Improving access to safe water and sanitation: South Asia Water Security Initiative
The project monitors innovative approaches to build water security in four communities in India and Pakistan.
Vinaya Padmanabhan
Vinaya Padmanabhan is a Senior Technical Advisor with the climate practice, based in our US office. She has ten years of experience working on urban resilience, housing rights, health and sanitation. She has managed and led several complex projects on a range of technical issues, employing various qualitative and quantitative methodologies. Previously, she coordinated the work of the India office’s leadership team. Vinaya has experience working on projects in India, Pakistan, and Zanzibar. She has a MA in Development Studies from the Tata Institute of Social Sciences and an MSc. in South Asian Studies from the University of Oxford.
Projects involving Vinaya Padmanabhan
Improving HABIT: households, attitudes, and behaviours to increase toilet use
This study tests the impact of a behaviourally-informed intervention in increasing toilet use amongst toilet-owning households in rural Bihar.
Analysing performance of community health workers
Community health workers play a key role in providing health services. Our work aims to generate and strengthen evidence on community health workers for improved programme and policy.
Addressing India’s urban planning challenges: the Project Urban Living Lab
The project works on innovative approaches and solutions for sustainable cities in collaboration with the city governments, residents, policymakers, public bodies, businesses, and academia.
Learning assessment of urban sanitation capacity building investments in India
The learning assessment will evaluate how capacities have been built and the strategies used by the TSUs to engage effectively with the government. The findings of the learning assessment will inform future Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation investments in the sector.
Latest updates from Vinaya Padmanabhan
Empowering the future: Low-cost solutions for investing in Sustainability Education
Our experts share six policy-driven solutions that can empower communities and learners to make informed decisions and take action towards a more sustainable future.
Can urban living labs address India’s urban planning challenges?
On World Habitat Day, Vinaya Padmanabhan, our urban policy and planning consultant, discusses urban living labs drawing examples from India and abroad.