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Tiny bytes of safe water education
Posted on 02 Sep, 2021 11:22 PMOne of the key goals of every participatory program on water and sanitation is the creation of awareness, leading to behavior change.
![Dividing complex issues into neat modular flash cards (Image: INREM)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-09/safe%20water%20learning%20card.jpg?itok=P3cGgN3Q)
Study calls for securing water sustainability in Chennai
Posted on 01 Sep, 2021 01:43 PMWater stress has specifically magnified for metropolitan cities like Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Kolkata, Pune, etc.
![These bright plastic jugs are ubiquitous in Chennai and Tamil Nadu. (Image: McKay Savage, Flickr Commons; CC BY 2.0)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-09/water%20tap.jpg?itok=XHU9_vCD)
Managing water commons through fishing cooperatives
Posted on 01 Sep, 2021 09:36 AMThe total area under tanks and ponds in India is over 2.9 million hectares (Ministry of Jal Shakti, 2017).
![Fish harvesting by Changariya fishing cooperative, Mandla, Madhya Pradesh (Image: Foundation for Ecological Security)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-09/fishing1.jpg?itok=ABNotYlB)
Diversion-based irrigation systems
Posted on 29 Aug, 2021 06:59 PMFor centuries, communities in undulating, hilly and mountainous regions have been using gravity flow water systems for drinking water and irrigation purposes.
![Community members contribute voluntary labour required for laying the pipeline network and tank construction (Image: Anjali Aggarwal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-08/DBI.jpg?itok=HnC4LW1E)
Poisoned waters, deadly outcomes!
Posted on 29 Aug, 2021 12:22 AMWhile groundwater is an important source of drinking water worldwide, contamination of groundwater sources is on the rise. Arsenic contamination of groundwater has been found to affect as high as 300 million people worldwide exposing them to a number of health risks.
Arsenic contamination of groundwater in India
![Drinking water in Bihar, linked to cancer (Image Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-08/DW.jpg?itok=38_zm08A)
Participatory irrigation management brings water back to communities
Posted on 27 Aug, 2021 02:59 PMThis case study documents the experiences of Canal Repairing of Pawla MI Tank in Nandurbar district of Maharashtra. It highlights the approach strategies applied by the Development Support Centre (DSC) and the lessons learnt from field implementation.
![Evening Dialogue on Community Governance on Canal Irrigation Management (Source: Development Support Center)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-08/IMG_20201021_184443.jpg?itok=veaDpRrE)
Poisonous encounters: Nitrate contamination of groundwater in Rajasthan
Posted on 26 Aug, 2021 08:24 AMGroundwater in arid and semi arid regions continues to be a valuable and often the single most source of freshwater and conservation of this resource remains crucial for the survival of communities residing in the area. At the same time, a serious decline in the quality of groundwater is adding pressure on these water resources.
![A well in Rajasthan (Image Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-08/Well%20in%20rajasthan.jpg?itok=PAx1cpMX)
Reviving traditional water harvesting structures
Posted on 24 Aug, 2021 11:10 PM150 years ago, no government system anywhere in the world was responsible for water supply.
![Kishanpura tank, Tikamgarh district, Madhya Pradesh (Image: Strategy document BIWAL)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-08/kishanpura%20tank%2C%20BIWAL%20%281%29.jpg?itok=ZpuWVdeJ)
Water levels in reservoirs of north, central India plummet - Rainfall deficit to blame
Posted on 24 Aug, 2021 11:59 AMDeficient rainfall results in low storage in reservoirs of north, central India
![Chicklihole Reservior Coorg (Image source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-08/2351879076_a1c278859e_c.jpg?itok=qBlsTDPV)
Gender-sensitive water management: A cornerstone for equitable outcomes
Posted on 24 Aug, 2021 06:00 AMWomen and young girls fetching water from distant sources, walking miles, carrying loads on the head, some pots precariously placed at their waist is a familiar scene, especially in low and medium-income countries where water scarcity is high.
![Women fetching water in Rajasthan (Image: Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-08/Three_women_carrying_water_pots%2C_Rajasthan_%286344112020%29.jpg?itok=tAYwg6mo)