Trash bins with sound effects, heat and its many effects, and a wrap on PPI's Policy Circles
Policy Post #241
Dear reader,
The Policy Post this week brings to you
How Volkswagen made trash bins fun (and effective)
The increasing heat, its effects on India’s agriculture and Europe’s economy
A wrap of PPI’s Policy Circles
As always, we wrap up with a curated list of opportunities.
Let’s get into it!
⁉️The PPI Policy Question: Policy or Parody?
A. Citizens directly voted on how portions of local budgets should be spent.
B. Citizens directly voted on ministerial salaries each year.
👉 Answer at the bottom of the newsletter.
👀What caught our eye
Volkswagen made using the trash bin fun!
A regular trash can wired with motion-activated depth sound effects - made dropping the litter into the trash bin feel fun, different, and exciting.
The result: Volkswagen collected 72 kilograms of trash in one day.
🏙️PPI’s Policy Circles - a wrap
PPI hosted 25 policy circles across India’s 20 largest cities!
In the past 6 months, we hosted in-person meetups for our community in back-to-back weekends. And each circle was truly a pleasure to host!
We are so grateful to everyone who took the time to attend the circle, join the conversation, and make the community more vibrant and meaningful. It was a joy to host in-person meetups across India and see policy enthusiasts come together!
If you couldn’t make it, no worries! We plan to host many more meetups in the future. 📍 Keep an eye on your chapter’s WhatsApp group for all updates
Not in a chapter yet? Find and join your city chapter here →
📝Essay of the Week
Combined heat-and-drought events have already reduced average household incomes by almost 3 per cent across Europe.
This essay discusses the drying and heating up of Europe causing deepening poverty and inequality.
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🌍Climate + Health Corner
In Partnership With Swasti, The Health Catalyst
India among countries most exposed as El Niño threatens rainfed crops, FAO says
El Niño has arrived, with forecasts warning of a growing chance of a “super” El Niño later this year. FAO says India is among the countries most exposed to agricultural drought, with rainfed crops such as rice and maize at risk during the kharif season.
💼Careers Corner
A curated list of some of the best jobs and internship opportunities this week from the world of public policy, the development sector, impact consulting and communications at large.
📩 Best bit - if you know of a job/internship opening that’s not listed here, kindly just add that as a comment on the sheet: giving 20,000+ people immediate access to it!
⁉️Policy or Parody?
Answer: A. Citizens directly voted on how portions of local budgets should be spent.
Participatory budgeting is widely used.