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Equity
Tools and opportunities for climate action
Posted on 24 Jan, 2022 08:34 PMThe threat of climate change is real
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Book review: Water conflicts and resistance
Posted on 09 Jan, 2022 10:22 AMThis book starts by stressing that existing freshwater resources are expected to meet only 60 per cent of the global water demand by 2030 (p. 1), making the prospects of conflict both real and global concern.
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Periurban waterscapes of Hyderabad
Posted on 02 Jan, 2022 10:34 PMHyderabad, envisioned as a high tech city, is growing rapidly. The city is gradually being transformed into high rise urban buildings that boast of uninterrupted supply of basic infrastructural services such as free or subsidised water supply, to attract private investments and generate further growth.
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Counted, but not served?
Posted on 11 Dec, 2021 04:20 AMIndian cities are growing, and so is the demand for water in the cities. Large cities like Mumbai have focused on planning, designing, and constructing dams throughout history to meet their increasing water needs.
The loo loop
Posted on 02 Dec, 2021 03:53 PMA UN report predicts that 50 percent of India’s population will be living in urban areas by 2030.
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Coal dependency and just transition prospects
Posted on 25 Nov, 2021 05:44 PMThe world has already warmed to over 1°C above pre-industrial levels, largely due to the burning of fossil fuels such as coal. This is causing ever-increasing rates of climate-related events such as floods, droughts, and wildfires.
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Will Darjeeling’s thirst be quenched?
Posted on 17 Nov, 2021 02:08 PMIndia’s urban population is expected to grow around 800 million by 2050, which is predicted to create major challenges for urban water management.
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Equity and justice in groundwater access: connecting the dots
Posted on 29 Oct, 2021 12:32 AMIndia is drying up fast with low costs and the ease of availability of groundwater technologies triggering uncontrolled extraction of groundwater. And groundwater is not only important for irrigation in India. About 90 percent of rural drinking water comes from groundwater while 50 percent of the water supplied to urban areas comes from groundwater besides 70 percent for irrigation!
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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.
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