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Water governance standard and certification system – An answer to the water problems of agrarian India
Posted on 22 Mar, 2021 08:28 AMWater, belongs to everyone, managed by no one
While watching a film on WOTR’s Water Stewardship efforts, “Paani Kaarbhari – Water Stewards”, that won the Ministry of Jal Shakti's ‘Water Heroes: Share Your Stories’ contest1, we came across the wise words of a village woman who says “Water does not belong to one person, it belongs to everyone”.
![Long queues waiting for tankers are common in different parts of Maharashtra during water scarcity (Image Source: WOTR)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-03/WOTRab.jpg?itok=Kr6Mm58l)
Lessons from the Uttarakhand disaster
Posted on 21 Mar, 2021 07:10 PMIn the aftermath of the Chamoli disaster of 2021, the spotlight turned to the area’s proliferating development that made it particularly vulnerable to disasters. The environmental capacity to sustain damage had been severely reduced because of the impact of climate change.
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Urban lake governance and sustainability
Posted on 21 Mar, 2021 10:38 AM"Lakes in Indian cities have seen a pitfall in terms of quality.
![Governing and sustaining an urban lake entails improvements in its social and ecological characteristics. (Image: Wikimedia Commons)Wiki](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-03/Sunrise_at_Hauz_khas_lake_Delhi.jpg?itok=dkHlvBVp)
Climate change threatens water access for world’s poorest communities
Posted on 20 Mar, 2021 02:14 PMThe impact of climate change on people’s water supplies is threatening to put progress on bringing clean water to all back decades unless urgent action is taken to help the world’s poorest communities adjust to changing weather patterns.
![Unless communities have access to a reliable and safe source of water, their health will suffer. (Image: WaterAid)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-03/dindori-final.jpg?itok=cDRtZw8Y)
Are solar powered irrigation systems scalable in India?
Posted on 20 Mar, 2021 09:38 AMArticle by: Sakshi Saini and Paresh B Shirsath
![Solar power has huge potential for application in the agriculture sector, especially in the irrigation space. (Image: IWMI)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-03/Gujarat-5.jpg?itok=KztnistN)
Energising Bihar’s agriculture
Posted on 19 Mar, 2021 07:51 PMWith small and fragmented land holdings, owning a well and pump is not a viable option for all farmers.
![Yatin Kumar, one of the early solar irrigation entrepreneurs in Chakhaji (Image: IWMI)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-03/kumar.jpg?itok=JECkp95w)
Enhancing water security through responsible tourism
Posted on 18 Mar, 2021 01:24 PMManisha Shah, Arghyam, Bangalore highlights the issues related to water scarcity and quality in the tourist destinations in India and shares the work of the ForWater collaborative.
![Water tankers cater to the needs of populations in tourist destinations in India (Image Source: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-03/Private%20water%20tankers1.jpg?itok=mZUbvcYO)
Decentralized water resources management
Posted on 18 Mar, 2021 10:30 AMDecentralization is the transfer of powers and responsibilities from the central government to the elected authorities at the subnational level. In India, as organs of the government closest to the people, the panchayati raj system has emerged as an effective good governance tool.
![A woman fetching water from the third tap in the house premises. (Image: Ajaya Kumar Behera)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-03/colony-pada4_0.jpg?itok=3p6opbe-)
India’s pandemic generation: Inching closer to ecological disasters
Posted on 17 Mar, 2021 11:20 PMIndia is all set to usher in a ‘pandemic generation’, with 375 million children (from newborns to 14-year-olds) likely to suffer long-lasting impacts, as per the State of Environment Report, 2021.
![Environmental crisis leading to more vulnerabilities among the marginalised communities. (Image: Pixabay)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-03/ecology.jpg?itok=hhcZbS4j)
Half of government schools and anganwadis devoid of tap water supply: Report
Posted on 17 Mar, 2021 11:01 PMTap water supply to government schools and anganwadis in a grim state: Panel report
![A Mini-Water Supply (MWS) serves the local school (Source: IWP Flickr album)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/2021-03/3864319470_2f55237d4c_c_1.jpg?itok=Xgfb1ixb)