Rural Water
IRRAD invites applications for Doctoral and Post-Doctoral Fellowships, Gurgaon – Apply by February 15, 2012
Posted on 02 Jan, 2012 12:20 PMInstitute of Rural Research and Development (IRRAD) is an initiative of the S.M. Sehgal Foundation dedicated to creating a brighter future for India’s rural communities. We envision rural people across India motivated and empowered to make their lives more secure and prosperous. IRRAD designs, tests and replicates scalable community-based models for rural development in the areas of water management, agriculture, sanitation, governance and education. It also builds capacities of communities and community-based institutions to enable them to undertake their own development. These initiatives are transformed into action through IRRAD’s four centers: Natural Resource Management, Policy, Governance & Advocacy Capacity Building, and Rural Research Center. Most of IRRAD’s field work is focused in 206 villages of Mewat (Haryana), one of the most backward regions in India.
15 tanks and 151 toilets built in 2011 to provide schools with water and sanitation': bRAINstorming
Posted on 30 Dec, 2011 02:34 PMArticle and Image Courtesy: International Rainwater Harvesting Alliance (IRHA)
The newsletter focuses on all activities concerning rainwater harvesting, the International Rainwater Harvesting Alliance (IRHA) and its partners. This issue summarizes work done during 2011.
First international advocacy planning meeting for water and sanitation activists'- 'WASH News and policy update
Posted on 30 Dec, 2011 12:31 PMContent courtesy: India WASH Forum
Alternative National Water Policy by Ramaswamy R Iyer - Comments by Rahul Banerjee
Posted on 28 Dec, 2011 02:24 PMGuest Post: Rahul Banerjee
Ramaswamy Iyer has made a commendable effort to draft a National Water Policy that tries to reform the current unsustainable approach to water resource management in this country (EPW Vol XLVI Nos 26&27 Supplement pp 201). Assuming that this draft is an invitation to a larger public debate on the issues involved I would like to make a few comments on it.
Life, livelihoods, ecosystems, culture: Entitlements and allocation of water for competing uses
Posted on 27 Dec, 2011 05:10 PMThis report has been prepared by the members of the working group set up by the Forum for Policy Dialogue on Water Conflicts in India on the issue of “Entitlements and allocations for livelihoods and ecosystem needs". The introductory chapter sets out the context of the report. The immediate context is the work of the Forum over the last 4-5 years, and the learning that this particular issue leads to many water conflicts in India.
ABT Society invites applications for Rural Development Manager / Executive / Officer, Coimbatore – Apply by December 31, 2011
Posted on 17 Dec, 2011 09:34 AMContent courtesy: DevNetJobsIndia
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ABT Society is seeking to recruit young professionals for exciting career opportunities in rural development in Tamilnadu.
RDI invites applications for Livelihoods Promotion Officer, West Bengal – Apply by December 20, 2011
Posted on 12 Dec, 2011 02:37 PMContent courtesy: DevNetJobsIndia
Rural Development Institute (RDI) was established in order to carry out various programs related to the alleviation of poverty particularly through issues related to land. Its goals are to provide secure land rights to the poor. Its theory of change incorporates field research in order to inform and assist in policy, legislation and implementation of schemes and projects related to land and the poor. It works in support of the national and state government offices that are responsible for the implementation of these programs.
Encephalitis deaths in India - The same story of poverty, neglect, disaster and disease, how long will this continue ?
Posted on 02 Dec, 2011 10:15 AMGuest post by : Aarti Kelkar-Khambete
Politicians for reform - Proceedings of the State Water Ministers’ workshop on rural water supply policy reforms in India - Cochin (Kerala) - (1999)
Posted on 22 Nov, 2011 10:01 AMThe workshop was hosted by Government of Kerala and the Water and Sanitation Program, South Asia with the Government of India, The World Bank Institute and the World Bank was held at Cochin, Kerala from December 7th to December 8th, 1999.
Workshop on rainwater harvesting in Meerut’ - Janhit Foundation's e-newsletter of March 2011
Posted on 11 Nov, 2011 09:29 PMContent courtesy: Janhit Foundation