The reality of climate change | Pamposh Bhat | TEDxMICA
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2017-07-19
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Sometimes, we fail to see the changes in the climate around us. Pamposh Bhat talks about the impending disasters coming our way if we don't change our habits and laws concerning the environment.
Pamposh Bhat is a New Delhi-based environmentalist, a climate change expert and award winning writer. Bhat has been awarded the prestigious Rajbhasha Award for Poetry in 1995 for her work "Kshitij Ki Khoj Mein". Active in public life, she serves as the chairperson of the board of trustees for Jwala, a civil society group that seeks to promote renewable energy, energy efficiency and women`s empowerment in India. She also held the position of country manager of the BMU CMD/JI Initiative in India and worked as a climate policy advisor for the Indian states of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and West Bengal. She was nominated as a member of the International advisory board of Abengoa, a fortune 500 company in the energy and environment sectors. At present, Pamposh Bhat is India coordinator, for Supporting India-EU climate change policy dialogue funded by the Delegation of European Union to India.
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