Monthly Archives: November 2009
Live Blogs and Tweets from the Water Harvesting, Storage, and Conservation Conference
For the next three days, YOU can virtually attend a conference on Water Harvesting, Storage, and Conservation (WHSC) by reading and commenting on blog posts and tweets posted in real-time by Praveena Sridhar on the India Water Portal here. The … Continue reading
Filed under conference, outreach
World Toilet Day – 2009
Today is World Toilet Day. And – if you giggle at this funny-sounding name – you might not realize the vital importance of proper sanitation. Over 2.5 billion (about 40 percent of the world population) urinate and defecate outside. Open … Continue reading
Filed under outreach, sanitation
Gandhian Thoughts on Gender, Water, and Sanitation
An eight-hour overnight train journey leaves me waking up just before arrival to Dindigul Junction as the engine rumbles to a stop. For my final field visit in South India, I have come to Gandhigram Trust to see how their … Continue reading
Filed under asia, ngo, participatory management, rural, sanitation, sustainability, water justice, water management
