Public Lectures

Public lectures and discussions on climate change, changing oceans, and the monsoon.

Inaugural Address at the G20 Coastal Cities Summit
Climate Proofing Coastal Cities — Challenges and Way Forward. Inaugural address at the G20 Coastal Cities Summit organized by Mumbai First.

For coastal cities like Mumbai, any development can be an opportunity to redesign the city considering present and future climate challenges.

Interactive session on Climate Change at the Kerala Legislative Assembly
Dr. Roxy Mathew Koll talks to the Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) at the Kerala Niyamasabha (കേരള നിയമസഭ) on “Climate Change—what do we expect and what can we do?” July 2022.

Discussion on Cyclones in the Indian Ocean
DownToEarth discussion with Prof Raghu Murtugudde and Dr Roxy Mathew Koll, on changing characteristics of cyclones in the Indian Ocean.

Climate change has made the Indian Ocean more unpredictable than ever. On the one hand, more cyclones are emerging out of this ocean, and on the other hand, they are intensifying very rapidly, gaining more power in a very short time. This is called rapid intensification. An animated discussion session with Down To Earth (DTE).

Why Frequent Extreme Cyclones?
In conversation with Dr Roxy Mathew Koll on Extreme Cyclones.

Interview organized by Sustainability What?!

 Climate Change and Biodiversity
Climate Change  — Extreme Weather Events over India and Impacts of Biodiversity

Dr. Roxy Mathew Koll, Climate Scientist @ IITM, talks about climate change impacts on biodiversity in the Indian peninsula. Organized by the Nilgiri Natural History Society (NNHS).

 A different monsoon — how the monsoon is responding to climate change
വ്യത്യസ്തനാമൊരു കാല’വര്‍ഷം. കാലവര്‍ഷം—ഇന്നലെ, ഇന്ന്, നാളെ.

“കാലാവസ്ഥ വ്യതിയാനം – വെല്ലുവിളികളും പ്രതിരോധ നടപടികളും”, കേരള സംസ്‌ഥാന ദുരന്തനിവാരണ അതോറിറ്റി പൊതുജനങ്ങൾക്കായി ഒരുക്കിയ കാലവർഷ ചർച്ചകൾ.

 Coastline management in Kerala, under a changing climate
Coastline Management in Kerala: Socio-economic and Environmental paradigms.

“കേരളത്തിലെ തീരദേശ പരിപാലനം: സാമൂഹിക സാമ്പത്തിക, പാരിസ്ഥിതിക തലങ്ങൾ”, organized by the Association of Fisheries Graduates.

 The ocean, climate, and Kerala
“കടലും കാലാവസ്ഥയും കേരളവും”

Organized by St George College, Aruvithura, Kerala.

 Global to Regional Climate Change
Lecture on the impact of global warming on Keralaആഗോളതാപനം വീട്ടുമുറ്റത്ത്[pdf]

“കാലാവസ്ഥ വ്യതിയാനം – വെല്ലുവിളികളും പ്രതിരോധ നടപടികളും”

Public Lecture on Climate Change and Kerala – Impacts and Mitigation, at the K. M. Chandy Foundation Seminar, Pala, Kottayam, Kerala.