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February 16, 2023 What are the key elements that can help in efficient execution and the success of community led water security programmes at scale?
Women building a water tank at Chopriali, Uttarakhand (Image Source: IWP Flickr photos)
January 31, 2023 A comprehensive review of the many development projects in the planning and early implementation stages needs to be done
Need to declare Himalayas as an eco-sensitive zone (Image: Bibek Raj Pandeya, Wikimedia Commons)
November 6, 2022 In 2020, 559 million children were affected by four to five heatwaves a year; numbers could increase four-fold by 2050, as per a report by UNICEF
Heat-related mortality is four times higher among children under 1 year of age than in persons aged 1–44 years (Image: Taqver, Wikimedia Commons)
October 15, 2022 Role of MGNREGA in the year after the 2020 lockdown: Survey findings from Bihar, Karnataka, Maharashtra, and Madhya Pradesh
MGNREGA provided income support or security to vulnerable households during the pandemic (Image: UN Women)
October 15, 2022 Arthan organizes a fireside chat to highlight the need for more data talent for social impact
There is a need to integrate data science into the existing education system (Image: Mohamed Mahmoud Hassan, Public Domain Pictures)
September 9, 2022 Highlights from a new report released by iFOREST
An old coal-fired power plant has been dumping vast quantities of ash out in the open for many years. (Image: Lundrim Aliu/ World Bank; CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
Digital technologies, for locally led water governance
Can digital technologies aid in better decision making and management, governance and distribution of water equitably, transparently and sustainably at the local level? Experiences reveal that technology can often act as double edged sword. Posted on 22 Mar, 2023 09:15 AM

Atpadi, a taluka in Sangli district of southern Maharashtra and  situated in the rain-shadow of the Western Ghats, was often called as ‘the land of dushkal (droughts)’ and experienced one of its worst droughts in 2012,  followed by those again in  2016 and 2019. 

Can digital technologies aid local level decision making? (Image Source: SOPPECOM)
Executing participatory programs at scale
What are the key elements that can help in efficient execution and the success of community led water security programmes at scale? Posted on 16 Feb, 2023 12:03 AM

The dictionary definition of “execution” is the act or process of executing, carrying through something to its finish. By this yardstick, many water security efforts would be found wanting. Most programs start, but rarely finish in that it is difficult to trace the training to planning to implementation on the ground.

Women building a water tank at Chopriali, Uttarakhand (Image Source: IWP Flickr photos)
India issues notice to Pakistan to renegotiate Indus Waters Treaty to optimise water use
Policy matters this month Posted on 02 Feb, 2023 12:36 PM

India issues notice to Pakistan seeking modification to Indus Waters Treaty

Indus River between Domkhar and Skurbuchen (Image: Keith Goyden, India Water Portal Flickr)
Participatory development needed for eco-sensitive Himalayan region
A comprehensive review of the many development projects in the planning and early implementation stages needs to be done Posted on 31 Jan, 2023 02:38 PM

The residents of Joshimath in Uttarakhand are coming out in protest. Land subsidence in the region has put their lives, houses, and town at risk and impacted the surrounding land. As part of the relief efforts, at-risk families are being shifted to temporary relief centres, and work is underway on building transition centres, where they can stay till a long-term solution can be worked out.

Need to declare Himalayas as an eco-sensitive zone (Image: Bibek Raj Pandeya, Wikimedia Commons)
Classifying rivers for setting up stone crushers is illegal: NGT to Uttarakhand government
Policy matters this fortnight Posted on 14 Dec, 2022 02:33 PM

Uttarakhand’s classification of rivers to set up stone crushers violates NGT Act

A river in Uttarakhand (Image source: IWP Flickr photos)
Green nod granted to Centre’s ambitious Rs 72,000 crore project in Greater Nicobar Island
Policy matters this fortnight Posted on 18 Nov, 2022 12:19 PM

MoEF grants green clearance to multi-development projects in Greater Nicobar Island

Havelock, Andaman Island. Photo for representation only (Source: Vikramjit Kakati from Pixabay)
Children demand ecological rights ahead of COP-27
Children say ‘Nothing about us children without us children’ Posted on 07 Nov, 2022 12:51 PM

Ahead of the Conference on Climate Change COP 27 at Egypt, PRATYeK, a registered organization with UN ECOSOC status, known for its national child led-advocacy initiative NINEISMINE, hosted an online event NO COP OUT on November 4 and 5, along with coalition partner

Millions of children face the brunt of climate change in their day to day lives. There Is No Planet B (Image: Blaine O'Neill; Flickr Commons, CC BY-NC 2.0)
Protecting children from climate change impact not child's play
In 2020, 559 million children were affected by four to five heatwaves a year; numbers could increase four-fold by 2050, as per a report by UNICEF Posted on 06 Nov, 2022 06:57 PM

On October 25 2022, UNICEF released a report titled "The Coldest Year of the Rest of Their Lives: Protecting Children from Escalating Impacts of Heatwaves".

Heat-related mortality is four times higher among children under 1 year of age than in persons aged 1–44 years (Image: Taqver, Wikimedia Commons)
Employment guarantee during Covid-19
Role of MGNREGA in the year after the 2020 lockdown: Survey findings from Bihar, Karnataka, Maharashtra, and Madhya Pradesh Posted on 15 Oct, 2022 10:59 AM

As the Covid-19 pandemic fades from media headlines and public consciousness, it is important to ensure that lessons learned are not forgotten.

MGNREGA provided income support or security to vulnerable households during the pandemic (Image: UN Women)
Lack of data professionals in the impact sector
Arthan organizes a fireside chat to highlight the need for more data talent for social impact Posted on 15 Oct, 2022 09:08 AM

Arthan, a social enterprise, recently organized a Fireside Chat Session - Data Talent for Social Good to bridge the awareness gap of the lack of data professionals in the impact sector.

There is a need to integrate data science into the existing education system (Image: Mohamed Mahmoud Hassan, Public Domain Pictures)
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