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May 18, 2024
Empowering women through socio-technical innovations
A case study of women-led climate resilient farming by Swayam Shikshan Prayog
Building the resilience of women farmers (Image: ICRISAT, Flcikr Commons)
April 25, 2024
The heat is on: Invisible, unprecedented, and screaming for new solutions
Understanding the impact of heat on our world
Rising temperatures, rising risks (Image: Kim Kestler, publicdomainpictures.net)
March 30, 2024
India needs gender responsive strategies to cope with climate change impacts
A recent study finds that climate change induced extreme weather events such as droughts can increase the vulnerability of women to Intimate Partner Violence (IPV).
Droughts affect women the most (Image Source: Gaurav Bhosale via Wikimedia Commons)
January 22, 2024
Baseflows contribute to river floods in Peninsular India
This study finds that baseflows have a stronger triggering effect on river floods in Peninsular India as compared to rainfall and soil moisture.
River floods and groundwater, the connection. Image for representation purposes only. (Image Source: India Water Portal)
July 14, 2023
Fourteen Indian states have better resilience to floods
These states are at the forefront of flood early warning systems
Previously drought-prone areas are now facing floods (Image: Needpix)
July 7, 2023
How to increase climate resilience in semi-arid farming systems
WOTR study throws important new findings
The study by WOTR and Wageningen University researchers emphasizes the need to prioritize adaptive capacities alongside agricultural productivity (Image: WallpaperFlare)
Films and video resources on climate change and greenhouse gas emissions from the Centre for Science and Environment
A list of films available at the CSE store on climate change and related issues
Centre for Science and Environment (CSE)
Posted on 24 Aug, 2009 10:26 AM

A number of films on climate change are available on the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) store. These include:
Provision of rainwater harvesting structure - Tamil Nadu Municipal Laws (Second Amendment) Ordinance, 2003
Link to the Tamilnadu Government's official ordinance which made rainwater harvesting compulsory in the state
Municipal administration and water supply department
Government of Tamilnadu
Posted on 21 Aug, 2009 12:58 PM

Provision of Rain Water Harvesting Structure - Tamil Nadu Municipal Laws (Second Amendment) Ordinance, 2003 - Read more
Rainwater harvesting in India: Traditional and contemporary
A brief look at the historical development of traditional rainwater harvesting systems of India ans also issues, need and relevance of RWH in the urban context
Sekhar Raghavan
Posted on 21 Aug, 2009 12:41 PM

The document informs that traditionally Indians worshipped both water and rain as “Jala” and “Varuna”. Even rivers were worshipped. Till 3000 B.C., RWH happened without human effort as rain got collected in rivers and natural depressions. Civilizations flourished on river banks all over the world Indus valley civilization in India.
Megh Pyne Abhiyan: An initiative to promote rainwater harvesting to provide safe drinking water during floods
A brief introduction to what drives the Megh Pyne Abhiyan
Megh Pyne Abhiyan (MPA)
Posted on 21 Aug, 2009 12:15 PM

Megh Pyne Abhiyan - Baadh prabhavit sthalon mein varsha jal sangrahan

Read more about the effort in Hindi
"Sooru Neeru" - A book in Kannada on rooftop rainwater harvesting
Download all seven parts of the book from the links provided below
Karnataka State Resource Center
Posted on 21 Aug, 2009 12:08 PM

"Sooru Neeru" - A Kannada book from the Karnataka State Resource Center provides information about rooftop rainwater harvesting.

Total size: 3MB

Download all seven parts in Kannada from the links provided
Nela Jala' - A book about rainwater harvesting from the Karnataka State Resource Center
Download all six parts of the Kannada book 'Nela Jala' from the links provided below
Karnataka State Resource Center
Posted on 21 Aug, 2009 11:48 AM

'Nela Jala', a book from the Karnataka State Resource Center talks extensively about rainwater harvesting and also touches upon related aspects like water quality, agricultural practice, rainfall data.

Total size 3.0 MB
Rain shocked: A Down To Earth's study on the effects of climate change on precipitation patterns in India
A Down To Earth research study on how climate change is leading to a rising trend of short but intense spells of rainfall, which is making usable water scarce in India
Down to Earth
Posted on 20 Aug, 2009 05:11 PM

This research study (Mar 15 2009) throws light on how climate change is leading to a rising trend of short but intense spells of rainfall, which is making usable water scarce in India.

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Hiware Bazar water balance sheet 2007: From scarcity to surplus
The story of how villagers of Hiware Bazaar in Maharashtra turned the water situation around in their villages from 'scarcity to surplus'
Down to Earth
Posted on 20 Aug, 2009 05:03 PM

The work done by the villagers of Hiware Bazaar (Maharashtra) in transforming their village, through soil and water conservation works with Government / Panchayat funds is well known.
Fed by rain - India's rainfed and poorest areas overlap
India's rainfed areas are agriculture intensive - 85% of the employed people in these areas are engaged in agriculture.
Down to Earth
Posted on 20 Aug, 2009 03:52 PM

Consisting mainly of arid and semi-arid areas and the country's 200 backward districts, these rainfed regions are concentrated in 13 states.
Annual average availability of water for agriculture in India as of 1991
This map shows the river basin-wise annual average availability of water (in m3) for agricultural cultivation, as of 1991
Hydrology and Water Resources and Information System
Posted on 20 Aug, 2009 02:50 PM

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