Monthly Archives: June 2008
Uganda: Thousands Homeless As Termites Turn Nakasongola Into a Desert
It is working in collaboration with the International Livestock Research Institute and the International Water Management Institute. In 2006, Mugerwa, a...
New Asia-Pacific network launched to tackle water problems
At the launch, Ravi Narayanan, Vice Chair of the forum's Governing Council, introduced the 12 founding members of KnowledgeHubs. They are PUB WaterHub, Singapore;...
Food and water crises inextricably linked
The Australian Director General of the International Water Management Institute (IWMI), Dr Colin Chartres, said it was very likely that current water shortages are...
Cotton Still King in Uzbekistan Despite a Legacy of Salt
Far less money is spent now on maintaining the vast networks of water drainage and irrigation that crisscross the country than was expended under...
Old Farming Habits Leave Uzbekistan a Legacy of Salt
Far less money is spent now on maintaining the vast networks of water drainage and irrigation that crisscross the country than was expended under...
Water Scarcity: The Real Food Crisis
With river water fully used, Indian farmers have been trying to increase supplies by tapping underground reserves. In the last 15 years, they have...
Challenges in changing Colorado State University
These improvements in water management as a concept violate current legal, institutional, and professional understanding, but time has come for change. Even the International...
Press Release : Cemagref and IWMI Sign Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)...
On the 19th May 2008, Pascal Vine, Director General of Cemagref and Colin Chartres, Director General of the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) signed...
Desert dwellers must learn to conserve water
According to estimates from the International Water Management Institute, one-third of the world population will be affected by water scarcity by 2025. What does...