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Young people, communities and partners on climate, in their own words: new research, stories of change and conversations.

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A full audience at J.N. Tata Auditorium, IISc, for the film screening and panel discussion Panellists on stage at the Protopolis Conclave during BLR Design Week

Film festival · IISc, Bengaluru

Youth Voices in Action: our film at BLR Design Week

Our short film, Heat Through the Eyes of Young People, was selected for the BLR Design Week Film Festival. It was screened on 24 September at J.N. Tata Auditorium, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, followed by a panel discussion.

The film explores how rising temperatures are changing the everyday lives of young people across Karnataka, from very different backgrounds and settings. It follows our own questions and the realities we found, asking what young people have to say and what we can do today to build a heat-resilient Karnataka.

Developed by Swasti in partnership with Restless Development

Watch the film → Read the research

Illustration of young people in Karnataka studying and working in the heat
New research

Heat, Health and Young People in Karnataka

How rising heat is shaping young people's health, learning, work and wellbeing across urban, coastal, tribal and drought-prone Karnataka, and a roadmap for climate policy made for, of and by young people.

▶ Watch the film: Heat Through the Eyes of Young People

Explore the research → Download summary (PDF)

Change stories

What changed, in their words

Ten stories from Youth Climate Leaders, mentors, residents and the youth-led organisations backed by the Youth Fund.

Youth Leadership · Youth Climate Leader

From helpless to leading change

Deekshitha led door-to-door campaigns, bin distribution, wall paintings and follow-up monitoring in KSRTC Colony, and grew into a confident community organiser.

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Youth Fund · Phase 2 · Regenerative farming

From maize fields to climate-resilient futures

Laxmi, a 25-year-old student and farmer, turned an acre of failing maize into a diverse tree-based plot with drip irrigation backed by the Horticulture Department.

SCOPERead the story →
Youth Fund · Phase 1 · Climate education

Play, learn, act

Young people designed contextual board games that link floods, heat and drought to their own neighbourhoods, now used in schools and community meetings.

ATREERead the story →

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Climate Kaṭṭe

Our podcast for inclusive conversations on climate change, named after the gathering place under the peepal tree.

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