All over India, at least in rural areas, first thing in the morning, women sprinkle water on the front yard, just outside the front door, clean it and decorate it with a design traced with some flour. In Tamil, this is called a Kolam, and in Hindi as a Rangoli. So, a woman’s day begins […]
FIN hosted an online and offline event on 22nd March 2023 on urban flooding in collaboration with the United Nations University UNU-MERIT. It was a hybrid event, open online via Zoom and offline at UNU-MERIT. Our FIN director, Shyama V. Ramani, also Professorial Fellow at UNU-MERIT played a key role, along with our Senior Advisor […]
FIN World Water Day Webiz – March 22, 2023 Time 12.30 Hrs CET and 5.00 PM IST Urban Sustainability: How can Cities Tackle Floods? Join us for this online discussion with quizzes! Registration link – https://forms.gle/TcsBv2WHhWGRJWjCA Why is this issue important – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSC3l1auXtA Floods inflict high socio-economic costs on communities and individuals. In the past […]
The following international scientific publications by Shyama V. Ramani are based on her work at Kameswaram via Friend In Need Trust. They can be found at http://www.shyama-v-ramani.net Kemp, Rene and Ramani, Shyama V., (2020) Solution design through a stakeholder process as a new perspective for Environmental Economics with illustrations from Indian case studies, In Research […]
We haven’t written any blogs or academic publications on water yet. But we had organised a multi-stakeholder Forum where experts from public agencies, the academic community, social sector and businesses discussed the potential of desalination technologies. The videos can be accessed here. Concept Note on Water Source Security: Is Desalination the way to go? […]
We welcome our new batch of interns from the Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad: Chandra Sekharan.S, Sabari Santosh S, Sivaraman Santhanam, Swetha Ravichandran, Shreyas Seshadri, Shrinaath M, Chockalingam Harisankar, and Srinathji M. These students will be working with us on Digital literacy, Digital inequalities, coaching for project management with Rural Lab staff for the next […]
The exciting finish of FIN’s Collaboration with EWB Ireland “Where There is No Engineer” – Designing for Community Resilience – National Finals The National Finals of the “Where There Is No Engineer” Design Competition will take place in the Museum Building in Trinity College Dublin on Saturday the 4th of June 2022. Interested individuals can […]
Cristina García Santos FIN Intern – P2 Programme in Collaboration with Fusion Waste Management and Consultancy The purpose of this blog post is to assess India’s role in tackling the issue of plastics. It is a crucial topic in the area of solid waste management as the production of plastic increases every year. This […]
Cristina García Santos FIN Intern – P2 Programme in Collaboration with Fusion Waste Management and Consultancy In 2015, the waste generation rate in Ghana was 0.47 kilogrammes per capita every day. Plastic waste was the second type of waste generated in the country, accounting for 14% of total waste. An average of 80% households […]
