Communities in developing countries are particularly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. The emergent issues are contextual in nature and the solutions developed often remain universal and general. This creates a need for co-production of knowledge with local stakeholders. Local governments and communities have a deep understanding of their issues and can provide valuable insights. Collaborating with these stakeholders helps in co-creating contextual and scalable solutions.
The Living Lab Alleppey is a collaborative platform that brings together local stakeholders, researchers, and policymakers to co-create and implement context-specific solutions for climate change-related issues in vulnerable locations. The lab is guided by the principles of participatory research, co-production of knowledge, and community engagement to generate actionable solutions that are tailored to the local context.
Through the process, the local self-governments and communities are capacitated to plan and implement climate-resilient solutions that address their specific vulnerabilities. By involving local stakeholders in the research and development process, the solutions are grounded in the local realities and are more likely to be accepted and adopted by the community.
"Living"
Where does the problem live?
Where is the solution created?
- Academic knowledge travels to the location of the problem
- Solutions created on ground where problems ‘live’
"Lab"
How are solutions created?
Who all participate?
- Through co–creation and iterative feedback processes
- Multiple stakeholders, testing and scaling–up of solutions
- All stakeholders strive to be equal participants in the knowledge
co-creation process
Alleppey
Transdisciplinary engagement with local governments,
academic institutions and communities
230
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Trainings and workshops
30
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Institutions
7420
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Participants
20
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Schools and colleges
5
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Internships offered
Projects
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Core Team
Prof N C Narayanan
Head, Ashank Desai Centre for Policy Studies
(ADCPS), IIT Bombay
Rohit Joseph
Co-ordinator, Living Lab Alleppey
Prof Chandana
Assistant Prof, IIT Jodhpur
Dr Neelam Rana
Sr Project Manager, IIT Bombay
Dr Gautam Ganapathy
Assistant Prof, Azim Premji University
Paresh Chhajed
PhD Student, IIT Bombay (MTech,
Urban and Regional Planning)
Sruthi Pillai
PhD Student, IIT Bombay (MTech,
Environmental Engineering)
Namratha Radhakrishnan
PhD Student, IIT Bombay (MTech,
Urban and Regional Planning)
Rakendu S
PhD Student,
(MTech, Technology and Development)
Kanishka Singh
PhD Student (MPhil, Social Work)
Dr Mijo Luke
Assistant Project Manager, IIT Bombay,
(Ph.D. (Under Evaluation), Jawaharlal Nehru University)
Ashitha Tharian
Project Research Assistant, IIT Bombay
(M.Arch, Architectural Design)
Seethal
Project Research Assistant, IIT Bombay
(Mtech, Translational Engineering (Civil Engineering)
Akshay H
Project Research Assistant, IIT Bombay
(Mtech, Translational Engineering (Mechanical Engineering)
Jesna
Project Research Assistant, IIT Bombay
(BTech, Civil Engineering)
Sarath Chandran
Independent Researcher
Hariprasad VM
PhD Student, IIT Bombay
(MSc, Environmental Studies and Resource Management)
Navya Cathreen
Project Research Assistant, IIT Bombay
(MTech, Environmental Engineering)
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Collaborators
Sajan G
Former Programme Director, Doordarshan
Swarup B R
Vice Chairman & Co-founder
Stark Communications, India
Latha Raman
Architect, Inspiration,
Kochi
Prof Miranda Schreurs
TUM School of Social Sciences and Technology, Technical University Munich
Prof Rene Veron
Institute of Geography and Sustainability, University of Lausanne
Prof Lyla Mehta
Institute of Development Studies (IDS),
University of Sussex
Dr PV Unnikrishnan
Member Secretary, Kerala Development and Innovation Strategic Council (KDISC)
Prof Sunilkumar N
Cochin University College of Engineering, Kuttanad
Jagdeesh Puppala
CEO, Living Landscapes
Dr Joy Elamon
Director General, Kerala Institute of Local Administration (KILA)
Prof D Parthasarathy
Dean, Nayant School of Public Policy
(In lien from IIT Bombay)
Prof. Shishir Jha
Ashank Desai Centre for Policy Studies (ADCPS),
IIT Bombay
Prof Pradip Kalbar
Centre for Urban Science and Engineering (CUSE), IIT Bombay
Prof Santosh Noronha
Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT Bombay
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Interns
Nishthamol E
Cochin University College of Engineering Kuttanad
Ann Maria
Cochin University College of Engineering Kuttanad
Angelina S Ardan
Cochin University College of Engineering Kuttanad
Shafeena S
Cochin University College of Engineering Kuttanad
Aparna SK
Government Engineering College Barton Hill, Trivandrum
Saurav Sunil T
Government Engineering College Barton Hill, Trivandrum
Athulya Ratnakaran
Government Engineering College Barton Hill, Trivandrum
Teresa Maria K
Indian Institute of Technology,
Bombay
Fathima Nidha
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Neethu M P
Cochin University College of Engineering Kuttanad
Joe Mathew Abraham
Cochin University College of Engineering Kuttanad
Hari Krishnan S P
Cochin University College of Engineering Kuttanad
Gopika S
Cochin University College of Engineering Kuttanad
Dakshina S Nair
Cochin University College of Engineering Kuttanad
Anu Chandran
Cochin University College of Engineering Kuttanad
Shanmukha Priya
Tata Institute of Social Sciences,
Mumbai
Shivanand Nalgire
Indian Institute of Technology
Bombay
Pavan Vitharlo Muttepawar
Indian Institute of Technology
Bombay
Anjali James
Indian Institute of Technology
Bombay
R Sethulakshmi Soman
Cochin University College of Engineering Kuttanad
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