This document details the IFFDC Wasteland Forestation Project plantations in the states of Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. The project has assisted farmers, especially women, to promote forestation on wastelands and marginally productive lands by organising Primary Farm Forestry Co-operatives (PFFCs) and thus making it a people's participative programme.
Kodaikanal Lake which forms the heart of the resort is a star shaped lake, covering an area of about 24 hectares. Kodaikanal Lake was created in 1863 by Sir Hendry Levinge. The objectives of this study is to assess the physico-chemical and biological quality of the Kodaikanal lake and to assess whether the lake requires bioremidiation programme.
This book of case studies represents a collaborative effort to explore the potential of biofuels to provide sustainable livelihoods and local sources of energy for people in rural areas of developing countries, with a special emphasis on women.
Effective planning for climate change adaptation programming in developing countries requires a finegrained assessment of local vulnerabilities, practices and adaptation options and preferences.
Effective planning for climate change adaptation programming in developing countries requires a finegrained assessment of local vulnerabilities, practices and adaptation options and preferences.
Over 1.7 million acres of land in Andhra Pradesh are now farmed under Non Pesticidal Management. Almost all the important crops in Andra Pradesh grow in these villages. Villagers are developing, with institutional mechanisms of their own, as service providers and cooperatives, showing that NPM is economically sustainable and well accepted by farmers.
The river basins of South East Asia have been the subject of a
number of studies shedding light on the complexity of their
natural, political, social and economic issues. Although the
diversity of these studies and reports serves as a knowledge
base for the basins, one can rarely find a study that provides a
holistic view of the water-related vulnerabilities in the basins.
Drinking-water quality is an issue of concern for human health in developing and developed countries world-wide. The risks arise from infectious agents, toxic chemicals and radiological hazards. Experience highlights the value of preventive management approaches spanning from water resource to consumer.
Two centuries ago when the Cooperative movement emerged, markets were dominant and unmindful of the well being of consumers. The Rochdale Pioneers demonstrated the cooperative ability not only to help survival of the people but also of indirectly forcing the market to behave.
