Monthly Archives: November 2010
Fao.org: Agricultural water management solutions project
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) is funding this project to help design agricultural water management strategies for smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa...
Blogs.worldwatch.org: Innovative Electricity Scheme Sparks Rural Development in India’s Gujarat State
This is the first of three guest posts written by staff at the International Water Management Institute (IWMI). IWMI is a non-profit organization...
Waterlink-international.com: Indian Water Crisis Forecast
"The water demand (in India) will exceed supply by 40% by 2030 if it's just a business-as-usual scenario and if the government does not...
Alertnet.org: ASIA: Water scarcity adds to food pressures
According to the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) , between 24 and 30 percent of the world's accessible freshwater resources (rivers, lakes and aquifers)...
blogs.ft.com: WEF India: thirst for water
Experts have said that the government must invest more in infrastructure and management. "The water demand (in India) will exceed supply by 40 per...
Ilri.org: Placing ecosystems thinking at the heart of global food security
These three recommendations are described in detail in a forthcoming report, 'Ecosystems for water and food security', whose development was coordinated by the International...