Collaborative action necessary to achieve ‘Water for Sustainable Development’
By Rahul Dev The United Nations marks the decade starting with World Water Day i.e. March 22, 2018, as the International Decade for Action – “Water for Sustainable Development”. [1] This…
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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 their wares and sharing new…
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Research into use: the role of science in practice and policy
By Team W-CReS, Vikas Prakash Joshi and Geetanjali Prasad The word ‘Research’ can be broadly defined as the “creation of new knowledge and/or the use of existing knowledge in a…
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Water Budgeting in Telangana,Experiences & Insights from the campaign
– K.Bhavana Rao, Divya Nazareth, Jyothirmayee Kandula This the second blogpost of the series on Water Budgeting in Telangana carried out in 7 Gram Panchayats (GP) of Rangareddy and Nagaurkurnool districts…
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Water Budgeting in Telangana, the need and the objective of the campaign
– K.Bhavana Rao, Divya Nazareth, Jyothirmayee Kandula Renewable surface water and groundwater resources in most dry subtropical regions are projected to reduce due to the increasing competition for water among…
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A conversation with Dr. Suresh Kulkarni, Secretary, Maharashtra Water Resources Regulatory Authority on Water Governance issues in Maharashtra
Dr. Suresh Kulkarni, Secretary, MWRRA (Maharashtra Water Resource Regulatory Authority) As WOTR embarks on its 25th year, we are celebrating and disseminating information on all the thematics we are working on…
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Water Scenario for Rural Jalna in 2030: For Domestic and Livelihood Needs- 2
In this report, we provide an overview of the proceedings of the first Transformative Scenario Planning (TSP) workshop titled ‘Water Situation in Rural Jalna in 2030: For Domestic and Livelihood Needs’ convened by Watershed Organisation Trust, on 18th and 19th September 2017 at Krushi Vidnyan Kendra, Jalna. The workshop was conducted in the local language (Marathi).
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A watery slope
– Saumyadeb Dasgupta I was sitting down on this uber comfortable Barcalounger with a gigantic headphone over my ears. This ethereal voice was asking me to close my eyes, relax,…
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Power of the Collective
-Arjuna Srinidhi Among the key challenges of the 21st century are poverty, climate change and resource scarcity. This is especially dire in a country like India which relies heavily on…
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JALSEVAKS: Demystifying groundwater management through community engagement
The Maharashtra Groundwater (Development and Management) Act 2009 presents an answer to some of the state’s water scarcity woes and is an important step towards sustainable groundwater management in the State. However, the institutional structure put forth by the Act is unwieldy and poorly outlined. There is a need for innovative institutional designs that would enable operationalization of this act. Given the informational and knowledge requirements for understanding groundwater, coupled with the challenges of mobilizing support for its sustainable management , there is a need to create a cadre of “jalsevaks”. These jalsevaks will work with communities to demystify groundwater, and navigate the complex socio-political terrain in order to arrive at more equitable and sustainable outcomes.
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