Indian farmers beef up below sea-level system for climate fight

KUTTANAD, India, April 4 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Farmer Moncy Joseph, who grows rice on land below sea level in India’s Kuttanad region, is determined not to be beaten by climate change. Last year,...

Asia’s Water Politics Near the Boiling Point

NEW DELHI, Mar 21 2017 (IPS) – In Asia, it likely will not be straightforward water wars. Prolonged water scarcity might lead to security situations that are more nuanced, giving rise to a complex...

Kerala fishermen tackle pollution, clam theft to protect wetland

A conservation system devised by local fisherfolk is helping keep Vembanad Lake clean and safeguarding their livelihood ALAPPUZHA, India, Feb 27 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Flocks of storks and cormorants perched on bamboo stilts...

Mini-grids: Energy Access Builds Inclusive Economies and Resilient Communities

NEW DELHI, Feb 16 2017 (IPS) – Jaipal Hembrum runs three one-man home enterprises – a bicycle repair shop, a tiny food stall and a tailoring unit in Kautuka, a remote village in eastern...

Tiger trumps man in Indian tribal villages

Families complain they are being stripped of their ancestral lands to protect the shrinking tiger stock, decimating traditional ways of life. BHUBANESWAR, India, Feb 15 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The tigers that roam the...