Amita Bhaduri

Best practices in IEC-HRD to engage rural communities based on JJM - Karnataka experience

A summary of conversations with Mr. Parameshwar Hegde, Director (ISA), Rural Drinking Water and Sanitation Department, Government of Karnataka Amita Bhaduri posted 2 years 10 months ago

At the district level, Karnataka has engaged Implementation Support Agencies (ISA) who are involved in IEC

IPCC: Net zero plans needed if we are to stop warming

A 1.5 degree celsius warming is likely even before 2040. IPCC report calls for immediate cuts on global greenhouse gas emissions. Amita Bhaduri posted 2 years 10 months ago

India will face irreversible impacts of climate crisis, says IPCC report (Image: Pixabay)

Empowering women to be water stewards

Women work on demystifying technologies in a remote Rajasthan village Amita Bhaduri posted 2 years 10 months ago

Gayatri's efforts helped women get together and work on water management for the well being of a community (Image: Foundation for Ecological Security)

Report identifies 15 high-potential actions for cities to adapt to climate risks

Cities need to identify the most promising systemic and hazard-specific actions Amita Bhaduri posted 2 years 10 months ago

Cities are a key contributor to climate change and are responsible for 75 percent of global CO2 emissions (Image: The Digital Artist, Pixabay)

Floods and recurring natural disasters in India

Better regulation of environmentally sensitive areas is needed to avert disasters. Amita Bhaduri posted 2 years 10 months ago

Floods in Uttarkashi (Image: Oxfam International; CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

Demystifying groundwater for collective action

Experiences from participatory groundwater management efforts in Maharashtra Amita Bhaduri posted 2 years 11 months ago

Unless work on managing the demand is undertaken, the notion of ‘infinite’ groundwater will be hard to address. (Image: Rucha Deshmukh, ACWADAM)

Beat the heat

Meeting India’s rapidly increasing air-conditioning and refrigeration demand through super-efficient appliances, natural refrigerants and not-in-kind cooling technologies, is a win-win for the climate and the economy, says iFOREST. Amita Bhaduri posted 2 years 11 months ago

A series of air conditioning units on a building (Image: Pxfuel)

Promoting women's leadership in water management

Bhilwara woman recognised for her exemplary work in water governance and community engagement. Amita Bhaduri posted 2 years 11 months ago

Sarjubai's journey of working at the grassroots in improving access to water commons (Image: Foundation for Ecological Security)

Ganga, a sink of microplastics

A study by Toxics Link reveals that Ganga is heavily polluted by microplastics, the highest concentration being at Varanasi. Amita Bhaduri posted 2 years 11 months ago

Cleaning efforts on the Ganga has so far focussed on focussed on creating sewage treatment capacities in the major urban centres along the river. (Image: Richard IJzermans, Flickr Commons, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)

Yavatmal’s water security crisis

Improper location, poor operation and maintenance of water harvesting and recharge structures threaten water security in Yavatmal Amita Bhaduri posted 2 years 11 months ago

A study assesses the current status of the water harvesting and recharge structures in Yavatmal (Image: India Water Portal Flickr)

Scientific closure of abandoned bore wells

How to plug or decommission an abandoned or defunct bore well to prevent contamination in the nearby productive wells Amita Bhaduri posted 2 years 11 months ago

Well decommissioning is necessary to permanently fill in and seal a well to eliminate the well as a source of water (Image: Asadwarraich, Wikimedia Commons; CC BY-SA 4.0)

Thirsty for change

Empowering women to be decision-makers in managing water Amita Bhaduri posted 2 years 11 months ago

Laichi Bai Uike takes lead to construct boribund on streams to harvest water (Image: Foundation for Ecological Security)

Global warming leads to vanishing glaciers

Glacier melt in Himalayas to increase rapidly till 2050, then may decrease, says study by IIT Amita Bhaduri posted 2 years 11 months ago

Parkachik glacier, a part of the Zanskar region, Ladakh (Image: Mahua Sarkar, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0)

Emerging markets adopt renewables

The emerging markets are key to the electricity leapfrog to renewables, says study Amita Bhaduri posted 2 years 11 months ago

Solar power plant in Telangana (image: Thomas Llyod Group, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0)

Assessing waste in Ganga cities

A new report on a baseline assessment of waste in Haridwar and Rishikesh, two major Ganga cities in Uttarakhand tries to characterize solid and plastic waste Amita Bhaduri posted 2 years 11 months ago

There is a need to develop a robust methodology for inventorizing waste (Image: Prylarer, Pixabay)

Building leadership of women at the grassroots

A training guide for women's leadership school Amita Bhaduri posted 2 years 11 months ago

Empowering women to become agents of their own development (Image: Debika Goswami)

Championing community mobilisation to conserve water resources

Farmers switch over to millets in this semi-arid village in Andhra Pradesh due to the efforts of a woman water champion. Amita Bhaduri posted 2 years 11 months ago

FES community resource person Pareshamma interacting with farmers on water conservation practices at Thamballapalle village in Chittoor district (Image: Foundation for Ecological Security)

Deepor Beel faces moderate contamination and ecological risk, says study

First of its kind assessment of heavy metal pollution and potential ecological risk for surficial sediments of Deepor Beel through indexing. Amita Bhaduri posted 2 years 11 months ago

Deepor Beel sits in the heart of the Indian city of Guwahati (Image: Hirakjyoti Bayan CC BY-SA 4.0)

Data ecosystem in smart cities

Implications for technology based interventions during the pandemic: Lessons from India Amita Bhaduri posted 2 years 11 months ago

National data policies need to promote standardisation and encourage local innovation (Image: Wikimedia Commons; CC BY-SA 3.0 DE)

Billions lack access to WASH services

If trends persist, billions will be left without critical, life-saving WASH services, says a SDG monitoring report

Amita Bhaduri posted 2 years 11 months ago

Between 2016 and 2020, the global population with safely managed drinking water at home increased from 70% to 74% (Image: Pxhere)