All India Disaster Mitigation Institute

Virtual Roundtable | Towards a Safer and Resilient Nagaland

The All India Disaster Mitigation Institute (AIDMI) invites you to join an important dialogue on building resilience in Northeast India.

📅 Date: Monday, March 30, 2026
⏰ Time: 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM IST

🔗 Register: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/R_kH8DKOT0yguCYmtXlBjA #/registration

This roundtable will bring together voices from government, international organisations, and civil society to reflect on ongoing efforts in Nagaland to strengthen disaster risk reduction, community preparedness, and climate resilience.

The session will also feature the launch of a special issue of Southasiadisasters.net, highlighting field experiences, policy insights, and local practices.

🎯 Why join?
• Learn what works on the ground in Nagaland
• Understand community-led approaches to resilience
• Engage with experts shaping DRR and climate action in India
• Contribute to knowledge exchange for future action

🎤 Speakers include:
• Johnny Ruangmei
• Sanjaya Bhatia
• Widunbiliu Zeliang
• Mihir R. Bhatt

📢 Join us to explore how local leadership and collaborative action can build safer and more resilient communities.


























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Small Heat Resilience Measures: Big Impact in Small Towns and on Small Businesses in India

Southasiadisasters.net, Issue No. 228 | January 2026

Extreme heat is no longer a seasonal emergency—it is a development challenge for India’s small towns.

AIDMI’s latest issue of Southasiadisasters.net shows how simple, low-cost heat resilience measures—shade, ventilation, drinking water, and flexible work timings—are protecting small businesses, informal workers, and local livelihoods.

Field experiences from across India demonstrate that early, people-centred action can prevent health risks, income loss, and long-term damage.

Small measures, when supported systematically, can deliver big resilience outcomes.

Read more: https://aidmi.org/towards-climate-and-extreme-heat-resilience-lessons-from-african-and-asian-communities/













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Towards Climate and Extreme Heat Resilience: Lessons from African and Asian Communities

Southasiadisasters.net, Issue No. 227 | December 2025

The latest issue of Southasiadisasters.net brings together powerful insights from Africa and Asia on how communities are confronting climate change and extreme heat. From informal workers adapting to rising temperatures and girls’ education strengthening long-term resilience, to community-led early warnings in Tajikistan, agroforestry in Ghana, and heat-safe urban practices in India, the issue showcases practical, scalable solutions emerging from the ground up. Featuring contributions from 16 authors across the region, it clearly highlights one message: communities are not waiting—they are innovating, adapting, and leading the way toward a more climate-resilient future.

Read the 17 powerful articles featured in this issue.

📖 Read the full issue: https://aidmi.org/towards-climate-and-extreme-heat-resilience-lessons-from-african-and-asian-communities/

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From Heatwaves to Cooling Futures: Maharashtra’s Leadership in Climate Action in India

Southasiadisasters.net, Issue No. 226 | November 2025

Co-editors: Sujata Saunik and Mihir R. Bhatt

In the latest issue of Southasiadisasters.net 226, we explore Maharashtra's growing leadership in addressing extreme heat, a mounting challenge exacerbated by climate change.

As the state faces rising temperatures, droughts, and intense heatwaves, this edition highlights the local innovations, government actions, and community-driven solutions that are transforming heat resilience across Maharashtra.
From cooling measures in urban slums to climate-smart building practices, the issue examines practical, scalable solutions shaping Maharashtra’s path toward a heat-resilient future.

Read the 17 powerful articles featured in this issue.

📖 Read the full issue: https://aidmi.org/from-heatwaves-to-cooling-futures-maharashtras-leadership-in-climate-action-in-india/

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20 Years of Local Learning and Knowledge Co-Creation in Asia: Case of Southasiadisasters.net

Southasiadisasters.net, Issue No. 225 | December 2025

For two decades, Southasiadisasters.net has been a trusted voice for resilience across South Asia—bringing together over 1,800 contributors from 67 countries and documenting more than 2,400 articles of field learning, policy insight, and community innovation. Now in its 225th issue, the publication continues to bridge local experience with global frameworks, turning stories from the ground into shared lessons for humanitarian action, disaster risk reduction, and climate resilience. From extreme heat and urban risk to early warning systems and inclusive recovery, Southasiadisasters.net stands as one of the most enduring knowledge platforms of the Global South—amplifying voices that matter and strengthening resilience where it begins: with communities.
Read the 38 powerful articles featured in this issue.

📖 Read the full issue: https://aidmi.org/20-years-of-local-learning-and-knowledge-co-creation-in-asia-case-of-southasiadisasters-net/

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Nature-Based Cooling Solutions for Cities

Southasiadisasters.net, Issue No. 224 | September 2025

Co-editors: Dr. Prajna Paramita Panda (IUCN SSC AsESG, India) & Mihir R. Bhatt (AIDMI, India)

As cities across South Asia face rising heatwaves and the growing burden of urban heat islands, this special issue brings together global, regional, and local experiences to explore nature-based solutions (NbS) for urban cooling. It presents NbS not only as an environmental necessity but as a climate justice tool—especially for those living and working in heat-stressed informal settlements, small businesses, and high-density areas.

The issue features 16 valuable contributions from India, Bangladesh, Jordan, Kenya, and the wider BIMSTEC region.
📖 Read the full issue: https://aidmi.org/nature-based-cooling-solutions-for-cities/

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Coastal Disasters with a Focus on Extreme Heat: Perspectives from South Asia

Southasiadisasters.net, Issue No. 223 | August 2025

As rising temperatures collide with coastal vulnerabilities, the latest issue of Southasiadisasters.net 223 takes a deep dive into how communities, policymakers, and researchers are addressing extreme heat in fragile coastal regions.

