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It is the 10th anniversary of the recognition of human rights to water and sanitation and our approaches to ensuring water and sanitation during this pandemic should therefore be based on a rights regime and people should be provided with water that is safe. It should be supplied by adhering to the

Aid , COVID-19 , Featured , Governance , Human Rights , Labour , Opinions , SDGs , Sustainable Development / 07/15/2020

Reforms key to NGOs weathering Coronavirus financial crisis

Casey Kelso True internal change will be tested soon as NGOs face potential massive layoffs. Well-managed NGOs are more likely to survive, while those distrusted by staff and donors alike risk going under. The coronavirus pandemic has meant a downturn in fundraising events and corporate donations fo

COVID-19 , Governance , Health , Opinions , Sustainable Development / 07/10/2020

As pandemic strips away accumulated inertia of decades, ‘After Coronavirus’ may be a whole brave new world

The coronavirus pandemic, like the World Wars, is a harbinger of revolutionary changes. It is accelerating the destruction of the old, and hastening the arrival of the new. Many years ago, I can’t quite recall when, I saw a film called Groundhog Day. It is a fantasy comedy film in which the princ

Biodiversity , Climate , Corruption , COVID-19 , Economy , Environment , Food , Forests , Governance , Human Rights , Opinions , Resources , Sustainable Development / 06/30/2020

Covid-19, Climate Change, Poverty and Corruption: Quest for Nature Friendly Lives and Livelihoods

The unique nature of Covid-19 crisis have been blessings to build lives and nature friendly green planet. Strategic policy responses should be designed internalizing the effective governance to pursue both short and long-term benefits to achieve both the global resilience to climate change

COVID-19 , Environment , Opinions , Sustainable Development , Water / 06/29/2020

Recover Better With Nature: Personhood Rights to Rivers can help

It is now clear that when humans shut down, rivers flow healthy. The evidences that we have gathered during the Covid19 lockdown should be lesson enough for us to reimagine our approach to save our rivers. Reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and abatement of water & air pollution have

COVID-19 , Environment , Food , Human Rights , Opinions , Resources , Sustainable Development , Water / 06/05/2020

OPINION: COVID-19 IS TELLING US THAT IT’S TIME FOR GLOBAL SYSTEMS CHANGE — STARTING WITH WATER

Claudia Sadoff & Mark Smith To survive the coronavirus pandemic and minimize the adverse impacts of future shocks, we must address global water insecurity and inequality now. COVID-19 has, like nothing before, exposed the fragility of the systems that underpin our globalized world, revealing jus

COVID-19 , Health , Human Rights , Migration , Opinions , Sanitation , SDGs , Sustainable Development , Water / 04/10/2020

In India, fight against corona is a fight for water, against inequality

In the country, 7 percent of the population are without even a basic water supply close to home. About 81 percent rural Indians don’t have a tap connection at home. Indians woke up very late to the threat of corona pandemic, in the first week of March. The first thing that people were advised to

Biodiversity , COVID-19 , Disasters , Environment , Food , Governance , Health , Opinions , Sustainable Development / 03/20/2020

Social distancing: If corona-virus pandemic persists, our contemporary ideas of liberty and equality may come under threat

Despite the revolutionary changes of the past century and half, inequalities of race, caste and gender are still very much around, to say nothing of inequalities of wealth. The phrase of the moment is brief, only two words long — “social distancing”. It is the buzz around the planet thanks to

Education , Environment , Opinions , SDGs , Sustainable Development , Water / 01/30/2020

A water policy for the youth in India

The new National Water Policy must have a special chapter for the youth of the country. This is not just because the youth need to take leadership in managing our water resources since India is set to become the youngest country in 2020, but also because the youth is fast disconnecting from the na

Business , Economy , Gender , Opinions , Sustainable Development / 11/13/2019

Financing female entrepreneurs: a crucial step for socioeconomic development in Bangladesh

Chowdhury Dilruba Shoma Financial empowerment of women has social and economic benefits for all citizens. Entrenched attitudes, customs and practices are preventing Bangladesh from realising the full benefit of the entrepreneurial skills of its female citizens. My just-published research uses a libe

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