Community Resilience and Climate Justice for Sustainable Development in India

By : Kiran Prasad

Page No: 462-468

Abstract
India has experienced several climate disasters which have had an adverse effect on the large rural population of 857 million, who are among the most vulnerable and in need of climate justice. There is a resurgence of community resilience underscored through the philosophical strands interwoven in the cultures, traditions, religions, and values that accord special merit to ecological conservation and the regeneration of nature. People’s participation in the process of development and localized solutions to their problems leads to self-reliance which is on the basis of the Atmanirbhar Bharat policy being promoted by the government. The pandemic has sparked a rethinking of the much trodden economic development path to a people-centric approach based on building and strengthening social capital and community participation for sustainable development. This paper will analyze the interrelations between communication and culture for building resilient communities for the mitigation of climate change, and strategic action towards climate justice that lies at the heart of inclusive sustainable development.

Author :
Kiran Prasad
Department of Communication & Journalism, Sri Padmavati Mahila University, Tirupati.
 

DOI: https://doi.org/10.32381/PROD.2022.62.04.10