This discussion paper examines the current state of sanitation in India and calls for a 50% reduction in the proportion of people without sanitation by 2015.Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 14 years 6 months ago
This book is directed at practitioners involved in water-related negotiations that aim at fair and mutual agreements on optimum and sensible use of water by all.Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 14 years 6 months ago
This document emphasises the importance of appropriate sanitation coverage in schools that is gender sensitive and culturally acceptable.Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 14 years 6 months ago
The sanitation survey initiated by the Ministry of Urban Development as a part of the National Rating and Award Scheme for Sanitation ranks Indian cities on sanitation.Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 14 years 6 months ago
This document highlights the importance of the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna (GBM) basin as an important source of water for many of the countries in South Asia.Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 14 years 6 months ago
This document highlights the daily reality of people living in the slums of Mumbai and the inadequate water supply available to the 10 million slum residents to meet their daily requirements.Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 14 years 7 months ago
This document highlights the poor water and sanitation situation in the urban slums in India, due to rapid urbanisation and increase in the number of slum dwellers in the cities.Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 14 years 7 months ago
This brief report highlights the findings of an evaluation study conducted by WaterAid, India of the Total Sanitation Campaign (TSC), in order to eradicate open defecation.Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 14 years 7 months ago
This article features the various resources on water management issues on the Cap-Net website, which is a network for capacity building in IWRM.Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 14 years 7 months ago
This brief by IATP acknowledges that climate, water and agriculture are the three important factors that are facing severe crisis in recent years and should not be viewed in isolation.Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 14 years 7 months ago
The article presents the case of Bellandur Tank in Bangalore city and highlights how rapid urbanisation has led to the destruction of one of the biggest water bodies in the district.Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 14 years 8 months ago
This report by the WSP draws attention to the fact that about 40% of the population in the world does not have access to basic level of sanitation, leading serious health problems.Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 14 years 8 months ago
This report highlights the urgent need for improving irrigation systems to enhance food production to meet the needs of the growing population in Asia, due to urbanisation and climate change.Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 14 years 8 months ago
This article focusses attention on the increasing water demand in urban areas because of industrialisation and population growth by giving the example of Mumbai.Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 14 years 8 months ago
The policy brief published by the Centre for Policy Research (CPR), India addresses the debates around climate change that took place before and after the Copenhagen Climate Conference (2009).Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 14 years 8 months ago
This book published by Henry L. Stimson Centre highlights the richly diverse nature of India's views on climate change through a range of essays, focussing on the strengths and weakness of the policy.Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 14 years 8 months ago
This report by the World Bank discusses the climate changes in India and the disasters associated with these climate changes such as floods and droughts and their negative impact.Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 14 years 8 months ago
This report by the ICIMOD, highlights the phenomenon of climate change and argues that water storage will be a key strategy for climate change adaptation in the coming years.Aarti Kelkar Khambete posted 14 years 8 months ago