Amita Bhaduri

India’s fossil fuel production plans not in sync with Paris agreement limits

Rapid reduction in fossil fuel production needed to meet climate targets Amita Bhaduri posted 2 years 6 months ago

In 2020, India opened up its coal mining sector to private and foreign investment (Image: TripodStories-AB, Wikimedia Commons)

Declining fertility rate and population in India

The change in fertility rate has an impact on the population-resource relationship over any region Amita Bhaduri posted 2 years 6 months ago

Rapid population growth is one of the major causes of scarcity of resources like land and water (Image: Pixabay)

Reimaging the ecosystem

Ways of conserving mangroves and preserving butterflies Amita Bhaduri posted 2 years 6 months ago

Common Indian crow butterfly (Image: Abhilash A K Abhialeena)

Extreme weather driven by climate change cost the world billions in 2021

Study identifies ten extreme events, influenced by climate change, that each caused $1.5 billion in damage or more Amita Bhaduri posted 2 years 6 months ago

Floods, cyclones and drought also killed and displaced millions across the globe in places which have done little to cause climate change. (Image: Save the Children)

Role of digital technologies in climate change adaptation solutions

Strengthen governance and institutional capacity to mainstream climate adaptation into ICT policies Amita Bhaduri posted 2 years 6 months ago

There is a need to include climate adaptation projects in regional cooperation platforms such as Asia-Pacific Information Superhighway that advance digital development (Image: ESCAP)

Actions for mainstreaming climate change

Government of Himachal Pradesh & GIZ launch the revised State Action Plan on Climate Change Amita Bhaduri posted 2 years 6 months ago

Zingzing Bar to Suraj Tal, Lahaul & Spiti District (Image: Timothy Gonsalves)

Climate change to enhance La Niña impact

Expect less snowfall, intense cold waves and rise in extreme events in India Amita Bhaduri posted 2 years 6 months ago

This means more occurrences of devastating weather events (Image: Enygmatic-Halycon, Wikimedia Commons)

Delhi’s air pollution: TERI study looks at cost effective interventions

More stringent regional and local control strategies need to be implemented at the airshed level. Amita Bhaduri posted 2 years 7 months ago

Regional level air quality planning and implementation is recommended for effective control of pollution in the whole region (Image: Let Delhi Breathe)

Efficient waste management systems in urban India

The report by Niti Aayog and CSE on best practices looks at the entire gamut of municipal solid waste management. Amita Bhaduri posted 2 years 7 months ago

Wastepickers separate recyclable materials from waste at the Ghazipur landfill in Delhi (Image: Jacqui Kotyk, 2009)

Emerging water science for sustainable management

An accessible guide for water professionals and practitioners in India Amita Bhaduri posted 2 years 7 months ago

Rapid changes such as climate change will have significant impacts on our freshwater systems (Image: Srideep, PxHere)

Urban green finance: Case of Hyderabad and Kolkata

Urban green finance flows require the integration of both vertical and horizontal levels of governance Amita Bhaduri posted 2 years 7 months ago

The pandemic has amplified the need to undertake sustainable activities at the city level (Image: CCFLA)

Indore is still very much water minus

Need to abandon costly centralised systems of wastewater management and raise awareness about decentralised systems Amita Bhaduri posted 2 years 7 months ago

Water harvesters cleaning up water hyacinth from the rivers in Indore (Image: Rahul Banerjee)

Ecosystem services of traditional water bodies

Empirical evidence from West Bengal Amita Bhaduri posted 2 years 7 months ago

Households living close to tanks pursue a variety of livelihood activities based on resources available in tanks for their sustenance (Image: Amitabha Gupta, Wikimedia Commons)

Nagpur’s fly ash problem

Study suggests a comprehensive clean-up process to deal with pollution from Nagpur’s thermal power plants Amita Bhaduri posted 2 years 7 months ago

Fly ash discharges into local rivers and streams, says study (Image: R Mohankar, Wikimedia Commons)

The loo loop

Public toilets and choice of work for women Amita Bhaduri posted 2 years 7 months ago

Separation between women and men’s toilets (Image: Rajesh Pamnani; CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

Coal dependency and just transition prospects

Study looks at complex and multifaceted social concerns associated with a coal phase-out Amita Bhaduri posted 2 years 7 months ago

Work in progress in the coal mines in eastern India (Image: India Water Portal)

Will flash droughts affect India?

Flash droughts in India pose challenges for water management during the summer monsoon Amita Bhaduri posted 2 years 7 months ago

Flash drought is sometimes also defined as a rapidly developing drought event. (Image: Pushkar RV)

Managing disasters in the hills

Need to enable communities to be the first responders in case of a disaster Amita Bhaduri posted 2 years 7 months ago

It is at the community level that the effects of disasters are felt the most (Image: Baber Nafice)

Increase in extreme flooding events in the Upper Ganga Basin post 1995

Upstream hydrological modifications altered the basin hydrology, says study Amita Bhaduri posted 2 years 7 months ago

Kathiya Gaon, Tehri, Uttaranchal (Image: India Water Portal)

Sustainable solutions for urban areas

Interactive toolkit for urban ecosystem management Amita Bhaduri posted 2 years 8 months ago

Climate change and severe weather conditions are overwhelming most towns and cities (Image: Parminder Jassal, pxhere)