Amita Bhaduri

Poor implementation of forest rights act hurts tribals

Need to recognise the rights of forest-dwelling and tribal communities over their traditional lands. Amita Bhaduri posted 3 years 9 months ago

Indigenous groups that lived and helped maintain the forests for centuries have been undermined (Image: Baiga women, Wikimedia Commons; CC BY-SA 3.0)

Governance lessons that could keep us prepared for pandemics

Leo Saldanha of Environment Support Group speaks on rethinking aspects of our governance system in post-pandemic times. Amita Bhaduri posted 3 years 9 months ago

Decentralised governance systems that allow to adapt and learn are best placed to deal with disasters (Image: Kantsmith, Pixabay)

Pandemic impacts on women – Stories of survival

Women experience the effects of the COVID-19 crisis in different, often more negative ways. How are they coping? Amita Bhaduri posted 3 years 9 months ago

Gender dimensions of the pandemic (Image: Gby Atee)

Dhenkanal gears up for better waste management

Odisha reiterates commitment to urban sanitation by launching pioneering state-wide initiative on solid and liquid waste management. Amita Bhaduri posted 3 years 9 months ago

Odisha continues with its transformative journey in urban sanitation in areas of solid and liquid waste management. (Image: SCI-FI, CPR)

Data, a reusable asset

Can we design capabilities to ingest, protect and use water data in ways that amplify value for its users? Amita Bhaduri posted 3 years 9 months ago

Water data needs to be liberated from the custody of one set of users and a single programme making it a reusable asset that each programme and actor builds on. (Image: Needpix)

The women sanitation champions of Angul

Residents confronted with poor sanitation conditions come together and organise for effective sanitation service delivery in crowded, low-income neighbourhoods in Angul, Odisha. Amita Bhaduri posted 3 years 9 months ago

Women come together in multi-layered sanitation institutions in Angul set up under Project Nirmal to improve the sanitation chain. (Image: SCI-FI, CPR)

Towards data-driven district rural drinking water planning framework

Current rural water planning approach in India lacks important data considerations. Data is not mapped and prioritization is not transparent. Amita Bhaduri posted 3 years 9 months ago

A new planning framework focused on democratizing village water data collection is needed (Image: Snappy Goat from Pixabay)

Gendered impacts of COVID-19

The pandemic affects rural women disproportionately with damaging impacts on their employment, health and security. Amita Bhaduri posted 3 years 9 months ago

The time-use survey indicates that women are now spending more time on unpaid domestic and care work (Image: Sunita, Pixabay)

Decision Support Space: A concept

Are we wired to make bad decisions and how can a Decision Support Space (DSSpace) facilitate better decision-making about water systems in India? Amita Bhaduri posted 3 years 9 months ago

Decision-making on water is a multifaceted and cognitively overwhelming process (Image: Lolame, Pixabay)

Improving city-wide sanitation service delivery in small towns of Odisha

Project Nirmal demonstrates appropriate, low-cost, decentralized, inclusive and sustainable sanitation service delivery solutions for two small towns (Angul and Dhenkanal) in Odisha. Amita Bhaduri posted 3 years 9 months ago

Community meetings in the slums of Dhenkanal under Project Nirmal (Image: SCI-FI, CPR)

Sanitation empowered her

Community response to the slum sanitation improvement project hinges on grassroots leadership in a slum settlement in Dhenkanal. Amita Bhaduri posted 3 years 9 months ago

As a part of Project Nirmal, community structures including Slum Sanitation Committees (SSCs) and Ward Sanitation Committees (WSCs) were constituted at the slum and ward level (Image: SCI-FI, CPR)

Uttarakhand: Reaching the unreached

PSI addresses the shortage of safe drinking water in remote Uttarakhand villages through a participatory community-based approach to springshed management. Amita Bhaduri posted 3 years 9 months ago

Women trudged long distances daily to fetch water for their basic household needs in Rupail (Image: People's Science Institute)

Agriculture and food security challenges amid Covid-19

The pandemic has bared our vulnerabilities and shaken our collective consciousness to focus on agriculture and rural economy. Amita Bhaduri posted 3 years 9 months ago

Women farmers produce vegetables through innovative farming practices in Banka, Bihar. They can sell their produce at regional markets, and earn a better income for their families. (Image: USAID, Flickr Commons, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

Empowering, involving local communities crucial for reviving Yamuna: Study

A user-friendly water quality index could be created to help riverine communities take informed decisions. Amita Bhaduri posted 3 years 9 months ago

To improve the participation of the riverine communities in river clean-up activities, a platform can be set up as a governance mechanism. (Image: Thommen Jose, CC BY-SA 4.0)

Ganga's riverine communities in troubled waters

The fishing community is the most vulnerable as its members come into direct contact with the river water and thus, suffer the maximum impact of pollution. Amita Bhaduri posted 3 years 10 months ago

There is a need to formalise the traditional occupation of riverine fishing by providing proper licensing facilities to allow for targeted policies for the community in order to mitigate the livelihood challenges being faced by it. (Image: Pikrepo)

Is the draft EIA notification 2020 anti-environment?

The draft notification is alleged to dilute the process and standards for environmental clearances for industries. Amita Bhaduri posted 3 years 10 months ago

Villager looking at mining devastated areas in Goa (Image: Frederik Noronha; Wikimedia Commons; CC A-S A 4.0 International)

Drying veins of Ganga: Can we have ‘Nirmal Ganga’ with dying tributaries?

There is an urgent need to prioritise uninterrupted river flow over unpolluted flow in the Namami Gange programme. Amita Bhaduri posted 3 years 10 months ago

The Baand river is nearly dry even when the region saw above normal monsoon this year. Much of the riverbed is encroached by farms. (Image: Adeel Khan and Praharsh Patel)

Book review: Future Earth

The book outlines how to reverse the short- and long-term effects of climate change over the next three decades. Amita Bhaduri posted 3 years 10 months ago

Climate change (Image: Kai Stachowiak; Public domain pictures)

Decentralised governance key to handling Covid-19

There is a positive correlation between the panchayat raj system and effective handling of Covid-19, says Mani Shankar Aiyar. Amita Bhaduri posted 3 years 10 months ago

A first time Sarpanch of Lahora Gram Panchayat in Rajasthan’s Tonk District, stands committed, guiding the community with her political acumen. (Image: UN Women;CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

Water projects get priority in MGNREGA amidst COVID-19

Efforts needed to better utilise MGNREGA funds to deter vested interests from misappropriating. Amita Bhaduri posted 3 years 10 months ago

Work in progress at an MGNREGA site (Image: UN Women/Gaganjit Singh)