Monthly Archives: October 2011
News.nationalgeographic.com: Two Rivers: The Chance to Export Power Divides Southeast Asia
Diana Suhardiman, a research scientist for the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) in Vientiane, Laos, said the issues are complex, with "formal political/environmental agendas,...
Uea.ac.uk: Raising Irrigation Productivity And Releasing Water for Intersectoral Need
This five year project (2001 - 2006) examined the idea that irrigation efficiency could be raised to release water downstream. It was a DFID-funded...
Frontiersinecology.org: Future food depends on ecosystem-based agriculture
To provide enough food for a projected world population of 9 billion by 2050, planners and policy makers must focus on...
Greanvillepost.com: Animal husbandry & the Horn of Africa famine
"Currently, 1.6 billion people live in areas of physical water scarcity. This could easily grow to two billion soon if we stay on...
Ctv.ca: World population to hit 7 billion this month
Given current population projections, the International Water Management Institute, says that by 2025 about 1.8 billion people will live in areas where water is...
Timeslive.co.za: Water management institute opens in Laos
The International Water Management Insitute opened an office in Vientiane to conduct research on the effects of climate change on Laos and the region,...
Ctv.ca: World population to hit 7 billion this month
Given current population projections, the International Water Management Institute, says that by 2025 about 1.8 billion people will live in areas where water is...
Guardian.co.uk: The impact of ecological limits on population growth
In a mere 14 years, based on median population projections, most of North Africa and the Middle East, plus Pakistan, South Africa and large...
Jconline.com: Countless trials ahead as world population reaches 7B
The International Water Management Institute shares these concerns, predicting that by 2025 about 1.8 billion people will live in places suffering from severe water...
E360.yale.edu: Revisiting Population Growth: The Impact of Ecological Limits
In a mere 14 years, based on median population projections, most of North Africa and the Middle East, plus Pakistan, South Africa and large...