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Participatory management of urban lakes: Indore lakes

This video presents a process for stakeholder led urban lake conservation in Indore, India.

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Usha Raghupathi: Clean India Campaign is Measure of City Resilience

The Government of India is now focusing on cleaning up the cities. This is an adaptation measure rather than one designed as a programme to deal with climate change. But the focus on sanitation and solid/liquid waste will help build the city resilience from climate change impacts.

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Building better lives: Innovative sanitary products and services to help Penjaringan

Stories from the field Author: Arfiana Khairunnisa Posted on June 20, 2016

For Sugiyanto and his family, water and sanitation are the luxury things they could have in their life. Sugiyanto lives with his family in a neighbourhood called Penjaringan, one of Jakarta’s largest slums in the north of the city. He lives in a 3x4 m2 house with his wife, daughter, and mother. The house does not belong to him; he rents it for IDR 300,000 per month. There is no access to water in houses of that size.

Lesson learned from cities under ACCCRN Indonesia programme on water resilience

Stories from the field Author: Nyoman Prayoga Posted on February 22, 2016

It is believed that the impact of climate change on water supply will be one of the greatest challenges for cities in this era. Water is indispensible in our lives. It is the ultimate common commodity. It is central to human development, and indeed, for urban life on many scales. However, urban water management can be a risky business. Mismanagement of this crucial necessity can threaten human activities, and even more so under climate change circumstances.

Dealing with complex urban systems and uncertainty: insights from Northeast Thailand

Stories from the field Author: Richard Friend, Pakamas Thinphanga Posted on October 22, 2015

It is now coming to the end of the rainy season—the point in the year at which the reservoirs across Thailand should be approaching maximum storage levels in order to provide the water resources that are needed for the full range of water uses through the dry season. But as we write this blog, it is difficult to see how the next few months will unfold, and how water needs will be met.