
4 ways heat action plans can protect women in South Asia
Extreme heat is exposing the limits of how climate risk has been understood and managed in South Asia.
Aarti Lila Ram is a Chevening Scholar with a Master’s in Gender, Policy, and Inequalities from the London School of Economics and Political Science.
She has six years’ experience advancing gender-responsive climate resilience and inclusive development in Pakistan. As Deputy Manager of Sustainability at Engro Foundation, she led programmes on sustainable fisheries, digital inclusion for women and youth, and mangrove restoration.
Beyond her institutional role, she has trained more than 25,000 women and girls on gender equality and leadership, addressing structural violence against women.
Her work bridges grassroots empowerment and inclusive development to advance gender equality and climate justice.
Extreme heat is exposing the limits of how climate risk has been understood and managed in South Asia.
Mujeres llevando a sus hijos a través de aguas que les llegan al pecho, familias viendo sus hogares desaparecer bajo torrentes, campos convertidos en ríos de la noche a la mañana... Las i...
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Imagine living in harmony with your environment for millennia, only to have your ancestral lands vanish beneath rising tides, your pastures wither under relentless droughts, and your sacr...
South Asia faces numerous challenges in the fight against the climate crisis. Without regional unity, the chances of fighting the battle against the climate crisis remain significantly lo...



