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. …
The quintessential example of large scale municipal wastewater reuse is the new Groundwater Replenishment (GWR) System in Orange County, CA. The system treats clarified secondary municipal wastewater effluent and, utilising microfiltration, reverse osmosis and advanced oxidation to produce 70mgd of reclaimed water.
This paper focuses on the Bangalore wetland region as a case study and analyzes the current situation and scope of the conservation in the catchments area. The major threats to the Bangalore lake originate from human activity in the catchments, resulting in alterations in the water balance and water quality.
The need of new approaches for wastewater management and environmental demands worldwide is challenging product manufacturers to develop advanced technology. Scientists, engineers and regulators are exploring innovative ways of testing new approaches and thinking about how to accomplish and manage decentralised wastewater treatment.
Natural resources perform multiple functions as a driver, maintainer, potential exit route, and also an effective escape mechanism in the context of poverty dynamics, especially in a predominantly agrarian economy such as India. The discourse on poverty reduction however, has often overlooked some of the major concerns of natural resource …
This latest UNEP report systematically synthesises the close links between human well-being and ecosystem services through a number of rainwater harvesting cases. The cases are organised into thematic chapters addressing rainwater harvesting systems, their roles and their impacts. This report systematically synthesises the close links between human well-being and ecosystem …
Reliable supplies of water for agriculture have helped meet rapidly rising demand for food in developing countries, making farms more profitable, reducing poverty, and helping vast regions of the world develop more dynamic and diversified economies. Can these successes be sustained with demand for food rising and water resources waning? …
Decreased access to a safe, stable water supply in Asia "will have a profound impact on security throughout the region," warns a new Asia Society Leadership Group report. In response to the cascading set of consequences reduced access to fresh water will trigger
The overall goal of this report and the accompanying report summarizing the findings and recommendations, both based on the economic and sector work (ESW), is to advance the understanding and integration in operational terms of environmental water allocation into integrated water resources management. The specific objectives of the reports are: …
This paper assesses the potential contribution, constraints and prospects of contributions from different demand management strategies in the irrigation sector to an alternative water sector perspective plan for India. The main purpose of this paper is to: set the basic economic logic of demand management options; provide an overview and …
This report contains a list of key messages that together can effectively improve the conditions for food productions and poverty alleviation. There is a large potential to improve water productivity through improved and known water and land management practices, says co-author Jennie Barron. Water productivity is a measure of the …
This note proposes a structured methodology for engaging in urban water supply and sanitation (WSS) reforms, presents what is usually accepted as best practices, and discusses conditions under which they have been successfully implemented. It focuses primarily on the provision of official piped WSS service, but it also recognizes that …
The need of new approaches for wastewater management and environmental demands worldwide is challenging product manufacturers to develop advanced technology.
Jalandhar: Silence of the political parties contesting Lok Sabha elections over degradation of environment in Punjab has disappointed environmentalists in the state. No political party has made an issue of threat to ecology. It is said politicians seeking votes do not want to annoy industrialists manufacturing of pesticides, fertiliser and …
The all-important subject of water needs holistic treatment instead of fragmented attention from mostly diffused and unaccountable multiple governmental/civic agencies -Proloy Bagchi The holy and ancient city of Ujjain, situated on the banks of the Kshipra River, is thirsting for water. All the water sources have dried up. Until recently …
Madhya Pradesh is facing its worst-ever water crisis, which has hit water-based industries, particularly poha (rice-flakes) and rice de-husking millers of Ujjain town. Made from flattened rice, poha is easy to cook, nutritious, and is consumed all over India, for breakfast or brunch, or as a snack. As many as …
Privatizing power: The Sri Lankan parliament passed the controversial new electricity bill, with amendments, on March 3. The Act will curb the monopoly of the Ceylon Electricity Board (ceb) over generation, transmission and supply of electricity in the country. It was passed by 109 to 40 votes. ceb was incurring …
