Amita Bhaduri

Climate change: A look through a gender lens

Women are disproportionately vulnerable to the effects of climate change. Amita Bhaduri posted 3 years 5 months ago

The gendered vulnerabilities due to climate change need to be well-recognized. (Image: Justin Kernoghan, Trocaire, Wikimedia Commons)

Should we bet more on historians than engineers to sort flooding?

How the historian's method is invaluable in developing an understanding of floods. Amita Bhaduri posted 3 years 5 months ago

Need to consider the perspective of the historians who see floods as a naturally occurring event. (Image: Wikimedia Commons)

The unsung women fishers of Wular lake

Fisherwomen’s experiences and perspectives about their livelihoods based on the Wular lake. Amita Bhaduri posted 3 years 6 months ago

The survival of many fisher households living nearby is entirely dependent on Wular lake. (Image: Manju Rawat)

What does it mean to use open source?

Misconceptions about open-source software we should put to rest for non-profits. Amita Bhaduri posted 3 years 6 months ago

In case of open-source software, both the software source code and installable files are available free of cost publicly and anonymously. (Image: Kirisa99, Freepik)

Delhi smog can’t be blamed on crop fires

There is more to Delhi's air pollution than stubble burning in Punjab and Haryana. Amita Bhaduri posted 3 years 6 months ago

The small window of a fortnight between rice harvesting and wheat sowing compels farmers to burn the crop residue (Image: Neil Palmer, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY SA-4.0 Generic)

Challenges to India’s urban water security and future growth patterns

Water resources in most Indian cities are overworked and overused, and not adequately replenished. Amita Bhaduri posted 3 years 6 months ago

Cities in India are marked by unequal distribution of water, lack of access, outdated infrastructure and minimal enforcement of rainwater harvesting and other means of supply. (Image: Anish Roy, Pixabay)

Sanitation workers amid the pandemic

The pandemic has exacerbated the issues of exclusion and vulnerability of sanitation workers. Amita Bhaduri posted 3 years 6 months ago

Despite the risks and the dire conditions of their work, sanitation workers continued to do their job (Image: C S Sharada Prasad, India Water Portal)

Measures to usher in a low-carbon and equitable future

A sustainable low-carbon and equitable pathway would entail comprehensive changes in how we manage energy supply, forest, and agriculture. Amita Bhaduri posted 3 years 6 months ago

The developing countries are bearing the bulk of the burden of the emission cuts. (Image: Pxhere)

Responsible consumption and production key to fighting climate change

What are the lessons learnt from COVID-19 pandemic on effective waste and resource management? Amita Bhaduri posted 3 years 6 months ago

The management of waste is vital to minimize long-term risks to human and environmental health. (Image: Pasi Mäenpää, Pixabay)

Land and environmental approvals needed for faecal sludge treatment facilities

There is an urgent need for specific guidelines and rules for the selection of sites for setting up faecal sludge treatment facilities. Amita Bhaduri posted 3 years 6 months ago

The site for the FSTP should be able to accommodate present and anticipated future requirements. (Image: SCI-FI, CPR)

Getting communities engaged in faecal sludge management

Community engagement structures, especially at the slum and ward level, can take on roles with adequate capacity building and training inputs. Amita Bhaduri posted 3 years 6 months ago

Community engagement structures at the slum level have ensured that the most marginalized and vulnerable sections of a city, that is, the slum communities now have a voice. (Image: SCI-FI, CPR)

Air pollution: Filling the gaps

Controlling air pollution needs long-term holistic solutions such as a reduction in the usage of biomass, coal and lignite, and agricultural residues. Amita Bhaduri posted 3 years 6 months ago

All Indian cities like Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Bengaluru and Hyderabad surpass the air quality standards by a significant margin (Image: United Nations; CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

Lost to fluorosis

Fluoride contamination is leaving villagers in Barhet block of Jharkhand crippled, while authorities struggle to find solutions. Amita Bhaduri posted 3 years 6 months ago

The state needs to play a key role in identifying fluorosis as well as in developing and executing an action plan to control it. (Image: Rab Nawaz Alam)

Strengthening institutional arrangements for faecal sludge management

Project Nirmal created sub-city level (slum and ward) engagement structures to enable meaningful participation of all households, in the planning and management of sanitation service delivery. Amita Bhaduri posted 3 years 6 months ago

An assessment at the beginning of Project Nirmal indicated the absence of institutional mechanisms for effective coordination and collaboration among the various government departments across state, district and local levels (Image: SuSanA Secretariat)

Putting faecal sludge management on track

The cost and revenue projections for both on-demand and scheduled desludging scenarios were elaborated upon in the faecal sludge management plan for Dhenkanal Municipality. Amita Bhaduri posted 3 years 6 months ago

Faecal Sludge Treatment Plant at Dhenkanal, Odisha

Science, fiction and sustainability

Can science-based fictional narratives help us develop a vision of a sustainable future? Amita Bhaduri posted 3 years 6 months ago

Science fiction is interrelated to sustainability because it highlights to us about possibilities. (Image: Peter Fischer, Pixabay)

Faecal sludge management policy environment for small towns: Taking a wider view

Project Nirmal helped Odisha to become a front runner among states with a comprehensive policy framework on faecal sludge management. Amita Bhaduri posted 3 years 6 months ago

Odisha is trying to facilitate adoption of FSM by Urban Local Bodies so that sewage, septage/ faecal sludge, and liquid waste is safely managed, treated, and disposed. (Image: SCI-FI, CPR)

Embracing planning for faecal sludge management: The tale of two towns

How to plan for and implement FSM related initiatives in small towns? Amita Bhaduri posted 3 years 6 months ago

Project Nirmal demonstrates appropriate, low-cost, decentralized, inclusive and sustainable sanitation service delivery solutions for two small towns (Angul and Dhenkanal) in Odisha. (Image: SCI-FI, CPR)

Mobile technology for non-profits

What are the factors that need to be considered when procuring mobile devices? Amita Bhaduri posted 3 years 6 months ago

Nonprofits generally operate on a tight budget and the right technology solution can be of great help. (Image: Pixabay)

District development, data and diversity: Lessons and the way forward

Though we have highly sophisticated ways of depicting data nowadays, we have gone backwards on linking data with decision making. Amita Bhaduri posted 3 years 6 months ago

The quality of the government data for schematic reporting has improved as compared to 20 years ago, that does not necessarily mean that planning has improved (Image: Pikist)