Amita Bhaduri

Ellara Bengaluru: A collaborative initiative for a climate-resilient and inclusive city

Prominent social impact networks and individuals join forces to launch a coalition with the aim of fostering climate resilience and inclusivity in Bengaluru Amita Bhaduri posted 1 year 1 month ago

Ulsoor lake, Bangalore (Image: Ali Rizvi, Wikimedia Commons)

What are the major challenges facing urban drinking water supply in India?

Effective governance is crucial for addressing the water sector challenges and ensuring sustainable water management Amita Bhaduri posted 1 year 1 month ago

Governance mechanisms often fail to ensure effective community participation, leading to top-down approaches that may not suit local contexts (Image: Hippopx; Creative Commons Zero - CC0)

Collaborative efforts to tackle e-waste by E-SAFAI initiative

GIZ and RLG Systems India organize workshop under the E-SAFAI initiative Amita Bhaduri posted 1 year 1 month ago

India is the third largest electronic waste producer in the world (Image: Wallpaperflare)

Beyond targets: Ensuring sustainable water access after the Jal Jeevan Mission

Good governance is key to sustaining rural drinking water schemes in India Amita Bhaduri posted 1 year 1 month ago

Jal Jeevan Mission, is envisioned to provide safe and adequate drinking water through individual household tap connections by 2024 to all households in rural areas (Image: McKay Savage; Flickr Commons; CC BY 2.0)

Jakkur Lake Management: Fostering community action for ecological restoration

Jakkur Lake's journey towards sustainable urbanism Amita Bhaduri posted 1 year 1 month ago

Jala Poshan and beyond: Community-driven conservation at Jakkur Lake (Image: Anshul Rai Sharma)

India releases the 'FloodWatch' app to provide real-time flood updates

Policy matters this fortnight Amita Bhaduri posted 1 year 1 month ago

App indicates current risk of floods in India (Image: Rajeshlipantd, Wikimedia Commons)

Navigating the intricate challenge of floods and droughts

The occurrence of floods and droughts is increasing in India. However, they don't have to evolve into disasters. The outcome hinges on society's approach to their management. Amita Bhaduri posted 1 year 2 months ago

Addressing floods and droughts are different ends of the same spectrum. Collaboration between various water agencies and presenting a joint government response to the challenge is necessary. (Image: India Water Portal Flickr)

How can Himachal Pradesh be protected from natural disasters?

Unraveling Himachal Pradesh's calamity conundrum: Balancing development and environmental conservation Amita Bhaduri posted 1 year 2 months ago

Landslide menace grips Himachal, triggered by unplanned development, climate shifts, and environmental degradation (Image: Sridhar Rao, Wikimedia Commons)

Restoring village commons, securing prosperity

Sustaining livelihoods and ecosystems: The commons revival of Sagdi ka Guda village Amita Bhaduri posted 1 year 2 months ago

The core of every common-property management system is the set of rules governing the control and administration of common property, as well as the local institutions responsible for creating, implementing, and enforcing these laws. (Image: FES)

Rethinking India’s water and climate narrative in agriculture

What are the reasons behind the sluggish pace of technology adoption for solutions related to water and climate change? Amita Bhaduri posted 1 year 2 months ago

Agtech introduces fresh advancements and creativity to established farming methods through the utilization of digitalization and contemporary approaches. (Image: Ankit Chandra)

Journeying from setbacks to successes, one step at a time

Community leverages MGNREGS and NRLM to strengthen its livelihood resource base Amita Bhaduri posted 1 year 2 months ago

Challenges for pastoral communities in eastern India

Financial difficulties have pushed some pastoralists to give up their customary work Amita Bhaduri posted 1 year 2 months ago

Adapting migratory pastoralists to climate change in India (Image: CGIAR; CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

Indian biodiversity regulation changes may enable exploitation

Policy matters this fortnight Amita Bhaduri posted 1 year 2 months ago

The recent modifications to the Biodiversity Act exempts practitioners of many traditional Indian remedies from licensing and benefit-sharing obligations (Image: Tjiho, Pixabay)

Recycled municipal solid waste improves soil productivity and sustainability

A framework to analyse the potential challenges and opportunities of municipal solid waste organic management Amita Bhaduri posted 1 year 2 months ago

Recycling of municipal solid waste provides clean, reliable energy from renewable sources (Image: Wallpaperflare; CC-0)

Conference spurs global dialogue on equitable climate, health, and open access to data

Addressing inter-sectoral challenges is essential to enhance the preparedness of health systems in managing risks associated with climate change Amita Bhaduri posted 1 year 2 months ago

Climate change affects the social and environmental determinants of health (Image: PxHere, CC0 Public Domain)

Study reveals the increasing cost of debt caused by climate change

Bridging the gap between climate science and real-world financial indicators Amita Bhaduri posted 1 year 2 months ago

Human activities have been the main driver of climate change (Image: U3196787: Wikimedia Commons)

Climate change and SDGs in the Global South: Unraveling intersectionalities

Promoting fair and inclusive measures to address climate change while enhancing the ability of communities to withstand its impacts. Amita Bhaduri posted 1 year 2 months ago

There is an urgent need for scaling international cooperation to find solutions (Image: WallpaperFlare)

India's updated ESG reporting format and rules

Policy matters this fortnight Amita Bhaduri posted 1 year 3 months ago

India has rigorous environmental, social, and governance (ESG) disclosure norms (Image: WallpaperFlare)

How to save Punjab from floods?

The devastation caused by the torrential rains that pounded Punjab serves as yet another painful reminder of the cost associated with our hasty urban expansion and unplanned development. Amita Bhaduri posted 1 year 3 months ago

Green regulations and environmental warnings are often disregarded by our planners. (Image: Rawpixel, CC0)

Designing for inclusion

How can architecture and design play an important role in redevelopment and rehabilitation to improve the built environment for marginalised communities. Amita Bhaduri posted 1 year 3 months ago

How can architecture support marginalised communities (Image: Community Design Agency)