Hurry Up and Wait
<p><strong>Climate Change Photography Contest 2008 Quo Vadis, India?</strong></p>
<p>Forest fires, floods, extreme weather events: our changing climate has brought the absurdity of India’s march towards ‘development’ into stark relief. It is difficult to process the magnitude of what is at stake when it comes to the climate crisis, but the winning photos in our Climate Change photography contest vividly capture the links between destructive human activities and the disruption of our planet. Isn’t it sobering to think about how what passes for ‘normal’ in India and around the world today is leading us to a tipping point beyond which the lives of humans, along with countless other species, will be severely compromised?</p>
<p><strong>FIRST PRIZE:</strong> <strong>M. Aditya Bharadwaj, <em>October 2007, Hyderabad</em> – Hurry Up and Wait:</strong> Poor city planning that discounts public transport options and deifies private cars is leading to a situation where gridlock is the order of the day. This is so even in cities that used to be relatively uncrowded. Climate change will exacerbate this situation, particularly in unresponsive cities such as Mumbai that are located at sea level. </p>
