climate & livelihoods
India faces some of the most severe impacts of climate change. Extreme heat, erratic monsoons, and shifting seasons are no longer environmental signals. They are economic shocks.
climate risk is already reshaping livelihoods
workforce exposed to heat risk
0
%
districts facing high heat risk
0
%
climate impacts concentrated in key sectors
Affecting over 300M people
agriculture & crops
55% of the workforce
livestock & dairy
70% of rural households
fisheries
28M dependent
forestry
350M dependents
Heat stress alone results in a loss of 1.8M tonnes of milk annually, valued at approximately ₹2661 crore.
Beyond natural resource sectors, waste systems are a growing climate and livelihoods challenge.
the waste challenge
India's waste systems are under pressure
62M
Tonnes municipal waste
350-400M
Tonnes industrial waste
<45%
Scientifically processed
the opportunity
Circular economy → green jobs
50%
Waste workforce formalisation
5-7M
Jobs by 2040
where markets can play a role
food systems
Map climate impacts across food value chains, identify bottlenecks to productivity and resilience, and explore market opportunities for scalable environmental and economic outcomes.
waste systems
Map the impact of waste on livelihoods and the environment, identify bottlenecks in collection, processing, and circularity, and explore market opportunities for green jobs and sustainable economic value.
our research focus
- Mapping climate impact on livelihoods
- Analysing value chain
- Mapping actors and potential problem solvers
- Identifying high-impact segments
- Analysing solution landscape and innovation gap
- Defining measurable thresholds and outcome metrics
Objective is to identify where innovation backed by the right incentives can unlock resilient, scalable livelihood pathways.
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msme
The objective is not to simply increase enterprise numbers, but to redesign the enabling conditions around them.
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women
Understanding where pathways break and what systems can enable women to enter, remain, and grow in work.
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