Photo credit: Thejas Shawn © CSTEP On 25 June 2025, the Centre for Study of Science, Technology and Policy (CSTEP) hosted the first Stakeholder Engagement Workshop in Bengaluru for the project Developing an Ecosystem-based Adaptation Feasibility Tool (DEFT). Supported by the Global EbA Fund, DEFT aims to empower Indian cities with data-driven planning tools that prioritise Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA)ContinueContinue reading “Stakeholder Engagement Workshop on Developing an Ecosystem-based Adaptation Feasibility Tool for Indian Cities: A Case Study of Bengaluru”
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A Voice of Change: Building Resilience and Securing livelihoods in the Sundarbans
By Debopriya Mondal, Soma Saha and Ratul Saha, on 10 June 2020. Laxmirani tending to her nutrition garden. It is 11.30 am and Smt. Laxmirani Sardar and her husband are seen carrying a basketful of vegetables from the nutrition garden in their backyard to the porch. The porch is coated with mud and cow-dung fromContinueContinue reading “A Voice of Change: Building Resilience and Securing livelihoods in the Sundarbans”
Finding the way out to human-wildlife conflicts
By Samir Kumar Sinha on 13 October 2019. Human-wildlife conflict is not a new problem. Conflicts due to elephants in Asia dates back to 300 BC, and crops and human life were protected from wildlife even in ancient civilisations. Conflict is present both in urban and rural areas. Monkeys create problem in urban settlements, whileContinueContinue reading “Finding the way out to human-wildlife conflicts”
UNCCD COP 14: Are we walking the talk or just talking the talk
By Shalini Dhyani on 20 September 2019. Beyond celebrating 25 years of our convention, we need to take a moment to be introspective and ask, have we turned the tide on land degradation? A paradigm shift must take place or change will never happen. – Ibrahim Thiaw, UNCCD Executive Secretary After 15 days of marathonContinueContinue reading “UNCCD COP 14: Are we walking the talk or just talking the talk”
Vernacular Design – Principal for Resilient Neighbourhood
By Xavier Benedict, on 08 September 2019. My journey of documenting the Northeast Monsoon Wetlands since 2007 made me realize that the coast is prone to natural disasters however the society was resilient. We call the Northeast Monsoon coast of India as ‘Coromandel’. It derived the name from the regional language description of the coastContinueContinue reading “Vernacular Design – Principal for Resilient Neighbourhood”
Removing Geogenic Iron from Water Using Locally Available Seashells. Possible, but is it sustainable?
By Basavaraju Manu, on 22 December 2018.Geogenic iron contamination can be explained by negative health effects caused by a high concentration of iron in water. Laterite is a major available soil type in coastal parts of Karnataka and Kerala. Laterite also contains 30-40 per cent of iron. Risks associated with this type of soil includeContinueContinue reading “Removing Geogenic Iron from Water Using Locally Available Seashells. Possible, but is it sustainable?”