Ecologic – August 2018
Author: Watershed Organisation Trust (WOTR)
In this issue of Ecologic, we bring to you five stories of women’s empowerment – from taking initiative to solve social issues in the village, to revolutionising rice cultivation and…
Tag: Gender Women Empowerment
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An article “Letzter Ausweg: Suizid” featured in punkt.um
There is an urgent need to create mechanisms to empower widows in Yavatmal and Vidarbha, and give them the support they need to pick up the pieces of their lives…
Tag: Gender Women Empowerment
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Changes in Land use land cover (LULC) influence on gender dynamics
Author: Anuradha Phadtare, Ramkumar Bendapudi, Shreya Banerjee
This study addresses how land use land cover changes influence gender dynamics in terms of roles and responsibilities, drudgery and decision making in various livelihoods and daily essentials. Download Article
Tag: Agriculture Decision Making Drudgery Gender Land use land cover Urbanization
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Leadership, Enterprise and Empowerment
Author: Aditi Mendoza
“I was young and ambitious. I wanted to become a teacher but I didn’t have what was needed to become one. I needed luck”, says Mojilal. Mojilal was born into…
Tag: Empowerment Gender
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Gender Dimension of Climate Change Adaptation: an exploration into the perceptions of women and the community
Author: Dhanashri Brahme
Substantial past work and documentation exists on gender and environment issues, but there is little explicit research on the gendered impact of climate change. Women being the poorest in the…
Tag: Gender
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Drop by Drop
Author: Crispino Lobo, Marcella D'Souza
The Land and the People Bankimchandra, the visionary poet salutes the prosperity of the motherland and its rich natural resources and plentiful water. Yet, a look at the landscape of…
Tag: Gender
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A Report on deployment of Parabolic Community Solar Cookers – for Mid-Day-Meal Scheme in Rural Schools The Project
Author: Arjuna Srinidhi
WOTR is a not-for-profit NGO founded in 1993 operating currently in five Indian states – Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Jharkhand. WOTR is recognised widely as a premier…
Tag: Agriculture Agrometeorology Biodiversity Climate Change Climate Change Adaptation Disaster Risk Reduction Ecosystems Gender Governance Groundwater management Health Land degradation Livelihoods Nutrition Renewable Energy Resilience Sanitation Vulnerability Water Watershed Development
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