Amita Bhaduri

Understanding disaster risks as a systemic construct

Disaster risk governance: Recipe to effective disaster risk management in times of COVID-19 Amita Bhaduri posted 2 years 8 months ago

Countries are engaged in empowering communities to adapt to the new normal (Image: Pixabay)

Women at the frontline of climate change adaptation

Women make strides in mainstreaming climate adaptation approaches on the ground Amita Bhaduri posted 2 years 8 months ago

Kalyani Dash works with 150 households in the village directly and trains them on chemical-free farming techniques, water secure crop production, efficient water use in agriculture for a sustainable farming future as well as kitchen and nutrition gardening. (Image: FES)

Pharma antibiotics polluting Indian rivers, says Toxics Link study

The locations where antibiotic residues are detected are not necessarily in close proximity to major pharmaceutical industrial hubs Amita Bhaduri posted 2 years 8 months ago

Antibiotic residues in rivers can worsen the problem of antimicrobial resistance (Image: PxHere; CC-0)

Need for demand-side management: From the lens of participatory groundwater management

To successfully implement PGWM, there is a need to understand groundwater science from a community perspective. Amita Bhaduri posted 2 years 8 months ago

Arid Communities and Technologies (ACT) is a professional voluntary organization based at in the arid region of Kutch. One of its core areas of work is the implementation of innovative projects like community aquifer management. (Image: Vikalp Sangam)

The tale of two disasters: Role of science communication for disaster risk reduction

Comparing two incidents of flash floods in the Garhwal region Amita Bhaduri posted 2 years 8 months ago

Aftermath caused by cloud burst and flood in Kedarnath, Uttarakhand (Image: Rahul Dixit, EGU)

Mumbai sets a mitigation goal to achieve net-zero by 2050

World Resources Institute (WRI) India and the C40 Cities network develop Mumbai’s first-ever Climate Action Plan Amita Bhaduri posted 2 years 8 months ago

The MCAP adopts a scientific evidence-based planning approach to mobilize resources and move from planning to implementation of strategic projects (Image: Deepak Gupta, Wikimedia Commons; CC BY-SA 3.0)

Community members pursue common good

An effective partnership between a CSR organization, an implementing NGO, and the community towards protecting a water body Amita Bhaduri posted 2 years 8 months ago

Walkway around pond, with solar lighting (Image: S M Sehgal Foundation)

Impact of climate change on agricultural livelihoods of women

Arthan and JustJobs Network organised a forum to discuss climate change through the lens of gender equality Amita Bhaduri posted 2 years 8 months ago

A pearl millet farmer with part of her harvest (Image: ICRISAT, CC BY-NC 2.0)

Making every drop count: Micro-irrigation for tribal farmers of Gujarat

Subsidies enable tribal farmers to adopt micro-irrigation systems providing them assured irrigation Amita Bhaduri posted 2 years 8 months ago

A key mitigation strategy to deal with water scarcity due to climate change is on-farm management of water using techniques like micro-irrigation (Image: India Water Portal Flickr)

A tool for crop choice integrates gender and farmer's preferences

Model used to explore consequences of different crop choices on income, gender-specific labour, use of inputs and markets Amita Bhaduri posted 2 years 8 months ago

Promoting socially inclusive and sustainable agricultural intensification in West Bengal and Bangladesh (Image: ACIAR)

Economics of India’s adaptation and resilience pathways

Drought contributes more than 70 per cent to India’s riskscape followed by floods, cyclones and earthquakes/tsunamis Amita Bhaduri posted 2 years 8 months ago

An assessment of the cost and priorities of climate adaptation in different regions can strengthen resilience and warning systems. (Image: Max Pixel CC0)

Budgetary trends for drinking water in Gujarat: Special focus on tribal communities

Gujarat aims to achieve 100 per cent saturation in tap water connection for every household by October 2022 under the Jal Jeevan Mission Amita Bhaduri posted 2 years 8 months ago

The SCALE project implemented in villages in semi arid regions enabled ultra-poor groups in project villages improve their access to drinking water (Image: European Union, Flickr Commons)

Grappling with disaster risks

A handbook on India’s disaster management Amita Bhaduri posted 2 years 9 months ago

A flood damaged road alongside the River Alaknanda in Chamoli district in Uttarakhand on June 18, 2013 (Image: AFP Photo/ Indian Army; Flickr Commons)

Access to resources eludes tribals

Water access in tribal areas of Madhya Pradesh: Challenges and lessons Amita Bhaduri posted 2 years 9 months ago

Poor implementation of forest rights act hurts tribals (Image: Citizens for Justice and Peace)

Enabling a just transition in India’s coal district of Korba

Economic restructuring and development intervention will be essential, shows the latest study by iFOREST Amita Bhaduri posted 2 years 9 months ago

Under the 'current policy scenario,' which aligns with India's netzero target of 2070, all the coal mines in Korba can be closed by 2050 and power plants by 2040 in a phased manner (A view of South Eastern Coalfields Limited in Korba; Image: India Water Portal)

Grassroots implementation of Halma

Experiences of a Jhabua based NGO Amita Bhaduri posted 2 years 9 months ago

Tribals protect a community sacred grove (Image: Manish Vaidya, Hindi Water Portal)

Revival of a tribal practice for water resource development

Collective action for water resource development through Halma Amita Bhaduri posted 2 years 9 months ago

The tightly knit tribal society also advocates community action for solving issues (Image: AKRSP)

87% of India's districts vulnerable to droughts: IMD

47% of India’s population is vulnerable to floods, says IMD's Climate Hazards Atlas Amita Bhaduri posted 2 years 9 months ago

(Image: J Surya, CC-SA-4.0 International)

Budgetary provisions for drinking water supply continue to get priority

Budget for sanitation sees a decline Amita Bhaduri posted 2 years 9 months ago

Jal Jeevan Mission has picked up pace after two years (Image: Anita Martinz, Wikimedia Commons, CC-A-2.0 Generic)

Women and men’s differentiated vulnerability to disasters

The latest issue of Southasiadisasters.net focuses on the intersectionality of women-led disaster preparedness and resilience Amita Bhaduri posted 2 years 9 months ago

Woman trying to reach home during Cyclone Aila in 2009 (Image: Anil Gulati, India Water Portal Flickr)