Monthly Archives: April 2013
Create livelihoods by turning waste into gold
A research project aiming at Resource, Recovery and Reuse. A team of international researchers is currently looking into the opportunities of...
Boomtime in Barind: a model for India’s irrigators to follow?
Dr Asaduz Zaman talks about the innovative approach his organization took to sustainable irrigation management in Bangladesh, which he recently presented at Asia Water...
More rice for less outlay: fact or fiction?
Researchers from the IWMI-Tata Water Policy Program investigated the impact of SRI practices in India, and in a recently published report Impact of the...
Groundwater management: a dilemma in the Upper Bhima Basin
Newly published research from the International Water management Institute (IWMI) and partners has turned the groundwater spotlight on the Upper Bhima River Basin in...
When solving water problems, pragmatic often trumps perfect
The International Water Management Institute's (IWMI) Mark Giordano has struck a chord recently with his presentations of why Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) might...
Is India wasting its wastewater?
More than 1 million hectares of urban land in India could be irrigated for crops if wastewater was made safe for use, according to...
News360.lk: IWMI ready to help Sri Lanka tackle the spread of...
International Water Management Institute (IWMI) says the issue of chronic kidney decease of unknown etiology that has afflicted a significant number of people in...
Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com: Parched India harvesting dew
"The first shower is used to clean overhead tanks and then from the second shower, water is collected. Some 60,000 tankas have been constructed...
Washingtonpost.com: Indian states fight over river usage
The river disputes are one such example, said Tushaar Shah, a senior fellow at the International Water Management Institute, a research group headquartered in...
Sundaytimes.lk: Water management: Preserving our heritage and moving with the times
A new programme of research led by the Colombo-based International Water Management Institute (IWMI) will provide vital information to help address water and food...