Cop30 Puts Spotlight on AJSA India’s Women and Their Climate Resilience
At the COP30 Summit in Belem, AJSA India was named a 2025 Local Adaptation Champion, honoring its pioneering work in empowering tribal women of western Odisha to lead climate action from the ground up. Over the past three decades, the grassroots nonprofit has transformed some of India’s most drought-prone and migration-affected villages into models of locally led resilience — where women drive electric carts, manage producer groups, and shape climate-smart farming.