamental shifts in how we value and price projects. Central to the constellation would be shifting the gaze from climate for anthropocene to anthropocene for climate preservation.
Assistant Professor
Sea level rise (SLR) is a human induced climate change phenomenon resulting from the melting of ice sheets, mountain glaciers and the expansion of ocean water. Having established the causal link between climate change and greenhouse gas emissions, climate change laws, policies and judicial responses focus on reducing or keeping in check, rising global temperatures. However, these laws tend to consider SLR as an extension of climate change and not as a distinct legal problem requiring focused solutions. Consequently, the legal tools and techniques to deal with SLR are only at an exploratory stage. This article focuses on issues around SLR and coastal management in the Indian subcontinent and will critique existing legal regimes. Caught between competing social, political and corporate interests, these regimes are constantly in flux. The article highlights the pressures these regimes face and explores possible pathways to deal with them. The article will also review India's judicial contributions to the emerging field of SLR.
Collaborator: Dr. Anjana Ramanathan & Dr. Sudha Kavuri
We build a two country (developed and developing) direct mechanism to ascertain the optimal transfers and abatement of greenhouse gases. We then use Nash bargaining solution to calculate the optimal bargaining between government and private players in both the countries.
Collaborator: Dr. Siddhartha Bhasker, Dr. Swagata Bhattacharjee
Works in the areas of Adivasi rights; climate change litigation and human rights violations against women, children and marginalized communities, which she explores through the lens of comparative law. She has written both within and outside academia, and her work has been published in reputed international journals such as Agenda: Feminist Perspective, Modern Diplomacy.eu, Economic and Political Weekly, Comparative Law Review, and the World YWCA. Currently Working on a book chapter titled: Indigenous Women in the Global South: Legal Challenges and Advocacy at the Intersection of Climate Change and Human Rights.
Collaborator: Anjana Ramanathan, Dr. Sudha Kavuri
I assess the role of women's household work participation as a climate adaptive strategy that influences child nutritional outcomes in drought-affected regions in India. Changes in the time use patterns in such regions are explored. This project has implications for childcare and income-generating policies in drought-prone regions to support women's work and prevent maladaptive changes.
Researcher: Dr. Anjana Thampi
This project assesses the implications of India's green taxonomy for employment and income distribution. The social and environmental dimensions of the activities in the green taxonomy will be estimated and analysed. The project will also cover a comparative review of India's framework with the taxonomies in other countries.
Collaborators: Dr. Anjana Thampi & Ishan Anand
CDM program in India Clean Development Mechanism was initiated through the Kyoto Protocol to create a market for carbon credits. This paper looks at the determinants of issuances of carbon credits in the CDM projects in India using a negative binomial regression model.
Collaborator: Dr. Siddharth Bhasker
Deep-seated social and environmental injustices have permeated the fabric of our society, perpetuating and exacerbating inequalities across various social dimensions, including class, caste, race, and gender. The most vulnerable populations, who often contribute the least to climate change, bear the brunt of its devastating effects. This stark reality underscores the urgent need for climate justice, which recognizes the intersectionality of environmental degradation and social inequality. While the pedagogy of climate justice has evolved to include both scientific knowledge and a transdisciplinary understanding of climate change as well as discussion on the practical solutions that engage with vulnerable communities and empower them to organize and advocate for their rights in the face of climate change. Within the nascent field of climate pedagogies, the question of climate justice and the most effective ways to incorporate the issue is a growing and urgent question. It is a question that must engage with how to impart theoretical, emotional and practical tools to equip students to participate in the ongoing debates on the climate question A comprehensive review of pedagogical techniques proposed by diverse theorists and practitioners in the field of climate justice could serve as a valuable starting point.
Collaborator: Aashita Dawer, Anish Vanaik
Collaborators: Oxford Policy Management India Private Limited, Dr. Siddhartha Bhasker, Dr. Anjana Ramanathan, Dr. Anjana Thampi, Dr. Aashita Dawer
The Economic and Labour Relations Review, Vol. 36, No. 2, pp. 337–350. https://doi.org/10.1017/elr.2025.13
The social organisation of productive and reproductive labour leaves women disproportionately vulnerable to climatic changes and extreme weather events. I propose a gendered and green job guarantee programme directed towards education, health, public transport (or universal basic services), climate mitigation, and climate adaptation activities. Gender-disaggregated employment creation through the proposed job guarantee programme and the budgetary implications are estimated, along with suggestions for potential sources of financing.
Researcher: Dr. Anjana Thampi
Chapter in 'Contradictions of Democracy, Development, and Inequality: A Case of India', S. Chakraborty, T. Banerjee, and S. Dasgupta (eds.), Routledge
Are key livestock holders equipped to deal with the uncertainties related to climate change? The chapter explores how climate change and adaptation policies have directly or indirectly influenced livestock holding patterns in India and discusses the policy landscape to protect the livelihoods of marginalised groups. The focus is on coastal states as these regions face high vulnerability to climate risks.
Collaborators: Dr. Shouvik Chakraborty, Dr. Debanjana Dey, and Dr. Anjana Thampi
Working Paper No. 587, Political Economy Research Institute
A sharp increase in the frequency and intensity of such events in the country by the end of the twenty-first century is projected. At the same time, relatively high economic growth rates have not resulted in secure and sustainable employment opportunities in the Indian economy. The loss of millions of jobs due to climate hazards in the country is also projected. This project estimates the employment effects of adaptation programmes in India.
Researcher: Dr. Anjana Thampi
Collaborator: Anjana Ramanathan & Sudha Kavuri
Comparative Law Review, DOI: https://doi.org/10.12775/CLR.2022.006
Collaborator: Anjana Ramanathan & Sudha Kavuri
Environment: Science and Policy for Sustainable Development
Link: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00139157.2025.2518737
Collaborator: Anjana Ramanathan & Sudha Kavuri
Comparative Law Review, DOI: https://doi.org/10.12775/CLR.2024.009
Collaborator: Anjana Ramanathan & Sudha Kavuri
Agenda: Empowering Women for Gender Equity, https://doi.org/10.1080/10130950.2023.2252856.
Collaborator: Dr. Aashita Dawer
https://thewire.in/labour/the-missing-stakeholders-in-indias-air-pollution-story
Collaborator: Dr. Aashita Dawer
Collaborator: Dr. Aashita Dawer
Asian Journal of Law and Society: https://doi.org/10.1017/als.2025.10014
September 2025
September 20, 2025: The threat to india's sea coasts and coastal livelihoods
April 2026
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