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Ecosystem-based approach: The case of Meghalaya

Multilateral action needed for a green post-COVID-19 recovery.

A living root bridge, a type of simple suspension bridge formed of living plant roots by tree shaping in village Nongriat, Meghalaya (Image: Wikimedia Commons)

India faced with the onslaught of rising temperature

Climate change induced disasters can cause disruption to human well being and the ecosystem.

2020 was one of the warmest years in India despite La Nina which typically has a cooling effect on global temperatures.(Image: Tumisu, Pixabay)

Unsafe drinking water burdens urban poor

While urban poor in Delhi are forced to access water from informal sources, this water is highly contaminated posing multiple risks to health.

Safe drinking water, a valuable resource (Image Source: IWP Flickr photos)

75% districts and half of India’s population vulnerable to extreme climate events: CEEW study

The study found a shift in the pattern of extreme events in over 40% of Indian districts.

India is already the fifth most vulnerable country globally in terms of extreme climate events and it is all set to become the world’s flood capital (Image: Geralt, Pixabay license)

2020: Crammed in disasters, yet filled with hope

Last year was shrouded with a myriad of disasters but all was not bad. There were many success stories and great efforts in the water sector that maintained our hopes for a better tomorrow.

All was not negative for 2020 in the water sector as many states and districts gained credit for themselves (Image Source: IWP Flickr Album)

The invisible face of agriculture

Women farmers need support in the form of resources, technologies, policies and other actions to level the farming field. The first step is to recognise their role in farming.

Though women are involved in economic activities of the cropping system but their role is negligible in household decision making and participation (Image: PxHere)

Child malnutrition rises in five years, as per NFHS-5 data

The estimated increase in child stunting is only the tip of the iceberg.

Children born between 2014 and 2019 are more malnourished than those before. (Image: PxHere)

Mini piped water scheme helps overcome social exclusion

Promoting sustainable systems that facilitate provision of safe water and sanitation to communities in a tribal village.

Anganwadi Centres now provided with improved toilets and running water (Image: Water For People India)

नदी की गाद प्रबन्ध व्यवस्था पर संकट

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The challenge of building a technology team in non-profit organisations

Partnering with software organisations that have a good understanding of the social sector is a sustainable long term approach.

Technology's role in the non-profit sector is increasing and there is a need to help the nonprofit community think creatively about technology. (Image: PxHere)

Climate change: A look through a gender lens

Women are disproportionately vulnerable to the effects of climate change.

The gendered vulnerabilities due to climate change need to be well-recognized. (Image: Justin Kernoghan, Trocaire, Wikimedia Commons)

ऋतु परिवर्तन क्या है?

Should we bet more on historians than engineers to sort flooding?

How the historian's method is invaluable in developing an understanding of floods.

Need to consider the perspective of the historians who see floods as a naturally occurring event. (Image: Wikimedia Commons)

The unsung women fishers of Wular lake

Fisherwomen’s experiences and perspectives about their livelihoods based on the Wular lake.

The survival of many fisher households living nearby is entirely dependent on Wular lake. (Image: Manju Rawat)

The fast disappearing traditional water harvesting structures of Rajasthan

Lack of community ownership and local governance are spelling doom for the once royal and resilient traditional water harvesting structures of Rajasthan.