Zeba Zoariah Ahsan, who hails from Duliajan, in the Dibrugarh district of Assam, is a water sector analyst currently based out of Shillong. As a top user on Youth Ki Awaaz, she has been relentlessly raising her voice against┬аglobal water crisis, which she believes is an extremely multidimensional issue. Zeba completed her masters in Water Science and Governance from TERI SAS, and is presently working for Geo Climate Risk Solutions (GCRS), Pvt. Ltd. She is also assisting the Dept. of Water Resources under the Govt. of Meghalaya in preparing the State Specific Action Plan for the Water Sector.┬аHer interests include governance related to the water sector, policy making, conflict management in the age of climate change, WASH and gender rights. Besides YKA, she also regularly writes for the Assam Tribune.
Zeba Zoariah Ahsan, who hails from Duliajan, in the Dibrugarh district of Assam, is a water sector analyst currently based out of Shillong. As a top user on Youth Ki Awaaz, she has been relentlessly raising her voice against┬аglobal water crisis, which she believes is an extremely multidimensional issue. Zeba completed her masters in Water Science and Governance from TERI SAS, and is presently working for Geo Climate Risk Solutions (GCRS), Pvt. Ltd. She is also assisting the Dept. of Water Resources under the Govt. of Meghalaya in preparing the State Specific Action Plan for the Water Sector.┬аHer interests include governance related to the water sector, policy making, conflict management in the age of climate change, WASH and gender rights. Besides YKA, she also regularly writes for the Assam Tribune.
600 million
people are facing high to extreme water stress.
75%
households do not have drinking water on premise.
21
major cities are heading towards zero groundwater levels by 2020.
70%
of our water is contaminated.
6%
is the estimated loss in the country's GDP because of water scarcity.
The water crisis in India is set to become even worse in the near future owing to climate change and anthropogenic activities. With the right dissemination of information and inducing behavioural change, as citizens we can make a difference for good. This series, curated by Zeba, aims to showcase how the water crisis is also impacted by gender, caste, region and power, shaping the question of access and equity around water resources. It also focuses on transboundary water sharing and the need to have better hydro-diplomacy with our neighbours. More importantly, this series aims to reiterate that water is a basic human right and there can be no sustainable development if these basic rights are not valued.
How is the water crisis affecting you? Share your experiences, reports or opinions on how this issue can be addressed.
How is the water crisis affecting you? Share your experiences, reports or opinions on how this issue can be addressed.