India

Will flash droughts affect India?
Flash droughts in India pose challenges for water management during the summer monsoon Posted on 25 Nov, 2021 01:25 PM

Flash drought is a critical sub-seasonal phenomenon characterized by a period of rapid drought intensification. It exhibits multifaceted challenges to agriculture, water resources, ecosystems, and the human environment.

Flash drought is sometimes also defined as a rapidly developing drought event. (Image: Pushkar RV)
CSEI at ATREE to Launch Jaltol, a Free & Open-Source Water Accounting Tool
Join the launch of Jaltol—a free, open-source water accounting tool to be held on Tuesday, 30 November 2021 from 3:00-4:30 pm.
Posted on 22 Nov, 2021 05:35 PM

CSEI-ATREE invites you to the launch of Jaltol—a free, open-source water accounting tool, developed with support from, India Climate Collaborative and EdelGive Foundation.

Sustainable solutions for urban areas
Interactive toolkit for urban ecosystem management Posted on 11 Nov, 2021 07:37 PM

Over the last five decades, rapid increase in urbanisation has led to the deterioration of ecosystem health.

Climate change and severe weather conditions are overwhelming most towns and cities (Image: Parminder Jassal, pxhere)
Domain experts with low resource understanding are key
Domain expertise doesn't travel from high-resource to a low-resource setup Posted on 09 Nov, 2021 12:45 PM

In software development, it is well understood that product development requires knowledge of the domain in which the software will be used. People who have this knowledge are called subject matter (domain) experts or business analysts.

(Image:  Nick Youngson CC BY-SA 3.0 Alpha Stock Images, Picpedia.Org)
Peak stubble burning to worsen air quality in North India
Chilly winters due to La Nina may lead to more air pollution Posted on 05 Nov, 2021 09:21 PM

As La Nina makes an appearance for the second time in a row and meteorologists expect an intense winter, North India can expect to see prolonged spells of pollution over the coming months.

A farmer burning crop residue in his farm to prepare the farm for monsoon crop (Image: Abhiriksh, Wikimedia Commons)
Improving access to climate finance critical
India must collaborate with other countries to create a Global Resilience Reserve Fund to act as insurance against climate shocks: CEEW study. Posted on 04 Nov, 2021 10:32 AM

More than 80% cent Indians live in climate-vulnerable districts, according to a recently released report ‘

Bihar floods of 2008 (Image: M Asokan, Public Resource.org)
Move to amend forest law raises concerns
Comments on the proposed amendments to Forest Conservation Act, 1980: Submission to the Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change by the Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy Posted on 31 Oct, 2021 10:06 PM

The Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change (MoEFCC) has released a 

Dallirajhara forest of Chhattisgarh (Image: Tanvir Khan, Pixabay)
Celebrating climate action
The UN in India brings together youth climate champions and policymakers to showcase green solutions pioneered by young Indians Posted on 26 Oct, 2021 12:18 PM

The UN in India commemorated the 76th year of its founding with a celebration of climate action in India, highlighting its enduring partnership with the Government and the people of India.

Commemorating 76 years of the founding of the United Nations with a celebration of climate action in India (Image:  PxFuel)
Analysing data in-house
Taking stock of the state of art in in-house lightweight data analysis Posted on 18 Oct, 2021 07:44 PM

Non-profit projects are adopting software and data systems for monitoring and tracking purposes. These are done through pre-developed dashboards and reports.

Non-profits face challenges in analysing the data in-house (Image: FinAnalysis)
Hand hygiene, a public policy issue
Interventions to promote hand hygiene should be designed based on an understanding of what people care about, says report on ‘State of the world’s hand hygiene’ Posted on 15 Oct, 2021 08:45 AM

The simple act of cleaning hands can save lives and reduce illness by helping prevent the spread of infectious diseases. The benefits of hand hygiene in preventing the transmission of infectious diseases have been known since 1850.

Girls learn the value of hand-washing (Image: Kristen Kelleher, USAID, Pixnio)
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