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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Sunanda is an applied research and communications professional with a Master’s in Urban Policy and Governance from Tata Institute of Social Sciences. She has coordinated nature education projects and been involved in urban ecology research at Care Earth Trust for two years. She has earlier strategised and written content as an agency and freelance writer.