Home, Climate, and the Spaces In Between
Climate change was once a distant concern, a crisis framed in the abstract, something that belonged to the future, something for “our grandchildren’s time.” Even a decade ago, it was still perceived as slow-moving, invisible, and too complex to grasp. How do you comprehend a phenomenon that is atmospheric, dispersed, and global, with countless causes and even more fragmented solutions? My journey into climate change research began during my postgrad when I worked on a project involving Arctic indigenous communities. Witnessing the precarity of their environment and the resilience of their traditions, I was struck by an unsettling thought to study it in my homeland, the Himalayan region, which remains one of the most climate-vulnerable zones in the world. However, having the interest to pursue research and actually securing adequate funding and institutional support is a rocky road. Through extensive exploration and the unwavering encouragement of friends and family, I was fortuna...
