Towards Brown Gold
@browngold_gcrf
Multidisciplinary @GCRF research project reimagining inclusive, sustainable & community-led #sanitation in off-grid towns #Ethiopia #Ghana #India #Nepal @IDS_UK
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Excellent report of how despite denial from authorities, manual scavengers are still employed in #Mumbai to clean sewers, drains & septic tanks. The conditions are inhumane with some dying in the process. These caste-based sanitation injustices are not ok माझी Mumbai, आपली BMC Towards Brown Gold
Half of the world's population is urban🏙️. So what are the challenges for non-networked #Sanitation in rapidly growing cities and towns? Prof Lyla Mehta discussed this at IIT Bombay in a recent workshop in #Mumbai. Watch now👇 youtube.com/watch?v=ST93z2…
Towards Brown Gold recently engaged with #sanitation workers, policy makers, academics and #NGOs in #India. This was conducted through a policy workshop hosted at IIT Bombay with SOPPECOM. This film captures the successes from the day. Watch now👇 youtube.com/watch?v=ST93z2…
Nepal was the first country in #SouthAsia to declare itself #ODF - but challenges remain. In our latest blog, Nepal Engineering College (nec) showcase their new #technology designed to provide affordable ways to collect and transport waste. Find out more 👇 medium.com/@TowardsBrownG…
Terrific papers in Water Alternatives Special Issue on 'The Politics of Water Quantification'. Numbers promote specific values & interests & manufacture control/ consensus on issues such as ecological 'crises', scarcity & efficiency thus obscuring uncertainty & social dynamics
New #PLOSWater paper on the neglected challenges of urban sanitation. Tanvi Bhatkal, Roshni Sumatra & I look at circular economy solutions & faecal sludge management through the lens of exclusion & marginality Towards Brown Gold Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) PLOS Water Institute of Development Studies dx.plos.org/10.1371/journa…
Excited to be speaking today in Oxford at 2 pm BST on this panel on Water Justice with Catherine Grasham Prof. Farhana Sultana , Matthew Wingfeld & Sam Taylor. Due to popular demand it’s now hybrid .
From April 3rd-5th,2024,I had the great opportunity to attend the 42nd International Labour Process Conference at University of Göttingen.I presented my work on sanitation workers in Alleppey,Kerala. A great experience!!Many thanks to project Towards Brown Gold IIT Bombay Institute of Development Studies
Congratulations to Shilpi Srivastava for her prestigious UK Research and Innovation Future Leaders Fellowship on reimagining preparedness in contexts of climate uncertainty. Great way to take forward work from ANTICIPATE TAPESTRY Project Towards Brown Gold. richly deserved & will be v exciting
Just stumbled on Outlook India print copy on climate injustice, incl. a great piece by PraKashwan. Clearly international climate justice frameworks aren't fit for purposes & instead need to be grounded in local needs, interests & tackle class, caste & gender inequalities
Sanitation is one of the most off-track #SDG 🚨 So how can we realise the potential of 'brown gold' to help get it back on track? Join Towards Brown Gold and @WaterAid for an exciting event to discuss how we can achieve this. 📅19 September Register now 👇 ids.ac.uk/events/realisi…
Join us at WEDC 2024! We'll be discussing #ClimateChange and #Sanitation, exploring intersections and blind spots in rapidly urbanising towns of #Africa and #Asia. 📅9 September ⏰14:30 UK time Find out more and register👇 ids.ac.uk/events/climate… Shilpi Srivastava Institute of Development Studies
Join the IDS-led Towards Brown Gold project in this exciting event on 9 September as part of the WEDC conference! Speakers include: Shilpi Srivastava, IDS Prof Lyla Mehta, IDS @hairprasad, IIT Bombay shibaji bose, Consultant and others. Find out more👇 ids.ac.uk/events/climate…
At WaterAid & WaterAid Nepal we have been part of the Towards Brown Gold study led by the Institute of Development Studies and focusing on urban sanitation and the potential of reuse of faecal waste. We will soon publish a global policy brief - join the 19th September launch online: ids.ac.uk/events/realisi…