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. …
One of the many stories that lie hidden beneath the spate of recent conflicts now unfolding is that of reckless mining and deforestation by corporations. In Goa, despite a successful anti-SEZ struggle, the mining juggernaut continues to roll on, playing havoc with the land, people and environment. Paikeachi Zor (Paik
Despite the fact that the financial services sector in many countries, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, are still characterized by manifold constraints and limitations, the future potential of local financial markets for financing rural water is very significant. The potential for increased involvement of local financial markets in the pro-poor water …
This new UN report presents challenges of unregulated wastewater discharged into rivers and seas. Calls for transforming wastewater into clean and economically attractive resource & details strategies that focus on sustainable water management. The world is facing a global water quality crisis. Continuing population growth and urbanisation, rapid industralisation, and …
This report of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) was produced in collaboration with the Secretariat of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands and other partners. It aims to foster better awareness of the crucial role that forests and wetlands play in sustaining the availability and quality of water critical for …
Elected officials and managers are both integral players in natural resource management. Politicians and technicians recognize that interdependencies exist, but finding organizational models that effectively integrate the distinct political and technical aspects of these endeavors remains a challenge. In Brazil
John Vidal Structure originally intended to save endangered black rhino succeeds in protecting forest and river sources. After just over two decades, 402 km and $9m later, the last post on one of the longest fences ever built in Africa has been hammered in. The electrified barrier, which rings the …
JAIPUR: The Rajasthan Government will take up management of water resources through public-private partnership following the new water policy announced in the State recently. The State Water Resources Department also intends to accord the highest priority to rainwater harvesting. Announcing this at a workshop on integrated water resource management here …
The Government of Bihar will adopt a radical shift from predominantly engineering-based solutions to local community-based water and sanitation management solutions. That is, a shift towards community-level empowerment and responsibility for their own water and sanitation management .This involves a combination of
DFID has published a new paper on water security in developing countries, called: Water storage and hydropower: supporting growth, resilience and low carbon development. Water security
Climate and other drivers of change raise questions about the continued reliance on surface water resources, prompting countries to fundamentally rethink groundwater management strategies. A range of technical options are available for groundwater recharge. Technology aside, a managed recharge strategy strongly implies a shift to conjunctive management of surface water …
Hyderabad, Feb. 28: Denizens of Greater Hyderabad will have to wait for a longer time to get the Godavari river water. The execution of Rs 3,375-crore Phase-I of the Godavari project has been hit by paucity of funds for the second time in a row. The state government, in its …
Climate projections for India suggest that impacts are likely to be varied and heterogeneous, with some regions experiencing more intense rainfall and flood risks, while others will encounter sparser rainfall and prolonged droughts. Among the more substantial effects is a projected spatial shift in the pattern of rainfall towards the …
Transboundary watercourses pose a variety of challenges to the management of water resources. Basin-wide management approaches often clash with state sovereignty. Efforts in cooperatively managing shared water resources are therefore of great importance for the sustainable management of transboundary river and lake basins. The World Bank has long been engaged …
Effective business water accounting methods are critical for sustainable water management, according to the new Pacific Institute report Corporate Water Accounting: an Analysis of Methods and Tools for Measuring Water Use and Its Impact, prepared for the United Nations Environment Programme and the CEO Water Mandate. Current methods are a …
This publication highlights some case studies that illustrate successful projects funded by the Community Water Initiative (CWI), which have helped foster water security in local communities while simultaneously helping them mitigate and adapt to climate change through: Community-based water supply and sanitation services using low-cost systems manageable by communities; Water …
Ever since the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's 2007 report on the impacts of climate change was discovered to contain a major error - that the Himalayan glaciers will be largely gone by 2035 - there has been a media feeding frenzy to find other mistakes. But it misses the …
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: With water resources in the state depleting owing to the extreme summer-like situation, the State Government has chalked out immediate measures costing about Rs 40 crore to preserve water resources and also launch a massive drive against misuse of drinking water.
Water may be the most abused natural resource but for the innovative mind it can be the proverbial spring of money, say Anirvan Ghosh & Ravi Teja Sharma Despite being the most precious commodity, most of us take water for granted, at least until our taps run dry during summers. …
