Droughts and Floods

CWRDM to formulate implementing a revised approach to environmental flow calculations

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The world is heating up like never before. According to NOAA's 2023 climate report, the combined land and ocean temperature has increased at an average rate of 0.11° Fahrenheit (0.06° Celsius) per decade since 1850, or about 2° F in total.

The ‘Youth4Water India’, a campaign initiated by Water Initiatives, WaterAid India and sixty-eight other organisations, has just released a 23-point manifesto for political parties contesting in these general elections urging upon them to commit to special rehabilitation and support programmes for the youth who are most vul

Drought, a climatic phenomenon marked by insufficient rainfall over an extended period, severely impacts livelihoods by causing water shortages for essential activities like farming. This leads to reduced agricultural income, livestock mortality, food insecurity, and health issues.

As high as  0.6 million Indians suffer from high to very high water stress because of insufficient availability of freshwater.

Overworked, underpaid and unrecognised: Women in rural India

As the world commemorates World Water Day 2024 with the theme “Water for Peace”, the focus is once again on the critical issue of water accessibility and sustainability. In India, a nation with a staggering population of over 1.3 billion, the challenge of ensuring clean water for all is particularly acute.

S M Sehgal Foundation, in collaboration with DCB Bank and NIRDPR (National Institute of Rural Development & Panchayati Raj) as the knowledge partner, held the fourth and final workshop of ‘Jalagam’, the Capacity Building and Experience Sharing series in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, on March 14, 2024.

Understanding the causes of floods and the factors affecting intensity of floods are critical for developing effective flood management strategies. However, causes of short term variability and long term changes in extreme floods vary between the catchments.