The Clifton| Sustaining Our Planet for Future Generations
Sustaining Our Planet for Future Generations
ISSUES OF WATER POLLUTION ALONG WITH ITS EFFECTS ON THE SOCIETY
Summary
In a response to reduce the impacts of climate change and prepare a more habitable environment for the future generations – Team ‘The Cliftons’, presents a proposal tackling issues of rising water pollution along with its effects on the marginalized social communities through a comprehensive and well-designed gamified website. The objective of the website is two folds – first, to create awareness about the degrading situation of the global ecosystem (through gamification) and second, to provide vocational aid to the socially marginalized communities along with community-driven efforts. (the scope of the project starts from Maharashtra, India)
How We Addressed This Challenge
The global socioeconomic impacts of climate change could be substantial as a changing climate affects human beings, as well as physical and natural capital.
The objective of the website is two folds – first, to create awareness about the degrading situation of the global ecosystem (through gamification) and second, to provide vocational aid to the socially marginalized communities along with community-driven efforts.
We target the urban and the rural segments, with easy to understand and well curated - gamified content to keep the audience interested as well as help them build their skills.
How We Developed This Project
As heat and humidity increase in India, by 2030 under an RCP 8.5 scenario, between 160 million and 200 million people could live in regions with an average 5 percent annual probability of experiencing a heat wave that exceeds the survivability threshold for a healthy human being, absent an adaptation response. Ocean warming could reduce fish catches, affecting the livelihoods of 650 million to 800 million people who rely on fishing revenue.
The global socioeconomic impacts of climate change could be substantial as a changing climate affects human beings, as well as physical and natural capital.
How We Used Space Agency Data in This Project
We got the basic data of how climatic changes have impacted India - socially and economically.
We got access to surface temperature data and water level data
Data & Resources
http://urbanupdate.in/maharashtra-has-most-number-of-polluted-water-bodies-cpcb/
https://www.sustainablefinance.hsbc.com/carbon-transition/fragile-planet2020
https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/92196/weeks-of-extreme-weather-in-india
https://psmag.com/environment/the-dust-storms-are-becoming-more-severe