US, Sept. 16 -- The climate crisis is no longer a distant environmental concern. It is an unfolding global emergency affecting economies, communities, food systems, water security, and human lives.

For developing countries, particularly those in the Global South, climate change is increasingly becoming a question of survival. Against this backdrop, the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi carries significance beyond its traditional political and economic agenda.

Meeting in New Delhi on 12-13 September 2026 under the theme "Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability," the leaders of the expanded 11-member BRICS grouping placed climate resilience and sustainable development prominently within their wider vision of inte...