Explained | What Was the U.N. Water Conference and What Happened There?

by Veena Srinivasan | Apr 4, 2023 | Urban Water / Op-eds

Explained | What Was the U.N. Water Conference and What Happened There? A fisherman taking his coracle out for fishing in the Bhavani river in Tamil Nadu. Photo by Rashmi Kulranjan The complexity of today’s water problems was reflected in the conference’s proceedings:...

From Plural Livelihoods to Better Schools: What People Aspire for in Raichur

by Aditya Maruvada | Dec 9, 2022 | Rural Futures / Blogs

From Plural Livelihoods to Better Schools: What People Aspire for in Raichur Field researchers in Raichur in August 2022, while planning for the rural aspirations study. Photo by Manjunatha G. Mallana’s (name changed) family had separated when he was young, forcing...

‘Water Credits’ Can Fund Climate Needs

by Ishita Jalan, Mukta Deodhar | Nov 16, 2022 | Technical Consulting / Op-eds

‘Water Credits’ Can Fund Climate Needs Water credits represent a fixed quantum of water that is conserved or generated and can be transacted between water deficit and water surplus entities within a sub-basin | Photo Credit: YAVUZSARIYILDIZ The agenda for COP27 in...

Can Farmers Make More Money While Using Less Water?

by Anjali Neelakantan | Oct 7, 2022 | Platforms and Partnerships / Blogs

Can Farmers Make More Money While Using Less Water? India’s farmers are stuck between a rock and a hard place. On the one hand, the country is facing a groundwater crisis with about a quarter of India’s blocks labelled ‘overexploited’ or ‘critical’. On the other hand,...

Is Agroecological Farming a Solution for Rainfed Degraded Land?

by Manjunatha G, Sandeep Hanchanale, Veena Srinivasan | Oct 4, 2022 | Rural Futures / Op-eds

Is Agroecological Farming a Solution for Rainfed Degraded Land? As part of Mongabay India’s ‘Conserving Agro-biodiversity’ series, our experts look into Akkadi Saalu, a traditional intercropping system in Karnataka that encourages biodiversity on the farm. While the...