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Jindra Cekan Rarely do funders return to evaluate what lasts after aid projects end, but when they do, we can find myriad pleasures: 1) sustainability of activities we launched and nurtured together and hoped would last as is, even 15 years later, or 2) new ways local partic

Biodiversity , Education , Environment , Forests , Governance , Opinions , Sustainable Development , Water / 04/17/2019

A message to Indian urban voters from forests, rivers and indigenous communities

It is high that the rural knowledge system on ecology reaches our urbanites for their own good. We have just made a small beginning in this regard. This is election season in India. There have been many surveys by various agencies to gauge the voters’ mood. In case of urban areas

Climate , Data & Reports , Disasters , Environment , Opinions , Sustainable Development / 01/29/2019

Climate Crisis: We only have 12 years to save ourselves, let’s act fast!

The year 2018 can be termed historic in terms of realisation of the ‘catastrophic’ climate crisis we are in. Never in the past had we been warned of the consequences of not addressing climate change in such clear terms. The landmark 1.5 degrees Celsius special report (SR 1.5) of the Intergovernm

Business , Data & Reports , Opinions , Sustainable Development , Water / 01/10/2019

The tiny group controlling England’s water industry

At the top of the list of water profiteers is the CK Hutchinson group. This conglomerate is run by the family of Li Ka Shing, who at the last count was the 23rd richest person in the world. CK Hutchinson is run from Hong Kong but registered in the Cayman Islands, one of the many tax havens used by t

Governance , Monitoring , Opinions , SDGs , Sustainable Development / 12/31/2018

Holiday Hallelujahs and my Wish List for Sustained Impact(s)

Conferences such as COP24, as well as a huge range of ‘non-state actors’, including corporations, non-profits, philanthropies, tribes, even individuals like you and me. Whether it is our self-interest or expenditure-avoidance which propels us to decrease our emissions and increase our use of cl

Climate , Environment , Featured , Governance , Migration , Opinions , Sustainable Development / 12/09/2018

Why we should stop labelling people climate change deniers

Meanwhile, far from the pomp and formality of COP meetings, do local populations feel engaged in climate change action? I doubt it.

Cities , Environment , Opinions , Sustainable Development , Water / 12/02/2018

Indian Cities need multi-pronged efforts to conserve groundwater

For more than two billion people across the world aquifers are the primary water source but the shocking reality is that key groundwater basins in all the inhabited continents are being drained.

Environment , Governance , Opinions , Sustainable Development , Water / 11/24/2018

Top-down mindset bedevils India’s draft river management bill

Most wetlands and surface water bodies have not been designated “vital ecosystems” by the authorities, although their existence and proper maintenance are vital for the basins.

Aid , Climate , Governance , Opinions , Sustainable Development / 11/23/2018

Equity and Transparency in Climate Finance: Expectation in COP-24

Absence of legally binding agreement on funding has created immense uncertainty for the vulnerable developing countries to secure the required finance especially for adaptation. Under the initiatives of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), developed countries promised to mobiliz

Business , Environment , Opinions , Sustainable Development / 11/23/2018

Boycott Black Friday

Shoppers, the article mentions, could save by delaying their purchases. The consumer watchdog Which? tracked 100 popular products over a year. They found that nine out of ten of the so-called deals are not the bargains they supposed to be. Almost half of the products were cheaper in the six months f

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