IRC Associate
I am a research and policy advocacy professional specialising in water, sanitation and hygiene. I advise several industry organisations and social ventures on WASH. I led the national advocacy and research team at WaterAid India and worked as the water programme director with the Centre for Science and Environment. I have written books on India’s traditional water wisdom, rural governance, trends in rural development and an UN-sponsored publication Water Voices From Around The World. At the moment, I am Coordinator of the SuSanA India Chapter.
I have a master’s degree in mass communication and an advanced certificate in integrated water resources management.
A short review of the existing landscape of international financial flows to the water sector, with specific focus on climate finance. Read more...
The process, benefits, challenges, and learnings of water safety planning (WSP) in an Ethiopian district, using a mixed method approach and a six-... Read more...
This document chronicles the establishment of water safety planning teams in South Ari Woreda and four pilot kebeles within the woreda, the... Read more...
Best practices, challenges and recommendations on the use of UNICEF's Value for Money (VFM) tool and other VFM metrics. Read more...
Policy recommendations for the Indian union government and ministries for water, health, education, women and child development, and local government. Read more...
Policy recommendations for the Indian state government of Odisha and its departments for drinking water and local government, health, education, and... Read more...
Annual budget allocations for water and sanitation in Odisha and at gram panchayat level in Chhatrapur block of Ganjam district. Read more...
Recommendations to address the funding challenges of India's flagship rural water and sanitation initiatives. Read more...
This paper describes the development, structure, and functionality of the toolkit; provides guidance for its application; and identifies good... Read more...
A guide to the planning, collecting, and disseminating data on costs of environmental health services (EHS) - water, sanitation, hygiene, health care... Read more...
This global review explores the strengths and weaknesses of integrity in the water sector. It provides examples of innovative programmes and tools... Read more...
WASHCost Share allows organisations to explore and share information on the cost of water and sanitation services with their key stakeholders. Read more...