NAIROBI: Supriya Sahu, Further Chief Secretary to the Authorities of Tamil Nadu, has been named one of many 2025 Champions of the Earth, the United Nations’ highest environmental honour, for her pioneering contributions to sustainable cooling and ecosystem restoration. The United Nations Setting Programme (UNEP) introduced 5 international laureates on the sidelines of the seventh UN Setting Meeting (UNEA-7) in Nairobi.
Sahu acquired the award within the Inspiration and Motion class, which recognises people whose initiatives ship measurable advantages for folks and the planet.
Based on UNEP, her local weather interventions have generated 2.5 million inexperienced jobs, expanded forest cowl and built-in heat-adaptation measures throughout public infrastructure, enhancing local weather resilience for practically 12 million folks in Tamil Nadu. Her work locations the state on the forefront of adaptation efforts at a time when international temperatures are anticipated to exceed 1.5°C throughout the subsequent decade.
UNEP Govt Director Inger Andersen lauded Sahu’s management, calling her method a template for cities and states grappling with worsening heatwaves.
“Even because the planet heats up, the world’s cities are warming ever sooner. Into these concrete jungles, Supriya Sahu has introduced the cooling spray of nature, serving to hundreds of thousands of individuals, together with hundreds of schoolchildren, deal with the debilitating summer season warmth of Tamil Nadu,” Andersen stated.
She added that Sahu’s work highlights the essential significance of sub-national management in driving local weather options that curb dependence on energy-intensive air-conditioning.
Now in its twentieth 12 months, the Champions of the Earth award recognises people and organisations delivering transformative environmental change.
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