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August 11, 2024
SeasonWatch: Citizens, trees, and climate change
Even in the face of daunting challenges like climate change, collective action and community engagement can lead to meaningful change
SeasonWatch tree walk at Rupa Rahul Bajaj Centre for Environment and Art (Image: SeasonWatch)
October 8, 2023
India's rivers: From conservation movements to legal personhood
While the current push for legal personhood for rivers is facing obstacles and is stalled, it holds potential as a viable long-term strategy for the preservation of India's rivers
River quality deteriorates as demand for hydropower to support economic growth continues to expand. (Image: Yogendra Singh Negi, Wikimedia Commons; CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED)
October 6, 2022
Visualizing the Vrishabhavathi river to keep it alive
In an effort to inform the general public, especially citizen activists, policymakers, researchers, and students, about the current status of the Vrishabhavathi river, Paani.Earth has created the necessary maps, data, analysis, and information to drive conservation awareness and action around the river.
Vrishabhavathi river (Image Source: Paani.Earth)
October 1, 2021
Community videos: By the community, for the community
Community videos as a tool to influence behaviour change and adoption in rural communities
Community videos are produced by farmers themselves and feature local participants and agents from the rural communities themselves (Image: Digital Green)
September 17, 2021
Villagers’ shramdaan revives canal, enhances area under cultivation
Benefits of well-managed commons on livelihoods
Collective efforts revived the canal structure of Bichhiya dam bringing water to the village (Image: Foundation for Ecological Security)
September 4, 2021
How Paani Foundation harnesses the power of communication for social transformation
Committed to use the power of all forms of communication to bring about behavioral change and transformation at scale
Villagers participating in shramdaan for making watershed structures (Image: Paani Foundation)
"Water Please" - A film made by children on today's water crisis from Chinh's early web education channel
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Chinh India
Posted on 29 Mar, 2011 03:10 PM

Water Please - A film made by children on today's water crisis from Chinh's early web education channel

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Water management through communities in Uttarakhand - Neelima Garg
Since the beginning of human history, there have been wars over water issues. It is being said that there could be war over water in future.
Neelima Garg
Posted on 28 Mar, 2011 06:36 PM

The conflict is over how water is perceived, valued and treated. Water is life savior elixir. The importance of water as a vital resource to the life system and an essential component of societal development cannot be over emphasized. Over the years, many ancient civilizations emphasized on various mechanisms of water collection & distribution.
Gramalaya, a voluntary organization establishes Water Technology Park on the occassion of World Water Day
The park has on display a range of hand pumps, miniature ground water recharge structures and demonstration models.
Gramalaya
Posted on 28 Mar, 2011 05:04 PM

A Water Technology Park, established by Gramalaya, a voluntary organization at its Institute of Water and Sanitation at Kolakudipatti, was declared open on the occasion of World Water Day.

The park provides an opportunity for local communities, health practitioners, voluntary organizations and government officials to learn about water sources, treatment and conservation.
S M Sehgal Foundation awarded the “3rd National Ground Water Augmentation Award-2009” by Ministry of Water Resources
S.M. Sehgal Foundation has been recognized as a winner of the 3rd National Ground Water Augmentation Award-2009 on the occasion of World Water Day 2011
S M Sehgal Foundation
Posted on 28 Mar, 2011 04:44 PM

The award, instituted by the Ministry of Water Resources, Government of India, is given for “innovative practices of groundwater augmentation through rainwater harvesting and artificial recharge.” The award to S.M.
Jal Bhagirathi Foundation(JBF) is looking for Project Specialist Manager at Jodhpur
Posted on 28 Mar, 2011 11:18 AM

Content courtesy: DevNetJobsIndia

  • Project Specialist Manager

            Jal Bhagirathi Foundation 

            Location: Jodhpur
            Last Date: 15th April, 2011
India’s water sector: The performance and challenges – A presentation by Himanshu Thakker of SANDRP
This presentation deals with performance of India’s water sector and the challenges therein.
Himanshu Thakker
South Asia Network on Dams Rivers and People (SANDRP)
Posted on 23 Mar, 2011 11:44 PM

Karcham WangtooThe sector is marked by large-scale water development projects like big dams.
Tippy tap wins the "2011 DoGooder Nonprofit Video Award" for best thrifty video
A powerful video promoting handwashing with a simple tippy tap has won the 2011 DoGooder Nonprofit Video Award for Best Thrifty Video.
sowmya
Posted on 23 Mar, 2011 05:01 PM

The DoGooder awards are an initiative of See3 Communications and YouTube.
Report on Life, livelihoods, ecosystems, culture: entitlements and allocation of water for competing uses released by Forum for Policy Dialogue on Water Conflicts in India
The report is an attempt at reconciling these competing water uses.
Forum for Policy Dialogue on Water Conflicts
Posted on 23 Mar, 2011 11:02 AM


Why we cannot keep silent : Women speak out for rivers
How do women feel when their rivers are dammed, their forests and villages submerged?
Latha Anantha
Susanne Wong
Posted on 23 Mar, 2011 09:48 AM

Women have long taken action to protect rivers. These women would be affected by the Sardar Sarovar Dam in India (Karen Robinson).
National mission for a green India - Presentation to the PM's council on climate change - Latest update from the MoEF
The National Mission for a Green India team prepared and processed the draft document which was put on website for comments on 23rd May 2010.
Ministry of Environment & Forests (MoEF)
Posted on 22 Mar, 2011 04:15 PM

The draft was made available in 11 languages.

There were 7 regional consultations held at Guwahati, Dehradun, Pune, Bhopal, Jaipur, Vizag and Mysore over a month and a half starting from 10th June to 15th July and attended by the Minister and the team.

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