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CSE’s Weekly News Bulletin

June 1, 2020

BULLETIN HIGHLIGHTS

Message from Sunita Narain

Stories from Down To Earth

Online Events

New Publications

Sunita Narain

Editor, Down To Earth

Twitter: @sunitanar

Multiple crises: the cost of wasted time

The world is paying for years of procrastination and prevarication. Already multiple back-breaking crises are unfolding, simply because we did not fix what was broken in the past. So, on the one hand, we are confronted with COVID-19 — leading to both health crisis and massive economic collapse; driving down the livelihoods of the poorest and the most vulnerable.

As we can see from the upheaval across the world — from India to the United States — it is the poor (black or brown) who have been disproportionately hit by the virus. They have suffered twice: They lost lives to the contagion and they lost livelihoods.

But even as this heart-breaking crisis is unfolding in front of our eyes, there is another looming disaster which is waving a red flag — climate change. In the last 15 days, the eastern side of India has been hit by a super cyclone, which has devastated lives and property.

But this is not all, the western side — COVID-hit cities of Mumbai and Ahmedabad may also be hit by a cyclone very soon. This, when we know, the aftermath of these events is worse because it takes away the development dividend and years of investment into building infrastructure to improve the lives of people...
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From Down to Earth

COVID-19 is lethal for the world's indigenous peoples
Reverse migration, social discrimination and loss of their homes could have serious effects on the livelihood, health and well-being of indigenous peoples

World Milk Day: Salinity hits milk production in Odisha’s seaside villages
Milkmen earlier sold milk products, including cheese, curd. They are now unable to arrange fodder for their cows

Periods in a pandemic: Women, girls in low-income settlements need more support
Measures taken to slow the spread of COVID-19 may have made things worse by affecting their ability to buy sanitary products

Disappearing classrooms: Teaching in a post-COVID world
Without eye contact and personal interaction, teaching has become challenging–even for the best teachers we know

Video: These farmers in Bikaner, Rajasthan have faced locusts 3 times in one year
They face an uncertain future as many have not received any help from the government

Excreta as resource: Looking at recovery, reuse of faecal sludge in UP
A critical link in faecal sludge and septage management value chain is reuse of by-products generated, which include treated water as well as biosolids

More from Down To Earth

Announcements – Online Events

Book Release

State of India’s Environment in Figures, June 4, 2020
World Environment Special E-Handbook

Webinar

A World Environment Day Special: AN ENVIRONMENTAL AGENDA FOR THE FUTURE, June 5, 2020
Post-lockdown strategies to retain our clean air and blue skies.

New Publications

How Good Are The Best?

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Optimizing the Third Skin

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Coal-Based Power Norms

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Agrometeorological Advisory Services India

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