Events
CLAPs at IIHS Urban ARC 2026
The CLAPs team organised a Panel titled Staying With Change: Non-movement, Local Adaptation, and the Geographies of Belonging in a Changing Climate at the 10th Edition of Urban ARC at IIHS. The Panel saw presentations from the CLAPs team and external experts.
Third Lead Author Meeting of IPCC Special Report on Climate Change and Cities
Chandni Singh and Aysha Jennath attended the Third Lead Author Meeting of IPCC Special Report on Climate Change and Cities held in Oslo from January – 16, 2026.
CLARE Communication and Dissemination Learning workshop
Sofia Juliet Rajan and Shilpa Shilpa Shirish participated in the Communication and Dissemination Learning Workshop in Diani, Kenya.
Odisha Vikas Conclave
CLAPs India team participated in the 6th edition of the Odisha Vikash Conclave held in Bhubaneshwar, organised by Odisha Development Initiative (ODI).
Foresight Training
The CLAPs team organised its second foresight workshop in Kochi.The workshop brought diverse stakeholders together to share lived experiences, map migration patterns at urban destinations and co-create strategies for supporting migrants and their families.
8th international Adaptation Futures Conference
Members of the CLAPs team attended the Adaptation Futures 2025 Conference in Christchurch, contributing to multiple sessions and panels.
Workshop for 101 Reporters Climate Journalism Fellowship
Sofia Juliet Rajan and Nihal Ranjit conducted an online workshop for Fellows of the 101 Reporters Climate Journalism Fellowship.
The Urban Climate Transition Conference, University College London
At The Urban Climate Transition Conference hosted at University College London, Chandni Singh spoke on Urban Loss and Damage: Compensation Beyond 1.5 Degrees
Early Career Researchers Seasonal School on Research for Impact
Early Career Researchers (ECRs) came together at University of East Anglia for the SUCCESS/CLAPS Seasonal School on “Research for Impact”
Symposium on Adaptation Success, University College London
Chandni Singh spoke at the symposium Defining and Measuring Adaptation Success: From Politics to Action at University College London. She set the scene on the politics of adaptation measurement and the uneven geography of adaptation knowledge.
Our Critical Decade for Climate Action Conference, Tyndall Centre
Early Career Researchers of the CLAPs team attended the Our Critical Decade for Climate Action Conference, organised by the Tyndall Centre at the University of East Anglia in Noriwch.
First Foresight workshop in Odisha
The CLAPs team organised its first foresight workshop in Odisha in August. The workshop brought diverse stakeholders together to map migration patterns, share experiences, and co-create inclusive, climate-resilient strategies for supporting migrants and their families.
Two-day workshop on Changing the Narrative on Climate Change and Labour Migration in India
IIHS hosted a two-day narrative change workshop bringing together science communicators, journalists, and climate storytellers, and underscored the importance of responsible storytelling, data-informed reporting, and more inclusive narratives on climate-linked migration in India.
Second Lead Author Meeting, IPCC Special Report on Climate Change and Cities
Chandni Singh and Aysha Jennath from IIHS participated in the Second Lead Author Meeting of the IPCC Special Report on Climate Change and Cities in Mombasa, Kenya.
Stakeholder Consultation on the National Adaptation Plan (NAP) for the Thematic Working Group on Poverty Alleviation and Livelihoods at New Delhi
Liby Johnson contributes to the working group organised jointly by the Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, the National Institute of Rural Development & Panchayati Raj (NIRDPR), and the Bharat Rural Livelihoods Foundation (BRLF)
Sweat & Concrete 2025 Exhibition
WP4 provided a panel exhibit for the Sweat & Concrete 2025: A Two-day Exhibit and Convening by People First Cities.
First Lead Author Meeting of the IPCC Special Report on Climate Change and Cities
Chandni Singh and Aysha Jennath from IIHS participated in the First Lead Author Meeting of the IPCC Special Report on Climate Change and Cities in Osaka, Japan.
Training on Migration, Informality and Development organised by Work Fair and Free with Aajeevika Bureau and the Institute for Social and Economic Change
Aysha Jennath and Sheetal Patil from IIHS led a session on climate-induced migration at the second learning workshop on ‘Migration, Informality, and Development’ organised by Work Fair and Free with Aajeevika Bureau and the Institute for Social and Economic Change.
2nd India Labour Conference
Benoy Peter from Centre for Migration and Inclusive Development (CMID) spoke at the 2nd India Labour Conference – 2025, hosted by the he Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode.
Exploring Photovoice for Climate Migration Narratives
Yashodara Udupa from IIHS Media Lab in collaboration with The Third Eye conducted a workshop for the CLAPs India team on the theory and practice of Photovoice.
10th Oral History Association of India Conference
Sofia Juliet Rajan presented at the 10th Oral History Association of India in Kochi.
CLAPs at Urban ARC 2025
The CLAPs team organised a panel ‘Migration under Climate Change: Envisioning Rural-Urban Transitions in the Context of Mobility’ at the 9th edition of Urban ARC.
Third Country-level Consortium Meeting
The CLAPs India team held its third meeting in Odisha from December 1-3, 2024. This gathering brought together members from the three partner organisations to discuss project progress and next steps.
CLARE Asia consortium Workshop
Chandni Singh and Sheetal Patil represented the CLAPs project at the CLARE Asia workshop in Kathmandu, Nepal
Session on Fundamentals of Climate Change in the "Gender Responsive and Labour Migration Governance" Workshop
Chandni Singh spoke at an event hosted by the National Network for Safe Migration in Kathmandu
Workshop on Fundamentals of Climate Change
The CLAPs India team conducted a two-day training on the ‘Fundamentals of Climate Change’ from August 28-29, 2024 in Kochi.
Roundtable on migration and climate change with FCDO and IDRC
IIHS, CMID, and Gram Vikas contributed to a convening by IDRC on ‘Climate-resilient and Inclusive Migration in India’ on August 14, 2024 in New Delhi.
Foresight Training
ICIMOD organised a six-day Foresight training in Kathmandu from August 12-17, 2024. This training brought together 40+ participants from seven countries, including various CLAPs partner teams.
Second Country-Level Consortium Meeting
The CLAPs India team held its second country-level consortium meeting in Kochi on July 23-24, 2024. This gathering brought together 25 members from the three partner organisations to discuss project progress and deliberate on the next steps.
What Works - Climate Solutions Summit
Dr. Chandni Singh presented at the high-profile summit that brought together leading experts on climate solutions, science assessment bodies like the IPCC, UNEP, and IPBES, as well as funders and policymakers, to synthesize evidence for climate action.
Making migration an effective and sustainable adaptation to climate change
The presentation led by Dr Chandni Singh, Dr Mark Tebboth and Professor Neil Adger was based on prior research and the planned research on measuring successful adaptation.
Methods training on Gender, Equity and Social Inclusion (GESI)
The CLAPs team participated in a four-day methods training on Gender, Equity and Social Inclusion (GESI) led by Prof Nitya Rao (University of East Anglia), Dr Chandni Singh (IIHS), Prof Tasneem Siddique (University of Dhaka), and Dr Jelle Wouters (Royal Thimphu College, Bhutan).
CLAPs Inception Meeting
The CLAPs project co-led by IIHS, the University of Exeter, and the University of East Anglia, in collaboration with the Centre for Migration and Inclusive Development (CMID) and Gram Vikas, held its inception meeting at IIHS Bengaluru City Campus in February 2024.