April 24, 2019
Hyderabad,
India - In an eye-opening new anthology, Climate Abandoned: We’re on The Endangered
Species List, Hari Krishna Nibanupudi with twenty-two additional
authors mince no words about our Earth’s future. There isn’t much time left.
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has stated that the “planet
has only until 2030 to stem catastrophic climate change.” The United Nations
Secretary General called climate change a “direct existential threat.” We must
act with constructive outrage now.
In Climate Abandoned, published on
International Mother Earth Day, 2019, scientists and environmental experts
discuss the sad realities, causes and after effects of the climate crisis’
interconnected issues. They shed light on the greenhouse effect, declining
biodiversity, warming oceans, ice, ideology vs. science, energy, corporations,
national security, children, health, religion, zombie myths, sports and other
urgent topics.
Climate Abandoned is not a scientific
terminology full of jargon and buzzwords. Rather, it is written for readers who want to know more about the interdependent
issues of the climate crisis and what constructive activities they may
implement. At the end of each chapter, practical tips are suggested for what
the reader can keep doing, stop doing, and start doing to combat climate change and make better choices for
the future, such as:
•
Keep in mind that your vote counts. Vote for those who
have genuinely committed themselves to address the myriad climate crisis
challenges ahead.
•
Keep enjoying the natural world so that your connection to it is not
severed.
•
Stop thinking that climate change is a done deal and
that the crisis is beyond our control.
•
Stop allowing misinformation, disinformation, and ignorance to persevere
and spread.
•
Start investing in clean energy, and assure that your
stocks and pension funds are invested in renewable energy sources and not in
dinosaur sludge.
•
Start believing in yourself and your ability to be a
leader in your community, county, state and federal governments.
PRAISE FOR
CLIMATE ABANDONED
"The greatest threat to our planet is the belief
that someone else will save it. Since the survival of humankind depends on
awareness and action on climate change,
Climate Abandoned is must
read for everyone concerned about these issues.” — Robert
Swan, Founder of the 2041 Foundation
and the first person to walk to the South and North Poles
“The diverse, thoughtful voices in
Climate Abandoned are urgently calling readers to step off the sidelines and
act now for a just, sustainable future for generations to come. This book
captures passion." — John de Graaf, author of Affluenza: The All-Consuming Epidemic, filmmaker, and environmentalist
ABOUT Hari Krishna Nibanupudi
Hari Krishna
Nibanupudi is a senior disaster risk reduction and climate change specialist
with over two decades of experience of working with communities, developing programs,
advocating policies, building capacities and fostering regional cooperation. He
helmed senior managerial and technical portfolios in South Asia, South East
Asia and Africa with several International organizations such as Oxfam, World
Bank Institute, International Center for Integrated Mountain Development
(ICIMOD), United Nations Development Program (UNDP), etc.
Mr. Krishna’s
strategic as well as creative contributions in climate and disaster resilience
have been recognized globally with honours. He was given Mary Fran Myers (MFM)
scholarship award for disaster resilience contributions in 2013. “Resilient
Tacloban” a short film scripted and produced by Mr. Krishna received best
foreign short film award at Texas short films festival in 2016 and his blog
article on Resilience in Dignity and Self-Worth published by Reuters won first
prize in a competition conducted by Asian Cities Climate Change Reduction
Network (ACCRN). As a researcher and author, he has published over three dozen
of articles, papers and blogs on wide range of Issues such as natural resource
management, disaster resilience, gender, climate change, sustainable
development, etc. He has recently co-edited and published a Springer book
volume titled Mountain Hazards and Disaster Risk Reduction.
AVAILABILITY: Hyderabad, India, available
nationwide by appointment
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