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Four women in holding handfuls of harvested salt in the village of Kuda, Gujarat, India

NRDC works closely with the Self Employed Women’s Association, which promotes female leadership in rural villages in India through financial literacy, capacity building, financing, and entrepreneurial skill development.

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Madhura Joshi/NRDC

India is emerging as a global leader and an economic powerhouse. Yet the nation of 1.3 billion people is facing multiple unprecedented challenges—extreme weather events, health burdens from pollution, poverty alleviation, and now COVID-19. As the world’s third-largest emitter of carbon dioxide, India is extremely vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, including more deadly heat waves and cyclones.

The fight to keep the planet below the 1.5 degrees Celsius threshold cannot be won without India’s support. For more than a decade, NRDC and our on-the-ground partners have been working with government agencies, academic institutions, and civil society leaders on three interconnected initiatives: clean air and healthy cities; cooling and efficiency; and renewable energy. Through the vision of fearless climate leaders and continued knowledge sharing, India’s strong climate plan will pave the way to sustainable economic development, create jobs, promote equitable access to clean energy, provide cleaner air for communities, and combat climate change.

Recognizing the importance of our India Program to achieving NRDC's goals, NRDC opened our India office, located in New Delhi, on January 18, 2023. 

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