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Women from marginalized and vulnerable communities are affected the most by climate change, and the Indigenous women of Odisha are an inspiration, said Neha Saigal, a gender and climate expert at Bengaluru-based Asar Social Impact Advisors who is familiar with the mapping project.“They are actually leading from the front,” she said.

Their work could be critical in deciding where India’s efforts on climate change should be focused, Saigal added, noting that the country is working on a national adaptation plan.It is not clear whether the dream maps will become part of that plan. The women behind them say their project has given them formal understanding of what they and their communities have long known intuitively.A woman, from the Durua tribe, which is part of the Indigenous Adivasis communities, walks toward her house in Pongan Pani village, Koraput district, in India’s eastern state of Odisha, Wednesday, April 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

A woman, from the Durua tribe, which is part of the Indigenous Adivasis communities, walks toward her house in Pongan Pani village, Koraput district, in India’s eastern state of Odisha, Wednesday, April 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)They want to pass that on for generations to come.

“Forest is our life,” said Purnima Sisa of Badakichab village. “We have taken birth in this forest, and one day we will die in the forest. It is our life and livelihood.”

Follow Sibi Arasu on X atLast year, Israeli competitor Eden Golan received boos when she performed live at Eurovision. Raphael told the BBC that she expects the same and rehearsed with background noise so she won’t be distracted.

“But we are here to sing and I’m going to sing my heart out for everyone,” she said.A demonstration in support of Israel and against antisemitism was held in central Basel on Thursday.

Anti-Israel protests in Basel have been much smaller than last year in Malmo. Another pro-Palestinian demonstration is planned for Saturday in downtown Basel, 2 miles (3.2 kilometers) from the contest venue, St. Jakobshalle arena.But concern by some Eurovision participants and broadcasters continues.