Personal Reflection Paper

UR22056 - Yashvardhan Bothra

Induction Session 2022-24
School of Rural Management XIM University

IPCC Sixth Assessment Report - The key learnings were on the findings by working group 3 on climate
change's effects on nature and human activities. Biodiversity loss, migration, threats to urban and rural
activities, human health, food security, water shortages, and energy are all part of the backdrop. Climate
effects are at the high end of prior forecasts, according to the report, with all sections of the world being
affected. At least 3.3 billion people, nearly 40 percent of the entire population, now fall into the most serious
category of 'extremely susceptible', with the biggest consequences in the developing world. It emphasises the
losses and harm caused by climate change, an issue for which developed countries have hitherto refused to
accept responsibility. Natural calamities are becoming more common, and a mass extinction is already taking
place. Climate change; causes impacts and risks include a circular flow of impacts on the Ecosystems
including biodiversity (adaptation, losses, and damages), human society to the risks that are unfolding. The
model also gives a framework on how to tackle the situation effectively by restoring resources, sustainable
usage of perishable natural resources so that we can lead to climate resilient development, human health &
well-being equity, justice ecosystem. The window of opportunity to address climate resilient development is
fast closing. The report also focuses on the window of opportunity for climate resilient development is fast
closing.

Asset Based Community Development - I learned how a sustainable community development can be
achieved by the use of Asset Based Community Development. Rather than focusing just on mobilising a
specific group, it involves how micro-assets are connected to their larger context (political segregation and
functioning, power distribution. It was gripping to find out that communities have the potential to take
control of their own development process by recognising and mobilising their own assets and reacting to the
needs of the local economy. It capitalises on existing community assets and mobilises people, groups, and
institutions to collaborate in order to use their assets rather than focusing only on their needs. A significant
amount of effort is spent identifying the assets of people, groups, and eventually institutions before they can
be mobilised to work closely on using those recognised assets effectively. Then, an individual's recognised
assets are matched with individuals or organisations that have an interest or need in that asset. The critical
point is to begin using what is currently available in the community.

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