Water Balance Plans: The Importance of Co-production of Knowledge and Action for Integrated, Inclusive, and Resilient Management of Water Resources
Today, millions around the world are celebrating World Water Day. This year’s World Water Day theme—Valuing Water—serves as an...
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Urban Planning and Development: The Indian Challenge
Although it took 40 years for Urban India to grow to 230 million, it will take only half of…
How to Build a Data System for Urban Malaria Surveillance
Vector borne communicable diseases such as malaria pose a significant public health threat in urban clusters. Sprawling cities have been identified...
Expanding Chennai: 4 Key Considerations for a Smooth Transition
With our head office and origins in Chennai (also known as Madras), Madras day is a focal point for...
Greater Research is Needed on Mental Health and Urban Planning in the Global South
The link between urban living and mental health has been long established, even as early as the 1900s when...
Spouse’s Signature in Loan Contracts – Signing Off on Women’s Socio-Economic Empowerment
Demanding a spousal signature for loan contracts has an implicit permission stemming from the underlying power dynamic relating to…
Monitoring and Evaluation Systems: Role and Relevance in Central Government Schemes
Monitoring and Evaluation within the ambit of Government schemes is becoming an increasingly important phenomenon as Governments are being...
4 Reasons Why Cities Need to Revisit Sanitation Strategies
A look at the State Annual Action Plan (SAAP) proposed by the Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD).
4 Reasons Why Indian Legislators Need to Understand and Act on Climate Change
Given India’s pledges on climate change, how can we compel legislators to act and ensure resources are in place…
The Need to Strengthen Legislative Action on Sustainable Development
Climate-informed policy decisions that successfully mitigate environmental concerns within the state’s development agenda are the need of the hour....
Data Systems in India: The Case for an Audacious Overhaul
This blog is an outcome of a discussion on the current state of data systems in India and the...
How Can Chennai Listen Better to Data? A Case for Putting Data to Work in Cities
During a recent brainstorming exercise on ‘designing interventions to improve the status of Solid Waste Management’ in a pilot...
Are we ready for Direct Benefit Transfer through Aadhaar?
In an interesting development, the Central Government has decided to move forward on Aadhaar based DBT for PDS. The...
Posts tagged with ‘Governance’
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Urban Sanitation Market Overview: Opportunity mapping for private sector investment in India and Kenya’s urban sanitation markets -
Impact Investing in Urban Sanitation -
Barriers to Women Adopting Decision-Making Roles in Sanitation-Related Public Bodies and Attitudinal Differences Between Male and Female Decision-Makers -
Barriers to Women Adopting Decision-Making Roles in Sanitation-Related Public Bodies and Attitudinal Differences Between Male and Female Decision-Makers -
Costs and Willingness to Pay for Pit Latrine Emptying Services in Kigali, Rwanda -
Policy Brief: Understanding Demand and Funding for Piped-Water Supply in Mandalay City