We call them natural disasters. But how much of the disaster is actually natural?

What happens when concrete collides with fragile ecosystems? How can we prepare for a climate we can no longer reliably predict? And why isn’t ecological security treated as national security?

Harini Nagendra and Jagdish Krishnaswamy join Shoma Chaudhury to look beyond the headlines. From the Himalayas and its increasingly fragile landscapes to Bengaluru’s disappearing wetlands and India’s obsession with planting trees – believing that is enough – they explore how we have changed the systems that sustain us — and what it will take to build differently.

With Shoma Chaudhury

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Presented by Shiv Nadar Foundation

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