Monthly Archives: September 2013
Who can you call?
African farmers get water advice from mobile phones
The information revolution has transformed farming in many parts of the world. Sophisticated computer models can now...
Cities and water: sinks or sponges?
The 16th International River Symposium, taking place in Brisbane this week, provides an opportunity to look at how urban areas influence rivers and the...
Good gulps in Ghana
World Water Monitoring Day: Making Accra’s water safe to drink
World Water Monitoring Day, on September 18th, aims to build public awareness and involvement in...
What lies beneath?
Subterranean storage could be the answer to Central Asia’s water woes
Farmers in the Syrdarya River basin of Central Asia have a problem. Water is...
Phys.org: Rising reuse of wastewater in forecast but world lacks data...
Amid growing competition for freshwater from industry and cities, coupled with a rising world shortage of potash, nitrogen and phosphorus, an international study predicts...
Water from the dragon
Managing ecosystem services in the Drakensberg
The Barrier of Spears. That is the name that the Zulu people gave to the imposing mountain range that...
IWMI goes mobile
Smartphone apps improve access to resources
By Carolyn Fry
Donors wanting to see project findings at a glance, journalists seeking a new angle on an...
Healthy ecosystems are the key to productive agriculture
New book urges fundamental re-think to unite farmers and conservationists for sustainable development.
STOCKHOLM (4 SEPTEMBER 2013) — We must prioritize the health of ecosystems...
Welcoming nature onto the farm
How to manage agroecosystems for sustainable food security
Stockholm, 4 September. It is now widely thought that the Earth’s population will peak at 9 billion...