Water at the Heart of Climate Finance and Adaptation
Climate change is a water crisis. Floods, droughts, and water scarcity are intensifying worldwide, underscoring that water security must be at the forefront of climate resilience strategies. As the global community prepares for COP 30 in Belém, Brazil, aligning water management with climate finance is no longer optional – it is urgent and strategic. The […]
Global Hydrometeorological Excellence Award 2025
I’m deeply honoured to receive the Global Hydrometeorological Excellence Award 2025 for Global Leadership in Meteorology and Climate Action. This recognition reflects the collective effort of colleagues, partners, and organisations committed to advancing climate resilience and sustainable water management. A heartfelt thank you to everyone who has supported and collaborated with me on this journey. […]
Blended Finance for Early Warning Systems: A Smart Investment for Climate Resilience
We are in an era of systemic, interconnected, and cascading climate risks. Tropical cyclones, floods, droughts, and heatwaves are intensifying in both frequency and severity. The cost of inaction is rising exponentially, and our current financing models are not keeping pace. This is a humanitarian crisis and fundamentally a market failure, manifesting as failures in […]
Reflections from Yoshitomo Nara: Art, Empathy, and Our Shared Responsibility
Two weeks ago, I attended the Yoshitomo Nara exhibition in London, and its profound humanity deeply moved me. Nara’s wide-eyed, childlike figures, with their gazes of defiance, melancholy, and serenity, seem to reflect our own emotions and struggles. They remind us of our vulnerability, our resilience, and our connection to home, community, and the natural […]
Honoring Indigenous Wisdom: Guardians of Nature on Indigenous Peoples Day
Today, as we gather to celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day, we honour the wisdom, resilience, and profound contributions of Indigenous communities who have cared for this planet since time immemorial. Across oceans, mountains, forests, and plains, Indigenous Peoples have been the guardians of Earth’s most precious ecosystems. Their voices remind us of a simple yet profound […]
Advancing Marine-Climate Interventions for a Resilient Ocean
The ocean plays a critical role in regulating Earth’s climate, supporting biodiversity, and sustaining human livelihoods. However, it is under unprecedented stress from climate change, overfishing, pollution, and habitat degradation. In response, novel marine-climate interventions, for example, ocean alkalinity enhancement, large-scale seaweed farming, and bioengineered coral restoration, are being developed to mitigate and adapt to […]
Protecting Rivers Through Nature-Based Solutions for Resilient Water Systems
Rivers are essential to our planet’s ecosystems and human societies. They support agriculture, provide drinking water, and sustain billions of people worldwide. Understanding how rivers form and evolve is essential for managing flood risks, erosion, and maintaining ecosystem health. Nature-based river restoration (#NbS) can work with these natural processes. Multithread systems often require less space […]
Sustainable Textiles for Climate Action
The textile industry doesn’t have to be a villain in the climate crisis. By leveraging partnerships, we can reweave its future, one where every sock, every scarf, and every stitch honours the planet and its people. Projections indicate that by 2030, the world will produce 134 million tons of textile waste annually! A staggering figure […]
Hidden Nitrogen Fixers: Why Aquatic Ecosystems Matter for Climate and Water Security
Fulweiler et al. (2025) reveal that these ecosystems, including lakes, rivers, wetlands, and continental shelves, contribute 40 teragrams of nitrogen annually, equivalent to 15% of global biological nitrogen fixation. This challenges decades of oversight in global nutrient budgets and demands urgent integration into climate and water security frameworks. This hidden nitrogen production sustains entire food webs, from […]
Empathy as Strength: Leading with Care in a Complex World
Empathy as an Act of Strength: Why Our World Needs It More Than Ever! The world leaves so little space for nuance now, Jacinda Ardern lamented. Let us reclaim that space—with empathy as our compass. “The world is interconnected. Our crises are shared. Empathy is the thread that weaves solutions- Bapon Fakhruddin.” Empathy is the […]