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Wind and people power keeping the floods away at Kinderdijk

8 September 2023 AmitaBlog

Let’s look for sustainable solutions to water supply that harness the power of nature and bring communities together for the longer term, and take lessons from Kinderdijk

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New publication – The menopause: Hidden WASH needs

30 August 2023 AmitaBlog
Photo shows 6 people in the foreground washing clothes by hand. They are washing them using laundry slabs in a camp in Rwanda. In the distance is a valley rising up to big hills. The hills have green coverage of trees and agricultural terraces.

This new resource provides practical guidance for integrating the needs of (peri) menopausal women into WASH programmes, providing recommendations for practitioners and policy makers.

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A hard look in the mirror: The state of sanitation in the UK

11 August 2023 AmitaBlog

According to the Joint Monitoring Programme the UK has 98% access to safely managed sanitation, but when we delve deeper all is not as it seems

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A lens on the future of urban WASH planning in India

17 May 2023 AmitaBlog

I share reflections on the 2-day visit I made to the Faculty of Planning at CEPT University as part of my research trip to Ahmedabad and my experiences as a guest at thesis reviews for Masters in Urban Infrastructure students.

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Keynote lecture at American Association of Geographers Conference 2023

29 April 2023 AmitaBlog

This blog shares highlights from my keynote lecture for the American Association of Geographers (AAG) Disability Speciality Group at their annual international conference on 24th March 2023.

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A window into the future of India’s rural stepwells: perspectives from Gujarat

29 April 2023 AmitaBlog

This second blog in a two-part series asks, what future lies ahead for India’s rural stepwells with their intricate architecture, and for their local rural communities?

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Learning from Gujarat’s past relationship with rural water through its stepwells

29 April 202329 April 2023 AmitaBlog

Let’s recognise the collective memory of Gujarat’s rural stepwells as historical sites of interest and work to preserve these ancient structures for the future.

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Understanding infrastructural needs for perimenopausal women

10 April 20233 July 2023 AmitaBlog

This guest blog by Mayank Pandey and Rachana Kansagra provides reflections from a workshop on the WASH needs of perimenopausal women at CEPT University, Ahmedabad, India.

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Mobilising India’s slum communities is key to sustainable WASH services

27 March 2023 AmitaBlog

Simply installing taps, pipes and toilets, even if fully inclusive, barely scratches the surface for what is needed to achieve sustainable WASH for all.

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Connecting India’s communities to government WASH action by asking whose reality counts

12 February 2023 AmitaBlog

UMC are working on the ground with the very people, the masons, the pit emptiers and the faecal sludge treatment plant operators who are key to achieving a Swachh Bharat (Clean India)

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