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Do we know how many people in India live in poverty?
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  • Is there a role for informal waste pickers in the new waste economy?
    As the waste management industry grows, little attention is being paid to working with and integrating informal waste pickers, who have picked and sorted solid waste in invisibility for decades.

    A young woman in Gujarat helps her community save their forest
    A day in the life of a young woman in rural Gujarat who is helping her community combat unemployment, access welfare, and preserve local natural resources.

    How community ownership sustains water conservation
    Learn why women from tribal communities in eastern and central India are integral to planning, building, and managing a sustainable water conservation system.


    Do we know how many people in India live in poverty?
    India’s poverty estimates are outdated. In the absence of accurate data, social security schemes cannot be expected to reach their intended targets.

    Behaviour change and climate action
    Policymakers must recognise behavior change as an important tool to inform climate policies and communication, and enable individual climate action.

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