Darjeeling’s Wake-Up Call: Expert at IUCN Congress Calls for Agile Climate Finance By Diwash Gahatraj Copyright © 2025 IPS-Inter Press Service.

https://www.ipsnews.net/2025/10/darjeelings-wake-up-call-expert-at-iucn-congress-calls-for-agile-climate-finance/?utm_source=email_marketing&utm_admin=146128&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Is_the_UN_Bloated_Unfocused_Outdated_and_Ineffective_Vanishing_Wisdom_of_the_SundarbansHow_climate_c ABU DHABI, Oct 13 2025 (IPS) - As global conservation leaders gather in Abu Dhabi for the IUCN World Conservation Congress, communities in the hills of Darjeeling, thousands of kilometers away, are still counting their losses. In early October, heavy rains triggered deadly landslides that buried homes, blocked key roads, and left several people dead. The destruction has once again exposed how vulnerable India’s mountain regions are to extreme weather. Copyright © 2025 IPS-Inter Press Service.