Cooling a warming India: ecology and equity in our time
This talk will examine housing and work, sleep and sociality, as key aspects of everyday life where strategies to create more equitable and sustainable access to cooling must focus.
This talk will examine housing and work, sleep and sociality, as key aspects of everyday life where strategies to create more equitable and sustainable access to cooling must focus.
Tuesday 12 May 2026 | 1 hour 28 minutes 42 seconds
Climate change has made episodes of extreme heat more frequent and intense. As north Indian cities prepare to tackle this crisis, they must contend with systemic vulnerabilities built into the urban environment that privatised, market-led solutions have exacerbated.
This talk will examine housing and work, sleep and sociality, as key aspects of everyday life where strategies to create more equitable and sustainable access to cooling must focus.