Good Food is First Food. It is not junk food. It is the food that connects nature and nutrition with livelihoods. This food is good for our health; it comes from the rich biodiversity of our regions; it provides employment to people. Most importantly, cooking and eating give us pleasure. …
Gravity makes water run downhill, so people and communities living in mountainous areas often have more difficulties in accessing sufficient water. As this example from the Philippines shows, simple technologies can be a great help
Involving local communities in identifying local solutions is the best way to address local water problems. Experience of MITTRA is one such example which depicts communities taking charge of developing water sources and managing them well too.
This paper outlines potential water-related risks facing the mining industry and highlights important gaps in water-related disclosure. It focuses on global hardrock minerals operations and does not cover industrial or fuel minerals. Water issues are becoming a considerable factor affecting growth and profitability of companies in many regions of the …
This feasibility study concludes that time is limited in terms of coping with dramatic challenges to livelihoods in the region. A cross-boundary collaborative programme needs to prioritise and focus on adaptation already by 2011
This document reports provides an action plan to implement water reforms in Orissa to address the imminent water challenges of the state. The report provides an overview of the water challenges of Orissa which include growing competition for water resources from industrial and urban development, in a variable hydrological environment.
The objective of this technical report is to provide the background to the methodology used to model the impact of climate change on runoff for the global track of the Economic of Adaptation to Climate Change (EACC) project. This report will present findings from computer modeling of the impacts of …
The purpose of this paper is to examine water use estimation in hydel and thermal electric power plants in selected regions i.e. Coastal, Rayalaseema and Telangana regions of Andhra Pradesh. The study primarily focuses on the realistic fundamental premise that thermal electric and hydro electric energy generation is responsible for …
This study aims to contribute to a better understanding of the critical linkages between water and energy and the impact on both of climate change. It identifies areas of opportunity where investment and new regulations are needed, to ensure sustainable global development. Human civilization has always rested on access to …
The fast growing demand for fresh water-coupled with the need to protect the environment has made many areas of India and the rest of the World vulnerable to water shortages for various uses of the economy. As they interact with Electricity Industry, water availability is critical to power generation. With …
A study of ground water quality in Bathinda, Mansa and Patiala districts of Punjab has been carried out with prime objective to study the geo-genic contamination of ground water by the various major and minor elements including arsenic and fluoride by Central Ground Water Board, Ministry of Water Resources.
This paper aims to highlight the growing importance of improving wastewater use in agriculture across the spectrum from lower to high-income countries. It presents an innovative approach linking key issues related to different aspects of wastewater irrigation to a country
The use of reclaimed water in agriculture is an option that is increasingly being investigated and taken up in regions with water scarcity, growing urban populations and growing demand for irrigation water. This report presents an economic framework for the assessment of the use of reclaimed water in agriculture, as …
The purpose of this water footprint assessment is to provide Jain Irrigation Systems Ltd (JISL) with a framework to measure and report on the water footprints of its products, assess the potential influence of those footprints on local hydrologic systems, assess potential social and ecological impacts, and identify possible response …
Access to water and sanitation as human rights has gained growing attention over the last few years at a global level, increasingly engaging the water sector and the international community in discussions regarding its content and implications. Human rights standards help orient policy-making towards focusing on the poorest and most …
This paper attempts to give a spatial and temporal overview of water management in India. It traces how people and the successive regimes made choices across space and time from a wide range of water control and distribution technologies. The paper divides the water anagement in India into four periods: …
A BILL to facilitate and ensure sustainable and adequate supply of groundwater of prescribed quality, for various category of users, through supply and demand management measures, protecting public drinking water sources and to establish the State Groundwater Authority and District Level Authorities to manage and to regulate, with community participation, …
Sudha Nambudiri KOCHI: Depleting groundwater resources, unexpected floods, cloudbursts and irregular monsoons are an indication that India is showing signs of climate change. As a part of an initiative to study the various changes happening in view of the global climate change, the Ministry of Earth Sciences and the Natural …
Ajmer: Several lakes in Ajmer district had received decent water during monsoon this year. However, these lakes are back to square one as most of them are drying up fast. According to irrigation department, Beer lake, which had 11 feet water a few weeks ago, now has only 1.5 feet. …
