In the third and last part of our climate and homes mini-series, we’re bringing you a story from the historical archives. A story from the 1800s, about a time when the British came up with a grand plan in Bengal. And a climate warning they did not pay heed to.

People who helped make this episode:

Imagined Tomorrow is created and hosted by Shreya Dasgupta.

Theme music, sound design and editing by ⁠Abhijit Shylanath⁠.

Draft edits by ⁠Abhishek Madan⁠.

Thanks to Nihira Ram for her help with the research and writing.

Get in touch via Twitter or email imagined.tomorrow@gmail.com.

Transcript | References | Sound Credits: ⁠https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vTakw_CRl0LEA5yyJjkKozJfr7PEzI_ZU4ropFD8mE97httunYS3clcITuQ5pUY7Gk21VYei5Zv812B/pub

In this episode, we’re taking on a future you may not be able to choose and move to a climate safe location. Maybe it's a job you can't leave, or you can't afford to move, or there aren't many climate safe locations to pick from. How can you then keep your home, your neighbourhood safe from climate impacts?

This is Part-2 of a 3-Part Climate mini-series. In this, experts take us through how an Indian city is learning to deal with climate extremes and poor city planning; and how current and future homes and neighbourhoods can be reimagined for future climate.

Experts we spoke to for this episode (in order of appearance):

Gopikrishna Warrier, managing editor at Mongabay India.

Rajesh Kumar Chauhan, building contractor.

Dr. Siddharth Singh, author of The Great Smog of India, which is a book on India’s air pollution crisis, and a researcher of energy transitions and climate action.

Dr. Harini Nagendra, an ecologist who leads Azim Premji University's Center for Climate Change and Sustainability.

People who helped make this episode:

Imagined Tomorrow is created and hosted by Shreya Dasgupta.

Theme music, sound design and editing by Abhijit Shylanath.

Draft edits by Abhishek Madan.

Thanks to Parvathy Nair, Parni Ray and Nihira Ram for their help.

Get in touch via Twitter or email imagined.tomorrow@gmail.com.

Transcript | References | Sound Credits: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vR7vj2zUx9kSrGf1iAHXBgDKdHN0PakBajQslx3wI9Oib7PKewZAGSOLN623BpYSVYNZ5r9ZngpD3zE/pub

How do you pick a home in a location that's safe from the unpredictable effects of climate change? Can scientists tell us what climate impacts each neighbourhood in an Indian city will see? 

In this episode, experts take us through what it would take to make hyper-local climate forecasts for city neighbourhoods, so you can choose a climate safe location to live in. We also see what we already know about future impacts and what we can do in the absence of forecast data. This is Part-1 of a Three-Part Climate mini-series.

Experts we spoke to for this episode (in order of appearance):

Sandhya Ramesh, Science Editor at The Print.

Dr. Roxy Mathew Koll, a Climate Scientist at the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology

Dr. Indu Murthy, head of the Climate Environment and Sustainability sector at the Centre for Study of Science, Technology and Policy, a research-based policy think tank in Bangalore. 

Dr. Siddharth Singh, author of The Great Smog of India, which is a book on India’s air pollution crisis, and a researcher of energy transitions and climate action.

People who helped make this episode:

Imagined Tomorrow is created and hosted by Shreya Dasgupta.

Theme music, sound design and editing by Abhijit Shylanath.

Draft edits by Abhishek Madan.

Abhishek and Abhijit voiced the characters in the fictional phone call.

Thanks to Parvathy Nair, Parni Ray and Nihira Ram for their help.

Get in touch via Twitter or email imagined.tomorrow@gmail.com.

Transcript | References | Sound Credits: https://docs.google.com/document/u/2/d/e/2PACX-1vSbqIyYwSLpSVYKY1w0ru4PH4mjke-NsrCL4KV06neek9jkFds-xBi5vy14lEGqn7ATlsFw4_9VbrRJ/pub 

Disclaimer:

The names, characters, and incidents portrayed in the fictional story of S2E8 of Imagined Tomorrow are fictitious. No identification with actual persons (living or deceased), places, buildings, and products is intended or should be inferred.