Amita Bhaduri

Microplastics in tributaries of the Upper Ganga River

First report on microplastics in tributaries of Upper Ganga River along Dehradun Amita Bhaduri posted 1 year 4 months ago

Microplastics (Image: Oregon State University, Wikimedia Commons)

Localised impacts of irrigation on economic development

Results show the impacts of agricultural productivity boosts in India can be highly heterogeneous Amita Bhaduri posted 1 year 4 months ago

Buckingham canal near Kasturba Nagar, Adyar (Image: India Water Portal)

An index for impact monitoring of water infrastructure

A study develops a prototype method by employing the remote sensing-based ecological index Amita Bhaduri posted 1 year 4 months ago

rigorous post-implementation monitoring and impact assessment of assets is needed (Image: UN Women)

Food and nutrition security during disasters

Food assistance generally emerges as the most essential lifesaving need that requires immediate attention after every disaster Amita Bhaduri posted 1 year 4 months ago

There is a scope to bring focus of food security and nutrition in plans and policies on climate change (Biswarup Ganguly, Wikimedia Commons)

Solar powered micro-sprinkler irrigation system for semi-arid tropics

Efficient and cost-effective irrigation system matching the small-scale water harvesting and storage systems is much needed Amita Bhaduri posted 1 year 4 months ago

There is a need to need to develop solar powered micro-sprinkler system considering the techno-socio-economic situation of the small holders of the dryland region. (Image: Rawpixel; Free CC0)

Best practices for flood resilient cities

A basket of solutions that Indian cities can choose based on their need and priority Amita Bhaduri posted 1 year 4 months ago

East Kolkata Wetland (Image: Dibyendu Ash; Wikimedia Commons)

Mobilising communities for WASH

WaterAid India’s partnership with USAID and Gap Inc. benefits 2400 villages across 7 districts of Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra Amita Bhaduri posted 1 year 4 months ago

WaterAid has focused on establishing community-led water quality monitoring &amp; surveillance (Image: Anil Gulati/India Water Portal Flickr)

Healthy soil critical to human health and for achieving SDGs

Soil research must focus both on technology development and implementation Amita Bhaduri posted 1 year 4 months ago

The ability of soils to support soil functions or services is decreasing (Image: Katrin Park/International Food Policy Research Institute)

Why farmers are not adopting crop insurance in India?

Study looks at behavioral biases in crop insurance adoption Amita Bhaduri posted 1 year 4 months ago

Adoption rate of crop insurance low in India despite government efforts (Image: PxHere, CC0 Public Domain)

The water that you eat

Need to shift to a more sustainable diet without compromising on major nutrients and calories Amita Bhaduri posted 1 year 4 months ago

Historically, India has been a net exporter of virtual water (Image: PxHere)

A successful model of integrated farming system in Koraput

Integrated rice–fish-poultry farming system is a sound strategy for harmonizing joint management of various resources Amita Bhaduri posted 1 year 5 months ago

Mangaraj's farm is a model for the region (Image: Tripati Khura)

COP-27: Act now

In 2022, almost every country in the world has been affected by natural disasters Amita Bhaduri posted 1 year 5 months ago

The the poor and developing countries are more affected by these climate change induced natural disasters than the rich and developed ones(Image: MaxPixel)

Improving community resilience in ecosystem-based disaster risk reduction in India

Adoption of hybrid solutions - grey and green structures appropriate for resilience building Amita Bhaduri posted 1 year 5 months ago

Healthy wetland ecosystems help in reducing disaster risks and managing climate risks (Image: Pxhere)

Supporting social businesses from rural India

IIMB’s NSRCEL and Yunus Social Business Fund join hands for social business financing Amita Bhaduri posted 1 year 5 months ago

YSB’s mission is to promote social business as a sustainable alternative to long-term aid, bridging the gap between business and philanthropy (Image: YSB website)

Children demand ecological rights ahead of COP-27

Children say ‘Nothing about us children without us children’ Amita Bhaduri posted 1 year 5 months ago

Millions of children face the brunt of climate change in their day to day lives. There Is No Planet B (Image: Blaine O'Neill; Flickr Commons, CC BY-NC 2.0)

Protecting children from climate change impact not child's play

In 2020, 559 million children were affected by four to five heatwaves a year; numbers could increase four-fold by 2050, as per a report by UNICEF Amita Bhaduri posted 1 year 5 months ago

Heat-related mortality is four times higher among children under 1 year of age than in persons aged 1–44 years (Image: Taqver, Wikimedia Commons)

Decentralised urban water management in Chhattisgarh

A film that focuses on importance of communitarian in situ water management Amita Bhaduri posted 1 year 5 months ago

People are struggling to get the quantity and quality of water in urban areas (Image: Makarand Purohit)

Wheat sowing dates influences yields in Eastern Gangetic Plains

Study indicates that better management of the annual cropping calendar can pay dividends for food security Amita Bhaduri posted 1 year 6 months ago

Greater adjustments to the annual cropping calendar are anticipated to increase wheat yield potential by an average of 0.84 t/ha (Image: Pixnio)

Climate Asia addresses concerns about climate change

A masterclass by Climate Asia on “Localisation of Economy from Climate Lens” talks of various aspects from the ground up. Amita Bhaduri posted 1 year 6 months ago

Effects of climate change on this low-lying lands (UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe)

Slow disaster: Political ecology of hazards and everyday life in the Brahmaputra valley, Assam

This book by Dr. Mitul Baruah presents a fascinating, ethnographic account of the challenges faced by communities living in Majuli, India, one of the largest river islands in the world, which has experienced immense socio-environmental transformations over the years, processes that are emblematic of the Brahmaputra Valley as a whole. This is an excerpt from the book. Amita Bhaduri posted 1 year 6 months ago

Floods are recurrent phenomena in Assam (Image: Mitul Baruah)