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From Paris to Belém: Building a Climate-Resilient Food Future
Healthcare | Climate Change | Agriculture Nov 11, 2025

From Paris to Belém: Building a Climate-Resilient Food Future

Food systems have moved from the sidelines to the centre of climate action, as COP30 aims to embed agriculture within the Paris framework for resilience and mitigation. ...

Changing Mindsets, Bringing Change on Transparency
Sustainable Development | Climate Change Nov 11, 2025

Changing Mindsets, Bringing Change on Transparency

COP30 must strengthen transparency and cooperation to help the Global South build capacity and turn climate ambition into action ...

Melting Glaciers, Moving People: Nepal’s Climate-induced Migration
Neighbourhood | Climate Change Nov 11, 2025

Melting Glaciers, Moving People: Nepal’s Climate-induced Migration

As melting glaciers and erratic weather displace vulnerable Himalayan communities, Nepal’s climate crisis is fast becoming South Asia’s next major migration challenge, demanding urgent regional cooperation and policy action ...

Embedding Water Resilience in Global Adaptation Goals – Expectations from COP30
Water | Climate Change Nov 10, 2025

Embedding Water Resilience in Global Adaptation Goals – Expectations from COP30

Water is the linchpin of climate action at COP30; embedding water resilience into global adaptation goals is essential for equity, security, and sustainability ...

Health at the Heart of COP30: Counting What Counts
Healthcare Nov 10, 2025

Health at the Heart of COP30: Counting What Counts

A decade after Paris, COP30 must transform climate promises into measurable health protection, embedding adaptation metrics, transparent reporting, and resilient systems to confront the human toll of a warming world ...

Mobilising Predictable Finance and Technology: A COP30 Priority
Economics and Finance Nov 10, 2025

Mobilising Predictable Finance and Technology: A COP30 Priority

COP30 must deliver on the Paris Agreement’s core promise by securing predictable finance and effective technology transfer to enable equitable climate action in the Global South ...

The Paris Agreement at Ten: Aligning Climate Ambition, Equity, and Implementation
Sustainable Development | Climate Change Nov 10, 2025

The Paris Agreement at Ten: Aligning Climate Ambition, Equity, and Implementation

A decade since the Paris Agreement reshaped global climate governance, COP30 in Belém must confront the widening gap between ambition and action—realigning finance, technology, and adaptation to deliver a just and effective climate transition ...

France’s Nuclear Deterrent and Europe’s Shifting Security Future
International Affairs | Nuclear Security Nov 10, 2025

France’s Nuclear Deterrent and Europe’s Shifting Security Future

Trump’s return has deepened European doubts about US security guarantees, prompting fresh interest in France’s nuclear deterrent ...

America Resumes Nuclear Testing: Implications for India
International Affairs | Nuclear Security Nov 10, 2025

America Resumes Nuclear Testing: Implications for India

The US plan to restart nuclear testing signals a shift in strategic posture with potential ripple effects for India’s deterrent choices. ...

A Balanced and Sustainable Framework for EU-Ukraine Trade
International Affairs Nov 08, 2025

A Balanced and Sustainable Framework for EU-Ukraine Trade

The EU-Ukraine trade pact marks a careful balancing act—binding Kyiv closer to Europe’s economic fabric while taking into account concerns of member states ...

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Niranjan Sahoo, PhD, is a Senior Fellow with ORF’s Governance and Politics Initiative. With years of expertise in governance and public policy, he now anchors studies and programmes on democracy, human rights, federalism, electoral reforms (particularly issues related to political ...

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