Amita Bhaduri

Skilling and engaging first mile actors to enable local water management: Context, opportunities, and engagement possibilities

Based on conversations with Dr Tushaar Shah and Mr Ved Arya Amita Bhaduri posted 10 hours 57 minutes ago

There is an urgency to create a database of such skilled persons and engage them in future programs or on a long-term basis through different engagement models. (Image: ForWater Partners)

Climate-induced migration surges in the Indian sub-continent

Extreme weather events induced by climate change can trigger displacements Amita Bhaduri posted 2 days 8 hours ago

The monsoon rains flooded the plots of land beside the Yamuna river in Delhi, displacing families from their vegetable patches. (Image: Michael Foley; CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

Swacchagrahis: The frontline workers of India's largest sanitation program

There is a need for long term sustained engagement of the skilled workforce for water and sanitation Amita Bhaduri posted 4 days 8 hours ago

Swachhagrahis are the motivators for bringing about behaviour change concerning key sanitation practices in rural India. (Image: SBM)

Conservation of water commons through community fishery

The village institution collectively framed rules for the governance and management of these water commons Amita Bhaduri posted 1 week 2 days ago

The efforts have resulted in the revival of the ponds. (Image: FES)

Drinking water access to all in Bihar: Reach, benefits and challenges

Significantly reduced the daily drudgery of women in rural areas Amita Bhaduri posted 1 week 4 days ago

The water requirement for the scheme is being fulfilled through borings, submersible pumps, and distribution pipelines implemented by the Department of Panchayati Raj, Government of Bihar. (Image: Sehgal Foundation)

COVID-19 and social protection: Impact in the agriculture sector

Lower transaction costs, minimal leakages, and immediate delivery make a strong case for direct cash transfers, says study. Amita Bhaduri posted 2 weeks 2 days ago

Access to credit increased farmers' expenditures on farm-related activities. (Image: Pixy.org)

Lights out to mark the Earth Hour

This year’s theme calls attention to climate change Amita Bhaduri posted 3 weeks 1 day ago

Through this year’s theme, awareness is being raised about the crisis of nature loss, climate change and global warming (Image: SomeCG, Pixabay)

Water footprint of food and cooking fuel

Rice and wheat have large water footprints in rural India Amita Bhaduri posted 3 weeks 1 day ago

Madhya Pradesh has the largest blue water footprint for food (334 m3/cap/year) and the blue water footprint from wheat contributes 87%. (Image: Pixabay)

Efforts towards skilling local communities in water management

Enhancing community based water resource management Amita Bhaduri posted 3 weeks 4 days ago

Women are involved in the process of developing the water budget from a gender lens. (Image: Samerth)

Sheroes: A tribute to women who value water

Beating odds, women water warriors deepen their work on water Amita Bhaduri posted 3 weeks 5 days ago

Rural women believe in the power of ‘water continuity’ or having sustained and intergenerational access to water resources (Image: Romit Sen)

Lessons from the Uttarakhand disaster

Experts blame it on projects in ecologically fragile zone Amita Bhaduri posted 3 weeks 6 days ago

Urban lake governance and sustainability

Applying the social-ecological system framework Amita Bhaduri posted 3 weeks 6 days ago

Governing and sustaining an urban lake entails improvements in its social and ecological characteristics. (Image: Wikimedia Commons)Wiki

Climate change threatens water access for world’s poorest communities

Clean water plays a critical role in helping communities cope with climate change. Amita Bhaduri posted 4 weeks ago

Unless communities have access to a reliable and safe source of water, their health will suffer. (Image: WaterAid)

Are solar powered irrigation systems scalable in India?

Compendium on solar-powered irrigation in India Amita Bhaduri posted 4 weeks ago

Solar power has huge potential for application in the agriculture sector, especially in the irrigation space. (Image: IWMI)

Energising Bihar’s agriculture

IWMI’s novel experiment in Chakhaji village Amita Bhaduri posted 4 weeks 1 day ago

Yatin Kumar, one of the early solar irrigation entrepreneurs in Chakhaji (Image: IWMI)

Decentralized water resources management

Role of village communities and rural local governments Amita Bhaduri posted 4 weeks 2 days ago

A woman fetching water from the third tap in the house premises. (Image: Ajaya Kumar Behera)

India’s pandemic generation: Inching closer to ecological disasters

Battered by the impact of COVID-19 Amita Bhaduri posted 4 weeks 2 days ago

Environmental crisis leading to more vulnerabilities among the marginalised communities. (Image: Pixabay)

Clean fuel choices of urban India’s poor

Insights from urban slum households across six states Amita Bhaduri posted 1 month ago

PMUY should expand its reach to urban slum households, given that there are still households without LPG connections. (Image: Adam Cohn, (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0))

Strengthening the frontline for water security

Challenges and aspirations of community champions and how programs can address them Amita Bhaduri posted 1 month ago

Kalyani Dash works with 150 households in the village directly and trains them on chemical-free farming techniques, water secure crop production, efficient water use in agriculture for a sustainable farming future as well as kitchen and nutrition gardening. (Image: FES)

Young professionals to motivate people to participate in rural sanitation

Involving youth to identify appropriate WASH solutions Amita Bhaduri posted 1 month ago

The Young Professionals worked closely with the District and aimed to fill the gap of the Swachchata Dooths (Image: SCOPE)