Publications

Blog December 23, 2022

Three developments offer a way to fund climate ready cities

Cities must invest to fix poor air quality and extreme floods. Solutions at home offer new approaches that go beyond top-down devolution of funds.

Op-ed December 5, 2022

Book review | ‘South vs North’: Are north and south India frenemies?

By Saurabh Modi

South India’s resentment for northern states comes from losing control over resources due to population divergence and centralised government, as shown by Nilakantan RS in his new book ‘South vs North: India’s Great Divide

Paper December 5, 2022

The State of Open Data in Urban India

By Harsh Vardhan Pachisia, Anushka Bhansali & Rajeswari Parasa

A key reason for poor governance in Indian cities is the lack of organised open data systems. This paper investigates the state of urban open data in India, analysing the different stakeholders and how to improve quality and accessibility of data.

Blog November 29, 2022

India’s energy transition in five maps

By Akshay Shetty, Anjali Shaji, Purnima Mahajan & Saurabh Modi

Five keys maps that show the local consequences of India’s energy transition, including new economic opportunities and challenges.

Blog October 12, 2022

India’s poor road safety record and what we can do about it

By Milo Rees Roberts

India’s highways make up 5% of its roads, but account for 61% of road accidents, revealing an urgent need for more stringent road safety measures.

Op-ed August 18, 2022

Opinion | We Need To Talk About Climate Change in Global South Cities

By Sam Downes

In the piece for Devex, Sam Downes argues that cities in the global south need to placed at the centre of the climate agenda, or the global quest for decarbonisation may fall flat.