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Planning ahead: How the CRISP-M tool advances early climate action

A mobile and web-based tool that has the potential to increase communities’ resilience to climate change

It is time water policies in India acknowledge that many large dams have aged and can no longer be looked upon as the only path to water security.

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Smokestacks at a power plant (Image: Flickr/ Nick Humphries)

A ready reckoner on emissions

Pashan lake, threatened by urbanisation, doomed by restoration (Image Source: India Water Portal)

‘Fleas’ flee the Pashan lake in Pune!

Solve Ninjas at work (Image Source: Reap Benefit)

Tools and opportunities to tackle climate action

After a successful pilot, the CRISP-M tool is planned to roll out in two districts and seven states in India (Image: CRISP-M animation)

Planning ahead: How the CRISP-M tool advances early climate action

Landscape-specific approaches instead of individual wetland-specific strategies if adopted, might help better interpret the wetland scenario (Image: Mapio)

Floodplain wetlands of the Diara region facing degradation

Mangrove ecosystem (Image: Sigit Deni Sasmito/CIFOR)

National and international frameworks vital for implementing nature-based solutions

Cauvery river at Hogenakal, Karnataka (Source: IWP Flickr Photos via Claire Arni and Oriole Henri)

Mekedatu project: Many activists opposing it under Medha Patkar

Mangroves in Sunderbans (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)

Goa’s mangrove cover increases while Sunderbans’ shrank: ISFR 2021

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KRMB to NGT: Telangana didn’t submit DPRs for Palamuru, Dindi lifts

Take over only common projects, Telangana tells Godavari River Management Board

NGT directs Delhi, Haryana to enforce Najafgarh jheel restoration plan

Arsenic in water brings death and disease in UP, Bihar

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Deepor Beel is a freshwater lake in Assam (Source: IWP Flickr links)

Frequently asked questions (FAQs) on Ramsar sites in India

Mosquitoes, deadly killers in disguise! (Image Source: Wikimedia Commons)

Controlling epidemics, in the midst of a pandemic!

Frequently asked questions (FAQ) on Groundwater - Understanding the basics

Waterborne diseases is a serious health problem in India. (Image Source: IWP Flickr photos)

When water kills

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Dhanushkodi: stuck between science and religion

The Sethusamudram canal might aid shipping traffic in the area but how will it impact the fisherfolk who totally depend on the sea and the island for their livelihoods?

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23 Feb to 25 Feb

Event

National level training on Water Stewardship

WOTR is offering a three-day 'National level training on Water Stewardship' to build a a comprehensive understanding of water stewardship concepts, processes and practices.