Navigating Challenges and Opportunities of Climate Change: A Socio-Economic Perspective

Emergent Climate concerns, limits our perspective about climate change as a scientific development. However, Climate change is a multi-faceted phenomenon with diverse socio-economic implications. This Competition aims at addressing several social and economic challenges posed by climate change like gender impact, displacements, climatic events, food security etc.

About the Organisers: 

Project Urvi: 

Project Urvi is an initiative under the flagship of Academia for Sustainable Development aimed at raising awareness of Climate Change's Disproportionate Impact on the Global South. Urvi's Mission is to conduct academic research on combating the exacerbating effects of climate change in Developing Countries. Additionally, we strive to emphasize climate change's economic, social, and political implications. Our goal at Urvi is to mitigate the impact of climate change on human capital, food security and public health through a social science perspective. Hinged with this aim, we also seek to facilitate passionate individuals to act towards climate change. We actively avail internship, apprenticeship and fellowship opportunities in Sustainable Development and Social Impact on our Website and LinkedIn.    

Economics Club of Fergusson College: 

The Economics Club of Fergusson College is a student body committed to development of academic rigour and skill relevant to Economics. ECF addresses a range of topics related to economics and ϐinancial literacy. Our activities include organizing seminars, awareness programs, academic engagement and discussions on various economic issues. We believe that, Economics being an interdisciplinary and multi-faceted domain, advocating effects of economic events on common life is essential. We provide valuable resource for students interested in economics and related ϐields.   

Themes:

• Institutional Challenges to Climate change in the World

•  Agriculture, food security, and technology in the context of climate change  

• Climate Migrations as a socio-economic challenge

• Climate crisis and gender perspective: unveiling the intersectionality

•  Funding the future: Innovative approaches to climate finance  

Submission Guidelines: 

• 250-300 words long

• No fees are charged for submitting the Abstract

For More Details: 

Contact Us: 

Email: urvi.initiative@gmail.com

Contact No: +91 7620642458