Bijal Brahmbhatt is the Director of Mahila Housing Sewa Trust. In this episode, ‘Understanding the Future of Climate Resilient Affordable Housing’, with Bijal Brambhatt we discuss the effects of climate change on the urban poor, climate resilience, and its impact on their living standards.
We start the discussion by understanding what urban poverty means, followed by the difference between urban poverty and rural poverty. We further discuss the rapid urbanization, job opportunities available for the poor, classification of labor, quality of life, and the reasons for migration to the urban area. Then our discourse moves towards the ground realities in the slums and settlements and pattern of migration and how they use their own network to find both housing and work opportunities. She also explains the unpaid and unnoticed efforts of women in supporting their families. Further, the discussion moves towards understanding the locations where the slums are situated and how incremental housing takes place. Then we discuss the problems faced due to climate change by the urban poor such as the heat island effect, disease outbreaks, and lack of sanitation and clean water. Lastly, we talk about affordable housing, issues of financing, loans, and lack of citizen engagement in urban areas.
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