Dimapur, Aug. 11 (EMN): In a first of its kind in the state, a three-day physical training of trainers (ToT) on Village Poverty Reduction Plan (VPRP), organised by the Nagaland State Rural Livelihoods Mission (NSRLM), got underway on August 9 at Hotel Ura, Kohima. According to an update from NSRLM, participants of the training included representatives from the Directorate of Rural Development, State Institute for Rural Development and assistant district program managers, district functional specialists (livelihoods) and thematic managers from NSRLM. Resource persons are from Kudumbashree National Resource Organisation and TRIF Delhi. “A key highlight of the ToT will be focused on digitalization of VPRP to be integrated to different ministries and departments. The mobile-based App will be managed by the community cadres after receiving training on the App and its usages,” it stated. The joint secretary of MoRD, Nita Kejrewal, who joined the inaugural session online, spoke on the imp
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A view to the south over Passaúna reservoir reveals different land uses – forest, agriculture, and settlements – in the direct vicinity. (Photo: Tobias Bleninger, KIT)
Reservoirs are indispensable for global drinking water supply. To protect them from silting, overfertilization, and pollution, anticipating monitoring of water quality is required. A Brazilian-German consortium led by Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) has now developed user-friendly measurement and monitoring methods that are particularly suited for regions with limited data availability. Among others, project results confirm the big effect of reforestation in the reservoir catchment.
In case deterioration of water quality is detected at an early stage, countermeasures can be implemented in due time and endangered reservoirs can be preserved much longer. Environmental models help monitor and assess inputs of substances and water quality. Models used so far, however, hav
Emery Mushagalusa Mudinga is a lecturer, researcher and consultant based at the Institute for Rural Development Studies – ISDR Bukavu - DR. Congo. He holds a PhD in Political and Social Sciences from the University of Louvain-la-Neuve and a Master’s degree in Development studies. His research focus on land grabs dynamics and peasants resistance in Africa, armed groups dynamics, resource conflicts, peacebuilding and research ethics (with focus on science and knowledge decolonization and research collaboration). He is one of the researchers working for the Conflict Research Programme (CRP) hosted at the London School of Economics and the Gent University. Emery Mudinga is also the scientific coordinator of the Land Rush project based at ISDR Bukavu and Université catholique de Louvain. He works as Collaborateur Scientifique at the Catholic University of Louvain-la-Neuve. Prior to ISDR-Bukavu, Emery worked as a Technique Advisor in Conflicts Transformation, Peacebuilding, Civil S