Urban Environment

For urban residents to understand what threatens their immediate environment and to connect the dots of these environmental issues with national and global policy discussions.

To bring understanding of risk mitigation, possible responses and arguments so citizens can work with all stakeholders to address environmental risks.

To centre the environment in public discourse and in policy conversations so policy makers to pay attention to the topic.

To bring awareness on environment and climate change to the larger masses.

To mainstream concepts of environmental sustainability and climate change.

A quarter of Mumbai walks to work, and they’re more beaten down everyday

November 25, 2022 Kavitha Iyer

With frequent extreme weather events, those who walk to work are more vulnerable to health risks, accidents, and thus livelihood uncertainty.

Livelihoods under severe stress as climate change impacts Mumbai’s dried fish sector

November 23, 2022 Hepzi Anthony

Fisherpeople involved in dry fish trade demand compensation on the lines granted to farmers who face regular climate change problems.

Two men are sitting at Marine Drive in Mumbai.

Mumbai’s AQI worsens every winter, who is responsible?

November 21, 2022 Eshan Kalyanikar

Is it possible to control Mumbai’s AQI levels during the winter or is poor air quality inevitable as soon as the temperature falls?

A family on a bike in front of a landfill with a cow sitting atop it

Plastic pollution from landfills poses severe risk in Mumbai

October 27, 2022 Sabah Virani

Due to the population, mismanaged waste, high rainfall and proximity to the sea, the risk of plastic pollution from landfills in Mumbai is severe.

How normal was the monsoon in Mumbai in 2022?

October 19, 2022 Sabah Virani

With the monsoon in Mumbai having been close to average on most counts, the chance of a water cut later in the year is low.

Thane creek gets the Ramsar Tag, but worries over its ecological future persist

September 26, 2022 Sabah Virani

Thane creek is now a wetland of international importance recognised by the Ramsar Convention, but will that check the rampant pollution at the site?

Plastic bags stuck in grills despite the plastic ban

Has Mumbai’s plastic ban really worked?

August 22, 2022 Sabah Virani

Mumbai’s plastic ban has been revived with the central ban that came into effect on July 1st, but the jury is still out on whether it will last.

a family go fisherfolk sit around freshly caught shrimp

Drowning in debt: Mumbai’s fisherfolk struggle to survive extreme weather and dwindling catch

July 11, 2022 Eshan Kalyanikar

Mumbai’s fish economy is changing. The city’s prized fisherfolk are losing the battle against extreme weather, state negligence and debt.

A man running to escape the heavy rain in Mumbai

Climate change, rainfall patterns and what it means for Mumbai’s monsoon

June 4, 2022 Sabah Virani

This World Environment Day, take a look at how Mumbai’s monsoon is changing, swinging from long dry periods to extremely heavy rainfall events.

For the residents of M-East ward, urban heat is just another thing to endure

April 20, 2022 Sabah Virani

Some areas in Mumbai are warmer than others. Residents of Shivaji Nagar in the M-East ward bear the brunt of climate change induced urban heat in the city.

a man at a local train station in mumbai sits with his head in his hand

Rising temperatures in Mumbai call for mitigation measures, but where are they?

April 14, 2022 Saachi DSouza

As rising temperatures in Mumbai raise alarm, a missing mitigation plan could mean disaster for the impending impact of summer on livelihoods.