Ganga x Kumbh Mela Context

A book recommendation from Shanti Carey (one of our Stewards for the Water Guild): for anyone interested in learning about the Ganga crisis. It talks dams, irrigation, pollution, policy, public health and ties into much of what we’ll be exploring on the trip! It even discusses the Kumbh Mela: Read Book Here.

Water x Peace

• Tarun Bharah Sangh (TBS): An article here Cassia actually wrote when visiting sites last year in Rajasthan around the Chambal River as graciously hosted by the Waterman of India, Dr. Rajendra Singh, himself and his powerful family (Maulik Sisodia and Pooja Bhati who will join us). She learned through their incredible work how we can take action for peace and women’s empowerment through addressing water security. Read Article Here.
• Tarun Bharat Sangh’s Maulik Sisodia on The Good Sight Podcast sharing insights on Water, Women, Wellbeing, and Climate. Listen Here.
• Film by Lucy Marten about the powerful peacework TBS are spearheading in the Chambal River Basin. Watch Here.

Water x Women

• UNEP Gender Mainstreaming in Coastal & Marine Ecosystems Report in partnership with Gender Water Alliance that our partner colleagues at Utthan Trust and Oceanic Global have both submitted chapters for. To see a global perspective of how these interrelated approaches come together. We will have a representative of Uttan Trust in attendance at our event.

Bioregional Approach

• Sinal do Vale’s articulation the central theory-of-change to build a bioeconomy that considers bioregional boundaries catalyzed by BioHubs. This work coordinated insights from global stakeholders including a session specifically hosted for the T20 and with place-based guidance fed into the G20 recently hosted in Rio in November. Sinal’s Katie Weintraub will join our event. Read the G20 Report Here.
• The above dialogues culminated in the curation of TEDx Rio. In particular, we direct you to Coral Herencia’s talk as she is not able to join us in India, but will be a part of the Guild (working group) we launch and has informed the structure of our sessions. Watch Coral’s Talk Here. See Playlist of TEDx Rio Here.
• Earthshot Prize Winner, Accion Andina, is a part of the coalition that contributed to the above dialogues, TEDx, and G20 report. Acción Andina’s Florent Kaiser will be joining our event. Learn more about their work via impact report here.

Global Water Movement

• XIX World Water Congress is upcoming in Marrakech in December, which will be hosted by the International Water Resources Association (IWRA) in partnership of the Kingdom of Morocco’s Ministry of Equipment & Water. While delegates of the IWRA and Morocco are no longer able to attend, we are forming a partnership with the IWRA to work towards the upcoming World Water Congress as a key milestone for this working group.
• OneDrop Foundation’s Ernenek Duran will be joining us for the trip. They support community-based water and sanitation projects around the world including projects in Rajasthan that have been ongoing for over a decade and they weave both ancient wisdom with modern technology. Checkout their Rajasthan work here.