Amid global crises like climate change, concepts such as solastalgia (distress produced by environmental change), eco-grief, and eco-anxiety are becoming familiar. Climate change’s impact on mental health has only recently cropped up in research, with studies finding connections between the climate and depression, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and suicidal thoughts. Around 50% of Indian youth aged 14 to 25 experienced increased stress due to worsening climate, according to a survey by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE). Other studies have found that repeated experiences with flooding, which occur particularly in eastern and southern India, appear to contribute to…
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Anjana is a researcher with Care Earth Trust, where she manages wetland restoration projects and urban sustainability grants. She has authored reports on NTFP dynamics in Tamil Nadu and a Strategy and Action Plan for Climate Change and Water Risk for Chennai. Her works have been published in Mongabay India, The Wire Science, Arcadia and her research interests include climate change risks and resilience, and political ecology. Anjana holds a degree in international security from Sciences Po, specialised in Global Risks and South Asia, and has work experience in risk consulting.