It’s time to bring the green machine back
Delhi, one of the most populous cities in India, has a major problem of transport. Cross-section of people live in the city, and commuting is an essential element to earn the livelihood. The basic services to the city’s population is being provided by the working class who are responsible for water, sanitation, housekeeping, construction etc. […]
Sustainable development goals: a long way to go
The Resilient Cities Asia Pacific Congress (RCAP) and Asia LEDS Patnership Forum (ALP), jointly organised by the Ministry of Planning and Investment, Vietnam, ICLEI South Asia and Asia LEDs partnership, finished off successfully in Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam in the first week of December. By Tikender Panwar The resilient cities Asia Pacific Congress […]
South Asian and South East Asian Cities at crossroads: Role in International Climate Change Efforts
Rapid urbanisation brings new and substantial challenges, ranging from governance and citizenship to infrastructure, housing, and the environment. By Keshav Jha Rapid urbanisation brings new and substantial challenges, ranging from governance and citizenship to infrastructure, housing, and the environment. More than 54% of the world’s population resides in urban areas, which is expected to increase […]
Rising temperatures and social unrest
Quite often climate change and catastrophes relating to health, disasters are linked with it. By Tikender Panwar Quite often disasters are linked with climate change and catastrophes relating to health. However, there is another domain that needs to be thoroughly looked into and that is the impact of climate change on social unrest. In his novel, […]
Let us remember that life cycle and water cycle are one
By Tikender Panwar The 8th world water forum will be held in March 2018 in Brazil. The mission statement speaks about promoting awareness, building political commitments followed by actions to facilitate efficient conservation, management and use of water on environmentally sustainable basis. This happens to be a laudable goal. But is it just a utopian […]
Where are we headed this Diwali
I remember attending a workshop on water, in Gurgaon, where the mere collection of clouds in the sky scared the residents of water clogging. As we all know, rains in our country become an actual disaster. Akin to that the nearing of Diwali shivers the residents of Delhi, and the national capital region with the […]
Ghazipur, a reminder of the state in which we are
By Tikender Panwar If this picture (below) of Ghazipur seems like an isolated gory tale then hey, caution it is not! This is a reality with many such cities in India who are screaming at various levels to meet their solid waste management demands. Just a cursory look at the CPCB data reveals that over 150000 metric tonnes […]
Cities and Resilience Strategies
By Tikender Panwar Today, while travelling in a cab in Delhi, ‘Surender Rawat’ the driver of the taxi made an interesting comment that ‘Delhi’ has not just changed but the city shows many surprises with respect to the changes in climate and weather, which affects the poor more but still there is something in the […]