Carbon Credits: Improving Financing and Sustainability of a Landfill Closure Project Read more about Carbon Credits: Improving Financing and Sustainability of a Landfill Closure Project In 2 years, the Indian city of Mumbai transformed its great eyesore—a 19.6-hectare landfill with 80-foot high waste—into a vast expanse of greenery with considerable revenue-generating potential. Carbon credit financing catalyzed this transformation.
Re-Defining Irrigation Modernization Read more about Re-Defining Irrigation Modernization Irrigation modernization ought to focus on innovations that help produce more food with less water. It entails a continuous process of improving infrastructure, operations, and management to allow irrigation systems to operate at maximum capacity; and to enable farmers to optimize the productivity of their land using available water.
India's Experiences in Modernization of Irrigation Management Read more about India's Experiences in Modernization of Irrigation Management A scorecard of irrigation schemes completed in India's Madhya Pradesh Basin since 2010 is featured in this presentation. It also discusses how huge gains were achieved through better irrigation planning and governance, and strategic integration of technology.
Regional Experiences on Irrigation Modernization Read more about Regional Experiences on Irrigation Modernization This presentation makes the case for the modernization of water resources management and river basin planning, irrigation infrastructure, and the operation and management among institutions. Addressing climate change and the rapidly increasing competing uses for water are among the important reasons for the need to modernize.
Securing Water and Food: A Private Sector Approach Read more about Securing Water and Food: A Private Sector Approach To address climate change as currently the biggest challenge faced by farmers, Akay Flavours & Aromatics has conceptualized solutions to increase climate resilience, improve irrigation, and provide youth training. Efficient usage of fresh water, according to the company, is the key to food production and security.
State of Right to Information in India Read more about State of Right to Information in India This presentation offers lessons learned and experiences gained on the implementation of Right to Information in India.
Implementation of Right to Information in India Read more about Implementation of Right to Information in India This presentation offers lessons learned and shares experiences on the implementation of Right to Information in India.
Introduction to Right to Information Read more about Introduction to Right to Information Right to Information (RTI) is an eligibility criteria for membership to the Open Government Partnership, and there are several factors that could make RTI effective in governance reforms.
Indian Cities in Aspirational Times Read more about Indian Cities in Aspirational Times Alexandra Vogl, Urban Development Specialist at Asian Development Bank (ADB), enumerates the important factors that make a city inclusive. GIZ Senior Advisor Aparna Daz, in the second half of the video, shares the lessons from India’s Inclusive Cities Partnership Program, and specifies the project component that ADB should consider valuable when supporting inclusiveness. This interview video was produced by ADB.
Indian Cities in Aspirational Times Read more about Indian Cities in Aspirational Times GIZ Senior Advisor Aparna Daz presents the work done under the Inclusive Cities Partnership Program (ICCP) on various housing solution options for the urban poor. ICCP is a collaborative effort between the Government of India and GIZ India under a three-year cooperation, which started in November 2014. This video of the learning event was produced by ADB.