Recipient: 15th NCPEDP-MPHASIS Universal Design Awards 2024

Received the 15th NCPEDP-Mphasis Universal Design Award, 2024 [Jury Appreciation] for my research, advocacy, and campaign endeavours on the need for universal accessibility as an integral component for achieving disability-led and inclusive climate action, strategies, and plans (SDG 10 and 13) as we ‘build forward better’ to ensure we ‘leave no one behind’.

Radio Udaan: Badalta Daur In conversation with Abhishek, NCPEDP-Javed Abidi Fellow on Climate Change & Disability

[September 2023]

Participate in the G20 Brasil's Youth Pre-Summit and TAGᵉ: Youth.Climate.Emotions. - Talking Across Generations on Education's Panel Dialogue on "Climate Change Anxiety Among Youth and How it Can Be Tackled through Social Emotional Learning (SEL)" as a Youth Panellist representing India held from 17th to 19th June 2024 and the 'TAGᵉ: Youth.Climate.Emotions.' Panel Dialogue took place on the 18th of June 2024 in Belém-PA, Brazil. Participated in the panel discussion as a Youth Panelist organised by UNESCO MGIEP in partnership with the Y20 Secretariat of Brazil and brought together six youth representatives and three decision-makers from across the world to empower youth to drive positive change through meaningful conversations.

Presented at the Webinar on “Climate Change and Heat Waves: Impact on Persons with Disabilities,” featuring Arman Ali, Executive Director of the National Centre for Promotion of Employment for Disabled People and Adv. Abhishek Kumar, Founder of The Sangyan and Javed Abidi Fellow on Disability (2021-2024). [June 2024]

Webinar on ''Climate Justice and Disability: Why We Need to Build Forward Better?" co-organized by The Sangyan and National Centre for Promotion of Employment for Disabled People [NCPEDP] [October 2023]

Webinar on Disability & Climate Justice - an event co-organised by the Climate Justice-Just Transition Donor Collaborative (CJ-JT), Impatience Earth and Impatience Wellbeing [June 2023]

Presented on the "Intersectionality of Climate Change and Women With Disabilities: Need for Build Forward Better" at the virtual parallel event on the occasion of the 68th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women organized by Shanta Memorial Rehabilitation Centre, Women with Disabilities India Network, and Revival Disability India. [March 2024]

Webinar on “Without Disability Justice, There Is No Climate Justice” - an event organised by Social Workers in Disaster Risk Reduction (SWDRR) in collaboration with The Sangyan on the occasion of International Day of Persons with Disabilities dated 03rd December 2023. [December 2023]

Virtual discussion centred around the topic of "The Impacts of Climate Change on People With Disabilities" at an online event organised by the Rotary Club of World Disability Advocacy dated 18th December 2023. [December 2023]

Watch Project Samajh's 'Narratives From The Field' Series on “Climate Change As Threat To SDGs and Need for Disability Inclusive Climate Action” Ft. Adv. Abhishek Kumar, Founder - The Sangyan and NCPEDP-Javed Abidi Fellow on Disability (2021-24).

Join in to listen to Kumar Mahavir of Project Samajh in conversation with Adv. Abhishek Kumar of The Sangyan explores the intersectionalities of Climate Change and Disability.

Webinar on "Empowering Tomorrow" - an event organised by the Rotary Bangalore Abilities focusing on the theme 'Green Jobs: Climate Change and Youth with Disabilities' [August 2023]

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