The Climate Brides Podcast
The Climate Brides podcast will bring to you a series of conversations on early and forced marriages, and the climate crisis in South Asia. We will listen to survivors, frontline workers, activists, and academics in and from the region, to unpack the everyday lives and resistances of young communities braving the biggest challenges of the 21st century.
Podcasting since 2022 • 7 episodes
The Climate Brides Podcast
Latest Episodes
Episode 06: Mary E. John on Childhood, Marriage, and Changing Narratives in India
In this episode, we speak with Mary E. John, professor, educator and author of 'Child Marriage in an International Frame: A Feminist Review from India'. Mary challenges simplistic perceptions of child marriage as merely a 'harmful p...
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Episode 6
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Episode 05: Maryam Jamali on flash floods, humanitarian aid and survival marriages in Balochistan
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Episode 5
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Episode 04: Upasona Ghosh on cyclones, borders, and child trafficking in the Sundarbans
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Episode 4
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Episode 03: Syed Aminul Haque on rising seas, cyclones, and 'seasonal brides' in coastal Bangladesh
In this episode, we speak with Syed Aminul Haque from COAST Foundation, who has spent over three decades working in the most ecologically vulnerable pockets of Bangladesh. We discuss the impacts of recurring floods and cyclones on fishing commu...
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Episode 3
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Episode 02: Ruchi Kumar on climate, conflict, and bride price in Afghanistan
In this episode, we speak with independent journalist Ruchi Kumar, who has spent nearly a decade reporting on conflict, violence, gender and culture in South Asia with a special focus on Afghanistan. We dive deeper into the ways in which the bl...
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