Mridula Ramesh
Mridula's book is thought-provoking... It impels the reader to think about what he/she can do to help the cause.
The Hindu Business Line
“Climate change will soon define how we work and live in India. Mridula Ramesh’s pragmatic ideas of pushing individual initiative and climate-resilient start-ups to solve this problem offer an original roadmap to policymakers as well as the people of India for years to come. A must-read.”
– Suresh Prabhu,
Minister of Commerce & Industry and Civil Aviation of India
“We are indebted to Mridula Ramesh for preparing this very useful book, and I commend its widespread use for developing a practical action plan.”
– M.S. Swaminathan,
Father of India’s Green Revolution
“[This book] is filled with practical solutions honed by experience and will be a go-to guide for combating climate change for many years to come. Read the book to see what you can do to combat climate change!”
– Dr Rajendra Singh,
The ‘Water Man of India’
“The Climate Solution explores India’s challenges in dealing with climate change and highlights the importance of practical local adaptation to climate change.”
– Dr J. Srinivasan,
Distinguished Scientist, Indian Institute of Science
“Written in an engaging, conversational style, The Climate Solution makes easy reading of a complex topic.”
– R. Ramaraj,
Senior Advisor, Elevar Equity
Mridula Ramesh
Mridula's book is thought-provoking... It impels the reader to think about what he/she can do to help the cause.
The Hindu Business Line
“Climate change will soon define how we work and live in India. Mridula Ramesh’s pragmatic ideas of pushing individual initiative and climate-resilient start-ups to solve this problem offer an original roadmap to policymakers as well as the people of India for years to come. A must-read.”
– Suresh Prabhu,
Minister of Commerce & Industry and Civil Aviation of India
“We are indebted to Mridula Ramesh for preparing this very useful book, and I commend its widespread use for developing a practical action plan.”
– M.S. Swaminathan,
Father of India’s Green Revolution
“[This book] is filled with practical solutions honed by experience and will be a go-to guide for combating climate change for many years to come. Read the book to see what you can do to combat climate change!”
– Dr Rajendra Singh,
The ‘Water Man of India’
“The Climate Solution explores India’s challenges in dealing with climate change and highlights the importance of practical local adaptation to climate change.”
– Dr J. Srinivasan,
Distinguished Scientist, Indian Institute of Science
“Written in an engaging, conversational style, The Climate Solution makes easy reading of a complex topic.”
– R. Ramaraj,
Senior Advisor, Elevar Equity
About the book
The Climate Solution: India's Climate-Change Crisis and What We Can Do about It
From fatal heatwaves and devastating floods to fast-depleting water tables, climate change is the biggest threat of our time. In this compelling book, Mridula Ramesh climate change practitioner, teacher, and investor argues that while the crisis is serious, solutions do exist. Drawing on real-world experience, she explores how climate change impacts women, threatens national security, and why green energy alone isn’t enough. She also highlights how waste management can create jobs and how communities can adapt to water scarcity. Featuring inspiring stories from across India, this is a timely call to action for every Indian citizen.
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"The Climate Solution takes on a difficult task and delivers well."
'Mridula takes the reader through the entire gamut of how [climate change] is already affecting us, and how it can get worse. But, very practically, and sensibly, the author wraps up the book with a checklist of actions that individuals, institutions and the government needs to take in order to build our resilience to climate change.'
'Mridula Ramesh's new book The Climate Solution presents a plethora of information, facts, figures and data on climate change in the context of India and provides a roadmap for the way forward.'
'The book does justice in highlighting the topic of environment and climate change by subtly connecting them with certain region-specific and select widespread social practices.'
'A well-articulated plea for India to respond urgently to the impacts of climate change, with clear examples of what individuals, institutions and the governments can do... Eminently readable, even fast-paced, [it] does a great job of both presenting as well as humanizing the data with precise and clear anecdotes that give a flavour of both the challenge of the present, and some hope of the future.'