Category: Field Notes

How reducing food wastage can fight climate change, reduce water scarcity

By Dr. Eshwer Kale The world is today facing an unprecedented water crisis, both in access and availability. Cape Town in South Africa reached ‘day

05/06/2019

WOTR’s work draws interest and appreciation at exhibition

By Aditya Shinde Expos and exhibitions are events organized with the aim of creating awareness among the public, providing a platform to companies to showcase

29/03/2019

Want to mobilize people for water management? Let the “Unspoken of” surface!

By Dr. Marcella D’Souza The Problem Day after day, news papers in Maharashtra highlight the water crisis: “In Marathwada, dead insects fill the little water that’s

21/03/2019

Do changes in land use patterns affect gender roles and relations?

By Shreya Banerjee & Anuradha Phadtare Over the last couple of decades, there has been a rapid and large scale shift in rural land use

08/03/2019

A PATH TO GUARANTEED SELF-SUFFICIENCY

By Elvira Greiner If you skim through the current media reports in India, you get the impression that the economy is on an upward trajectory

22/02/2019

Wetlands-one of nature’s most important gifts

By Sarojini Devi Boominathan Since 1997, World Wetlands Day has been celebrated every year on February 2 to raise awareness about the importance of wetlands

04/02/2019

Forecasts and advisories as a step to tackling climate variability

By Jyothirmayee Kandula Climate change has become one of the world’s most pressing challenges, with wide ranging implications for every aspect of life. In particular,

02/02/2019