Featuring 13 insightful articles from across South Asia, this edition highlights integrated disaster management, gender-responsive adaptation, youth-led innovation, and locally driven solutions.

From the Sundarbans to the shores of Bangladesh, each piece offers practical lessons and scalable strategies. Together, they form a call to action for building resilience where the impacts of climate change are most severe, and where solutions must be urgent, inclusive, and grounded in lived experience.

📖 Read the full issue: https://aidmi.org/coastal-disasters-with-a-focus-on-extreme-heat-perspectives-from-south-asia/

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Nature-Based Cooling Solutions for Cities

📅 Date: Monday, September 8, 2025
🕓 Time: 04:00 PM to 05:00 PM IST
🔗 Zoom Registration link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/USOvINPZQIediySmDk0bSA #/registration

International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and All India Disaster Mitigation Institute (AIDMI) are organising a Roundtable on “Nature-Based Cooling Solutions for Cities”, on Monday, September 8, 2025, from 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM IST

As heatwaves intensify, cities need sustainable, inclusive, and climate-smart cooling strategies. 🌱 This Roundtable brings together experts, policymakers, and practitioners to explore how Nature-Based Solutions (NbS) can transform urban resilience in South Asia and beyond.

📘 This Roundtable will launch a special issue of Southasiadisasters.net dedicated to Nature-Based Cooling Solutions for Cities, co-edited by IUCN and AIDMI. The issue brings together voices from across India, Bangladesh, Jordan, Africa, and beyond, highlighting innovative NbS practices and their co-benefits for climate resilience, equity, and biodiversity.
The discussions will contribute as input to the IUCN World Conservation Congress, taking place from October 9 to 15 in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

🔗 Join us to shape the way forward for greener, cooler, and more resilient cities!
See more: https://aidmi.org/nature-based-cooling-solutions-for-cities-roundtable-on-monday-september-8-2025-from-400-pm-to-500-pm-ist/

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🌍 Virtual Roundtable Invitation 🌊🔥

Coastal Disasters with a Focus on Extreme Heat: Perspectives from South Asia

REGISTER NOW: https://aidmi.org/coastal-disasters-with-a-focus-on-extreme-heat-perspectives-from-south-asia-virtual-roundtable-on-thursday-august-7-2025-from-0400-pm-to-0500-pm-ist/

🗓 Thursday, August 7, 2025
🕓 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM IST
📍 Hosted by: All India Disaster Mitigation Institute (AIDMI)

This roundtable will bring together experts, practitioners, and community leaders to share insights on:
🔹 Marine heatwaves and urban coastal adaptation
🔹 Impacts on livelihoods, fisheries, and informal economies
🔹 Humanitarian and policy responses to compound risks
🔹 Pathways for anticipatory action and regional cooperation



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🔥 Heat as Humanitarian Crisis: What Local Organisations Are Doing 🔥

It doesn’t leave behind broken buildings, but it breaks health, livelihoods, and hope—especially for the most vulnerable.

🌍 The July 2025 issue of Southasiadisasters.net, co-edited by Joyce Nyaboga (Start Network, UK) and Mihir R. Bhatt (AIDMI, India), brings stories of courage and innovation from Gujarat, Bihar, Marsabit, and South Sudan.

💡 From cooling umbrellas for women vendors in Ahmedabad, to early warning systems in South Asia, and school closures in South Sudan—local organisations are not waiting for global solutions. They are leading adaptation on the ground.

🧊 Key Themes:
✅ Anticipatory action
✅ Traditional cooling innovations
✅ Gender-sensitive solutions
✅ Policy gaps and calls to action

📖 Read the full issue and get inspired: https://aidmi.org/heat-as-humanitarian-crisis-what-local-organisations-are-doing/

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🗣️ Share your thoughts and tell us how your community is coping with rising heat!

🔥 Extreme Heat as a Global and Local Humanitarian Crisis

📅 Date: Friday, July 18, 2025
🕓 Time: 04:00 PM to 05:00 PM IST
📍 Location: Zoom (Online)

🔗 Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/8j3gQeoQROCsOEN58WpbDw #/registration

Extreme heat is no longer just a seasonal discomfort—it’s a growing humanitarian emergency affecting millions, especially informal workers, migrants, children, and the urban poor.
Join Start Network and All India Disaster Mitigation Institute (AIDMI) for a powerful virtual roundtable exploring how we can better prepare and respond to the rising threat of heatwaves.

🌍 What to Expect:
✅ Why extreme heat is a humanitarian crisis
✅ How anticipatory action can save lives
✅ What local organisations are doing to build heat resilience
✅ Launch of a special edition of Southasiadisasters.net on “Heat as a Humanitarian Crisis”

🗣️ Hear from experts, local leaders, and practitioners shaping the future of climate resilience.

Let’s act before heat becomes a catastrophe.
Register now and be part of the solution.

Read more: https://aidmi.org/extreme-heat-as-a-global-and-local-humanitarian-crisis-virtual-roundtable-on-friday-july-18-2025-from-0400-pm-to-0500-pm-ist/

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🌍 Frontiers for Early Warning: Celebrating 150 Years of IMD! 🌦️

From cyclones to extreme heat, IMD has been at the forefront of safeguarding lives with timely early warnings. In collaboration with the All India Disaster Mitigation Institute (AIDMI), this special issue of Southasiadisasters.net highlights how early warning systems are evolving to be more inclusive, people-centred, and anticipatory.

With insights from experts at WMO, IFRC, Government of India, and others, the issue explores how science, policy, and community action come together to build resilience across South Asia.

📘 Read the full issue here:
👉 https://aidmi.org/celebrating-150-years-of-imd-frontiers-for-early-warning

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