Based on findings from a baseline evaluation of the environmental performance of districts in Tamil Nadu, this study provides a policy framework for linking fiscal devolution to environment management in the future. … Read More
Institutions and Society
Impact of SLR on Coastal Infrastructure, Ecosystems and Land
This report concentrates on the impacts of sea level rise on coastal infrastructure, ecosystem and land in the state of Tamil Nadu, India … Read More
ESI : Environmental Sustainability Index
This study attempts to develop a simple, interpretable index of environmental sustainability, which can facilitate benchmarking and cross-state comparisons on various parameters. … Read More
Fuel Adulteration
A study that implements as experimental intervention to understand and test policy solutions to gasoline adulteration in India. … Read More
Data Gaps in Urban Informality
A study that addresses the data gap in realities of the urban poor faced by policy-makers in an effort towards having an impact on urban policymaking pertaining to urban poverty, transportation, housing, governance and design of city spaces. … Read More
Measuring Open Defecation in India Using Survey Questions: Evidence from a Randomised Survey Experiment
Sangita Vyas, Nikhil Srivastav, Divya Mary, Neeta Goel, Sujatha Srinivasan. Ajaykumar Tannirkulam, Radu Ban, Dean Spears, Diane Coffey
This paper presents findings from a study that investigates differences in reported open defecation between a question about latrine use or open defecation for every household member and a household-level question.
Service-level Agreements for Inclusive Urban Sanitation Services – Lessons from a Global Review
Sujatha Srinivasan
In 2017, BMGF/DFID commissioned a rapid cross-regional review of the outcomes of this partnership portfolio and identified lessons that can be applied to future projects and in cities’ future investments in sanitation services. This report documents key lessons from this … Read More
Engaging the Private Sector in Urban Sanitation Services – A Review of South Asian Cities
Sujatha Srinivasan
In 2017, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation commissioned a rapid review of the South Asia regional portfolio of BMGF/DFID comprising of city projects on public-private partnerships in urban sanitation delivery. This report presents a synthesis of findings and lessons … Read More
Conservation Agriculture: Documenting Adoption across the Gangetic Plains of India
Anil Bhargava, Camille Boudot, Andre Butle, Guillaume Chomé, Khushboo Gupta Senior, Rupika Singh, Urs Schulthess
Research efforts of the CGIAR have since been instrumental in adapting CA practices to cropping systems found across the developing world. This report presents findings from a study that rigorously evaluates the adoption of CA within the intensive rice-wheat cropping … Read More
Alleviating Constraints to Adoption of Improved Soil Fertility Management
Aprajit Mahajan, Andre Butler, Khushboo Gupta
This report presents findings from a randomized control trial of a new automated mobile system for delivering personalized fertilizer recommendations. This fertilizer decision support tool, Nutrient Expert (NE) for wheat, provides fertilizer input recommendations for specific fields and growing environments. … Read More
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