Integrating Decarbonization with Adaptation Measures

Climate change has touched everyone’s life in some form or the other- be it the next-door trash problem,the intensifying heat wavesHeat waves, rapidly drying rivers, forest fires or the rising number of endangered flora-fauna one grew up with. There is a growing recognition of the fact that we are on the brink of planetary crisis. However, many praiseworthy efforts to tackle climate change are underway globally. But do we have time for these one-off, few and far in-between efforts? What will it take to stop the ticking bomb? Do we have a shared understanding of what decarbonization and adaptationDecarbonization pathways are relevant in our context? What additional steps will be required to accelerate these pathways? An integrative approach to delivering decarbonization and adaptation solutions requires a focussed analysis!