Pritha is a master’s student in the Integrated Climate System Sciences program at the University of Hamburg. Her thesis explores the (dis)connect between Indian farmers’ climate change priorities and the narratives used by Indian climate movements.
Pritha also works on a joint project between the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology and University of Hamburg’s Environmental Economics faculty, studying seasonal prediction of tropical nights in Germany, public trust in such forecasts, and corresponding willingness to adapt.
From Farmers to Activists: A Study of Indian Climate Movements
11. August 2025
India, a key emerging economy of the Global South, faces the harsh realities of climate change—droughts, floods, heatwaves, storms. Farmers, historically involved in several environmental