These five papers on Women and Water published in the Economic and Political Weekly, examine the relationship of women to water.Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 13 years 2 months ago
The month of September 2011, a range of events such as heavy floods in different parts of the country.Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 13 years 2 months ago
Ajit Seshadri argues how centralized approaches to wastewater treatment have had limited success in India.Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 13 years 3 months ago
Sanitation is the unpopular cousin of water supply, and that investments, interest and motivation to transform the sanitation sector are lacking, the report says.Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 13 years 3 months ago
This paper published in the journal Current Science discusses the various factors that impact effective water quality management in rural India.Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 13 years 3 months ago
There is compelling evidence that sanitation brings the greatest public health returns on investment among all development interventions, the article says.Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 13 years 3 months ago
With commercialisation of natural resources, traditional knowledge that managed to maintain sustainable levels of exploitation has been sidelined, the report says.Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 13 years 4 months ago
This paper published in the Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge presents four plants used as an agricultural season indicator by Mao Naga tribe of Manipur, India.Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 13 years 4 months ago
Traditional subsistence farmers throughout the tropics exhibit a deep understanding of their local ecosystems, the report says.Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 13 years 4 months ago
The report recommends that early diagnosis, treatment and community education are the basic responses that should be included in all malaria control programmes.Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 13 years 4 months ago
The evaluation of drinking water supply in Indian cities shows increasing evidence of microbial contamination, the study says.Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 13 years 4 months ago
Involvement of women in designing toilets was very important for the success of the programme, the presentation says.Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 13 years 4 months ago
Cyclones and storm surges are the main factors responsible for the decline of ports, particularly along the northern Orissa coast, the article says.Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 13 years 4 months ago
One of the major provisions under the new Rules is the explicit recognition of the role of waste pickers.Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 13 years 4 months ago
This handbook published by Arghyam is a compilation of the insights and knowledge gained from conducting the ASHWAS (A Survey of Household Water and Sanitation) study, which included a participatory survey undertaken by Arghyam to ascertain the status of household water and sanitation in rural Karnataka, from a citizen's perspective.Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 13 years 5 months ago
This guide by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) seeks to assist countries and communities to take steps towards making marine and coastal ecosystem-based management operational, from strategic planning to on-site implementation.Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 13 years 5 months ago