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Agriculture, food security and nutrition in Vidarbha: Household level analysis – A special article in EPW
Posted on 27 Dec, 2011 09:43 AMUsing the data generated from a baseline survey on a sample of 6,990 households covering six districts, this paper attempts to assess the relationships between agriculture, food security and nutrition for children, adolescents and married women of reproductive age.
Welthungerhilfe invites applications for Project Coordinator, Delhi/ Kolkata – Apply by December 31, 2011
Posted on 27 Dec, 2011 08:56 AMContent courtesy: DevNetJobsIndia
Welthungerhilfe provides help from one set of hands: from immediate emergency aid in the wake of a disaster to long-term projects carried out in cooperation with local partners. For Welthungerhilfe, overcoming hunger goes hand in hand with overcoming poverty. It supports people living in deprivation and poverty, irrespective of the colour of their skin, their religious beliefs or their world view. But helping does not mean providing handouts. Effective aid means helping people find new ways to determine their own lives and future free of hunger and deprivation – it helps them help themselves.
World Bank Group invites applications for Junior Professional Associate in Water Anchor-World Bank – Apply by January 2, 2012
Posted on 27 Dec, 2011 08:24 AMContent courtesy: Winrock Water
The World Bank is a vital source of financial and technical assistance to developing countries around the world. Its mission is to fight poverty with passion and professionalism for lasting results and to help people help themselves and their environment by providing resources, sharing knowledge, building capacity and forging partnerships in the public and private sectors. The Water Anchor is a unit within the Transport, Water and ICT Department of the Sustainable Development Vice-Presidency of the World Bank Group. The Water Anchor integrates all water disciplines, including: agricultural water management, water supply and sanitation, water resources management, hydropower, and water quality and environment.
National action plan on climate change (NAPCC) and supporting mission documents (2008-11)
Posted on 24 Dec, 2011 11:46 PMThe National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) is a policy document prepared by the Prime Minister's Council on Climate Change. It has been prepared keeping in mind that India's economic need to tap its natural resources needs to be tempered with the need to maintain ecological balance.
Confessions of an OD boy: The need to achieve a sustainable open defacation free intervention
Posted on 24 Dec, 2011 07:58 PMAuthor: Mohanasundar Radhakrishnan
Bangalore World Water Summit invites applications for Bangalore Water Awards – Apply by January 14, 2012
Posted on 21 Dec, 2011 09:18 AM
The Centre for Sustainable Development's (CSD) mission is to promote sustainable development by identifying critical issues in the context of the present and the future and addressing them in a manner which will achieve sustainable outcomes. Its programs and methods are designed to promote the involvement of different stakeholders and build capacities to achieve sustainability across sectors. CSD works in close association with various government agencies, scientific institutions and civil society organizations.
PCI invites applications for Sanitation and Hygiene Specialist, Patna – Apply by December 21, 2011
Posted on 20 Dec, 2011 02:29 PMContent courtesy: DevNetJobsIndia
Positive Community Impact (PCI) is a non-profit health and humanitarian aid organization dedicated to preventing disease, improving community health, and promoting sustainable development. It is a global health organization based in California, US and spread across 16 countries. PCI works to save lives and to build healthy communities around the world by preventing disease and providing access to economic opportunity, clean water and nutritious food. Through over 50 years of positive community impact it has developed particular expertise in building partnerships and networks, as well as mobilizing and building the capacity of communities to participate in program design, implementation and monitoring and continuous learning for sustainable and measurable impact.
Conference on "Management of NWFP for Sustained Livelihood", MPFD, December 17-19 2011, Bhopal
Posted on 20 Dec, 2011 08:42 AMOrganizer: Madhya Pradesh Forest Department, Govt. of M.P. (MPFD)
M.P. Minor Forest Produce Co-operative Federaton Ltd.
Indian Institute of Forest Management, Bhopal
Venue: RCVP Noronha Academy of Administration, Bhopal
Description:
Madhya Pradesh Minor Forest Produce Federation, IIFM and Madhya Pradesh Forest Department have since long been involved in providing livelihood opportunities to forest dwellers and rural households through some direct intervention and also through research and development initiatives. But it is strongly felt that there are many grey areas where still a lot is needed to be done. Further, many good thing are happening around the globe in the field of NWFP management related issues. There are plenty of success stories regarding sustainable livelihood through NWFP marketing & trading. Madhya Pradesh wishes to learn from such experiences. It is in this background MPMFP Federation is organizing an international conference on NWFP.
International training workshop on "Environmental Statistics for Professional", IIT, December 27-30, 2011, Mumbai
Posted on 19 Dec, 2011 09:04 AMOrganizers: Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay
Thadomal Shahani Engineering College (TSEC), Mumbai
Venue: Thadomal Shahani Enginnering College, P G Kher Road, Off Link Road, Bandra (West), Mumbai
Description:
IIT Bombay is organising Workshop on "Environmental Statistics for Professional" jointly with TSEC, Mumbai.
The objective of the proposed Four Day Training Workshop on Environmental Statistics is aimed at familiarizing the teaching community on the application of appropriate statistical techniques, exclusively to environmental systems. The faculty will demonstrate application of various probability and statistics techniques to environmental problems. The training would hopefully help in teaching the subject at their respective Institutions, in a structured manner.
The impacts of water infrastructure and climate change on the hydrology of the Upper Ganges river basin – A research report by IWMI
Posted on 18 Dec, 2011 07:03 PM
The Ganges river system originates in the Central Himalayas, and extends into the alluvial Gangetic Plains and drains into the Indian Ocean at the Bay of Bengal. In the upstream mountainous regions, hydropower is the main focus of development with mega and micro projects either under construction or being planned in both Nepal and India.
After the main river channel reaches the plains, it is highly regulated with dams, barrages and associated irrigation canals. All this infrastructure development and abstractions affects the river’s flow regime and reduces flows, which, in turn, impacts downstream water availability, water quality and riverine ecosystems. Furthermore, there are concerns that climate change is likely to exacerbate the water scarcity problem in the Ganges Basin. Therefore, modeling the hydrology of the basin is critical for estimation, planning and management of current and future water resources.