Climate and Disaster Risk Reduction

India, like the rest of the world, is staring at colossal climate related challenges.

Global warming, carbon emission, heat-waves, flooding, unusually dry weather, spells of incessant rains, disasters have entered our everyday vocabulary and yet, one can’t help but think that not enough is being done.

At YSD, we work with two basic clarities: the climate is not changing itself and everyone is not getting impacted by the climate-change induced crises in the same way. We look at the system of greed, waste, and the insatiable hunger for profit as the real culprit behind the climate crisis the world is facing today. We, however, also hold that the poor and the marginalised, children and women carry disproportionate burden of the climate crisis, even when they remain least prepared to negotiate it.

Our Focus

Our strategic objective is to empower communities to navigate the challenges of climate change and
disasters, to promote community adaptation to climate vulnerabilities, and to advocate for a path of
growth and development that respects both nature and humanity, free from extractive and exploitative
practices.

Our key priority areas include:

1. Sustainable Production Consumption: We champion sustainable production and consumption through the principles of the circular economy, bolstered by robust waste management, renewable energy initiatives, and afforestation projects.
2. Risk-Informed Planning Disaster Risk Reduction: Our commitment to risk-informed planning ensures the timely delivery of humanitarian aid during crises, underpinned by the development of VDMP and comprehensive risk reduction plans.
3. Protection Conservation: We are devoted to protecting and conserving natural resources and biodiversity, including forests, lands, water bodies, and coastal areas.