Monthly Archives: January 2008
Water Hogs on the Ski Slopes
Based on current usage patterns, about 30 countries will be short of water by 2025, according to the Sri Lanka-based International Water Management Institute,...
Polavaram project in legal wrangle
The multi-crore Polavaram project in Andhra Pradesh is currently embroiled in legal issues. But now, the project is being contested on technical issues as...
Davos must deal with the water crisis
We are on the verge of a water crisis. As we continue to grow our world economy and population, we are becoming a much...
A world united on water
The International Water Management Institute had 500 scientists examine the water we use for agriculture. Their report took five years to complete. It found...
International Conference on Implementing Environmental Water Allocations
23 - 26 February 2009 : Port Elizabeth, South Africa. Organized by the Water Research Commission and the Department Of Water Affairs And Forestry,...
Colin James: Why water matters in New Zealand
India's rapid recent population growth owes much to the "green revolution" - new strains of rice and other crops - which has in part...