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Research Papers
Environmental disaster in the face of climate change
Posted on 08 Jun, 2016 12:30 PMMarathwada has been witnessing severe drought over the last few years. This year has seen the worst with many farmer suicides reported [1].
![Farmers, stuck in the midst of a crisis (Source: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/farmer_7.jpg?itok=8Kq2PgR5)
Restructuring water governance for future
Posted on 02 Jun, 2016 12:40 PMWith increasing concern over water security, water governance worldwide is undergoing a gradual change.
![Water governance for future water security (Source: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/a_full_well_0.jpg?itok=85lpEmRc)
Changing seasons and diarrhoeal diseases
Posted on 19 May, 2016 09:07 AMAccess to safe drinking water and diarrhoeal diseases in India
![Water quality, seasonality and diarrhoeal diseases (Source: Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/water_1_10.jpg?itok=kmUEBjZq)
Urban sanitation in India: Lessons from Brazil
Posted on 14 May, 2016 01:08 PMUrban sanitation in India and the need to look at Brazil
![Urban sanitation: A challenge for India (Source: Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/slum_0_0.jpg?itok=SsZoCm6I)
Water management for climate resilient agriculture
Posted on 12 May, 2016 11:04 AMAlthough agriculture is the largest source of livelihood for people in India, its share in the gross domestic product (GDP) has been declining over time with
![Agriculture and climate change (Source: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/rainfed_agriculture_0.jpg?itok=G0EYZ02K)
Positive correlation between higher levels of education for women and toilet use
Posted on 21 Apr, 2016 10:07 AMIndia continues to have the highest number of people defecating out in the open according to recent figures by the World Health Organisation
![Toilet use in India (Source: Sourabh Phadke)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/toilets_11.jpg?itok=aZmViOEp)
Copper and silver vessels are age-old bacteria killers
Posted on 21 Apr, 2016 09:42 AMAbout 3 million children from developing countries below the age of 5 die every year due to diarrhoeal diseases caused by polluted water, poor san
![Household drinking water and coliforms (Source: Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/water_1_8.jpg?itok=MZpxFjxA)
Low cost napkins: Are they a band aid in the absence of sanitation facilities?
Posted on 15 Apr, 2016 05:24 PMMenstrual hygiene management continues to be a challenge for rural women in India and many women are forced to resort to unhygienic ways of managing menstruation thus affecting their health and well-being. The paper titled 'Menstrual management and low cost sanitary napkins' published in the Economic and
![Women, menstrual management and sanitation (Source: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/women_and_toilets_1.jpg?itok=mz0L8dqW)
Environmental regulation in India: The need to move beyond procedural lacunae
Posted on 08 Apr, 2016 01:03 PMOne of the tasks that the current government had promised to work on is the fast tracking of the process of appraisal of projects seeking environmental approvals from the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change. The article titled 'Environmental regulation in India: Moving 'forward' in the old direction' published in th
![Environmental regulation and citizen participation (Source: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/climate_change_5.jpg?itok=dEHEzDOe)