Several countries highlight the importance of integrating community engagement and traditional knowledge systems in defining policies and regulations across different levels of government.

These stories ask us the question: how do we centre the needs of the most vulnerable while designing an effective disaster warning system?  

The children of Laggere's resettlement colony, despite being pushed at the city's margins, have invented subtle and active ways to reclaim their space through play and leisure.

The idea of play is rooted in choice, in freedom, in agency; it is something “freely chosen, personally directed, and intrinsically motivated,” drawing from the environment around.

Local courts in Bihar, known as gram kachcheris, have become part of the state’s sociocultural fabric. They deliver justice in a timely and inexpensive manner, in matters ranging from theft and small land disputes to family feuds.

Bengawalk aims to make Bengaluru more liveable by focusing on increasing walkability, safety, accessibility, and attractiveness in urban design so residents can thrive and stay connected.

Over the last few years, the Snow Leopard Conservancy India Trust and Kalpavriksh have been organising Indus River walks with students and others to understand its ecological significance, beauty and various contemporary challenges.

In a unique community initiative, a group of women (known as Paryavaran Sakhis) identify and monitor 26 air pollution hot spots in the coal mining belt of Dhanbad and Bokaro districts, which include health centres, anganwadis, community halls, and pond sites.