India Climate Collaborative

As the year draws to a close, the India Climate Collaborative is back with its special year-end newsletter. In this, we pause to reflect on 2024 — a year of profound lessons, challenges, and hard-won progress in the shared journey toward a sustainable and equitable future. We also feature eight impactful climate initiatives in India, key takeaways from collaborative events held this year, and honour artists we partnered with in 2024. We hope you enjoy reading the ICC Year in Review 2024! 🔗 Read the latest newsletter here: https://lnkd.in/gs8XYMkk

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As the year draws to a close, we pause to reflect on 2024 — a year of profound lessons, challenges, and hard-won progress in the shared journey toward a sustainable and equitable future. This year has reminded us of the power of persistence, the importance of partnerships, and the quiet strength that comes from hope paired with action. Read Shloka Nath’s (CEO- India Climate Collaborative) letter to the ICC’s community.

As part of our efforts to build visibility for India’s climate ecosystem – both domestically and internationally – we hosted and co-hosted several impactful events in 2024. Here’s a quick overview, with key takeaways.

We want to pay homage to all the wonderful artists we featured this year in the ICC’s newsletters. From captivating photographs to mind-boggling creations, these artists have graciously collaborated with us to elevate our visual narratives and communicate in a medium that transcends the tangible. In this piece, we also reflect on the role art plays in connecting systemic issues with people’s emotions and memories. 🔗 Read more at https://lnkd.in/gwWYxSMf #YearInReview

A big priority for the ICC’s collaborative model is to ensure multiple voices reach funders in our network. We reached out to eight incredible civil society organisations (AKRSP-India, Center for Study of Science, Technology and Policy, CInI - Collectives for Integrated Livelihood Initiatives, Tata Trusts, Keystone Foundation, People’s Courage International, Vasudha Foundation India, WASSANIndia, and Watershed Organisation Trust (WOTR)) to hear their perspectives on successes and challenges from 2024. We asked them to highlight one impactful climate initiative they are working on, how it benefits communities they work with, and one win and one challenge that they’d like funders to hear about. 🔗Read the article here: https://lnkd.in/gvcriMNQ

The India Climate Collaborative partnered with SEEDS to showcase an installation at Godrej Design Lab’s #ConsciousCollective 2024. The display, titled “Climate-resilient Shelters for Local Communities,” emphasised how coastal resilience can be enhanced through integrated approaches to mitigate climate impacts and protect vulnerable communities. 🔗 Interested in learning more about SEEDS work? Visit https://lnkd.in/gDjVRNhq #EarthExponential #GodrejDesignLab #ConsciousCollective2024 #DesignForPeople #ClimateAction #ClimateSolutions

Nestled along the serene Betwa River, the India Climate Collaborative, in partnership with Development Alternatives, hosted a captivating panel discussion—Nadi Kinare Chaupal. Moderated by Siddharth Bhatia, Lead- Earth Exponential at the ICC, the panel brought together CSR leaders and experts shaping climate action at the grassroots. The panel included Hiba Choudhary (Manager - CSR, Wingify Foundation), Prabhakant Jain (Head CSR, DS Group), Venkat Jayagopi (Senior Manager, Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation) and Ashish Jha (Founder, TheCSRUniverse | The CSR Universe). Key takeaways: - Bridging CSR Gaps: While CSR funding grows, aligning funds with smaller NGOs demonstrating measurable outcomes remains a challenge.  - Climate Integration: Linking climate resilience to sectors like education, health, and livelihoods can drive funding and amplify impact.  - Proof of Concept: CSR seeks scalable solutions with demonstrated success, expediting funding and compliance processes.  - Grassroots Strength: NGOs play a pivotal role in bridging gaps for government schemes, ensuring adoption at the community level.  - Sustainability Focus: Long-term financial and impact sustainability, driven by community ownership, is critical for lasting change. #ICC #NadiKinareChaupal #TGY2024 #DevelopmentAlternatives #ClimateAction #ClimateChange #SustainableSolutions #EarthExponential

On the 15th of December, the ICC partnered with Godrej Design Lab to host an insightful panel on "Scaling India's Home-grown Climate Solutions" at Conscious Collective 2024. The panel discussion focused on how philanthropic capital can accelerate impactful climate solutions and entailed an engaging discussion on the need to make climate a conversation that involves everyone. A huge thank you to our panelists Naghma Mulla, CEO of EdelGive Foundation, Anant Bhagwati, Partner at The Bridgespan Group and Aditya Singh, project architect at #HunnarshalaFoundation for sharing their insightful perspectives and leaving the audience with inspiring take-aways.