Varnitha Kurli Arrasmith/فرنثا/వర్ణితా/वर्नीथा🌐

Aspiring Scientist
Chancellors Fellow @CUBoulderENVS @IBS_CU @MCGE_CU @WorldBank
Ex-@CarnegieMellon @UMassAmherst
Art+Science +🧘🏽‍♀️ + 🏸 + 🐶

[Varnitha Kurli Arrasmith/فرنثا/వర్ణితా/वर्नीथा🌐 @varniREDdy]

An updated @WorldBankWater database shows current diversity levels across regions to inform action plans. https://t.co/vqPrfpsuo8

#equalaqua @TheGwsp

[Kamila Galeza @kamilaka]

The largest source of data on female employment in water, now available in Spanish and French - take a look! #equalaqua @derilinx @varniREDdy @ezaveri @GaiaHatzfeldt @TheGwsp

[Mark Roberts @mroberts10013]

Pleased to share my new @WBG_Cities blog with @PPhCombes, Clement Gorin, Shohei Nakamura & Ben Stewart which describes results from our recent WP - “When is a place urban? Applying a new method for defining urbanization to Africa” https://t.co/I3wwEtIK6w via @worldbank

[David Ho @_david_ho_]

The fact that we flush our toilets with drinking water is still not as absurd as eating cows.

[Bunsen, Beaker, Bernoulli & Brix @bunsenbernerbmd]

You’ve heard of elf on a shelf but have you heard of a

[Catherine Phipps @katyaphipps]

France and Morocco match tomorrow and there’s lots of talk about colonialism. But no talk about have the French colonial government used football as a nation building exercise in Morocco from 1937 onwards…

[Science Magazine @ScienceMagazine]

When asked to draw a scientist, school-age kids in the United States are increasingly sketching women, according to a study from 2018. #STEMSTEAMday https://t.co/kOojK2RvNN @NewsfromScience

[Varnitha Kurli Arrasmith/فرنثا/వర్ణితా/वर्नीथा🌐 @varniREDdy]

Thrilled to see our report out! @MateoAmbrosioA @HaileMac and others.
Myanmar - Food Security and Agriculture Monitoring Brief https://t.co/d91CgxjAgx via @WorldBank

[Ladies of Landsat @LadiesOfLandsat]

.@Meha__Jain et al. (2021) quantify the potential impacts of groundwater depletion on India's cropping intensity using a high-resolution winter cropped data product made from #MODIS #EVI. #LoLManuscriptMonday https://t.co/Y8oKl3rNQ9

[GWSP @TheGwsp]

Data is all around us. And much like water, #data is an invaluable resource that leads to better development outcomes.

The #WBWaterData portal offers robust datasets from @WorldBank and partner institutions.

Check it out here: https://t.co/kDZz2V4SsL

[Varnitha Kurli Arrasmith/فرنثا/వర్ణితా/वर्नीथा🌐 @varniREDdy]

@this_is_divya @SUNY Wohooo!!! Congrats…D, again!!!! ♥️and hugs

[Varnitha Kurli Arrasmith/فرنثا/వర్ణితా/वर्नीथा🌐 @varniREDdy]

Thanks for this @rebeccatmoore. We at the @wb_research always struggle with the lack of good (NRT) land use land cover and rely on annual data. Super useful! Only wish I was aware of this little early on. Couldn't be more grateful!!

[Rebecca Moore @rebeccatmoore]

Today we are proud to announce Dynamic World, the first near real-time global 10m land cover dataset, with @WorldResources, to quantify planetary changes and take action. Powered by @Google #EarthEngine + AI + daily @ESA_EO Sentinel-2 data.

Learn more → https://t.co/9iVvBOqI4i

[Kit Yates @Kit_Yates_Maths]

Since I researched and wrote about the differences between of Imperial and Metric in The Maths of Life and Death I thought I'd share a few of the things I found out in a thread.
TL;DR Imperial's very few plus points are massively outweighed by the benefits of metric.
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[World Bank Water @WorldBankWater]

Women are vastly underrepresented in the water sector.

The #EqualAqua platform, established by @WorldBankWater & @TheGwsp in collaboration with external partners, aims to deepen the dialogue on gender diversity in water sector jobs.

Find out more👇
https://t.co/7jnwxonq95

[Birds of India Rocky Singh @OrnithophileI]

The earth lies scorched, burnt brown, trees stand bare and lifeless. A few small patches of water and reeds hide these Lesser Whistling Ducks that stay in water n shade to survive the 120 degree ( 48-50 Degree Centigrade) heat. Then the monsoons arrive (July) …. #indiaves

[World Bank Water @WorldBankWater]

#EqualAqua.

That’s the goal when ♀️gender, 💧water, & 👷🏾‍♀️employment intersect.

Find out about our collaborative platform promoting gender diversity & inclusion across the water sector: https://t.co/dB8uh0QLET

[Uma Mahadevan Dasgupta @readingkafka]

“The idea that some lives matter less is the root of all that is wrong with the world.” - Paul Farmer. https://t.co/HNXZpcu1bQ

[World Bank Group Climate and Environment @WBG_ClimateEnv]

[BLOG] To close the gap on climate action, first close the gender gap. Women’s leadership journeys are different, and more women climate leaders are needed. Read: https://t.co/xl5ZdUJwe8

[Greenpeace International @Greenpeace]

Here’s a sleeping seal for your Tuesday timeline💙
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Our oceans sustain all life on Earth. Join the global call to protect this seal’s home and #ProtectTheOceans >> https://t.co/QLBV3WozOg

[Varnitha Kurli Arrasmith/فرنثا/వర్ణితా/वर्नीथा🌐 @varniREDdy]

@EgbertRijke 👏👏

[Amit Basole @amitbasole]

5/6 There is also a spectacular Vijayanagara period tank that is currently closed for renovation. Older photo here.