Monthly Archives: August 2008
Water Prize Award: Reducing food waste can improve water balance
SIWI, along with the UN food agency FAO and the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) compared discarded food to leaving the tap running in...
Sewage could be vital to feeding the world
These predictions come in a report by the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) based in Sri Lanka, which is backed by the World Bank....
Untreated wastewater used in agriculture
The 53-city International Water Management Institute survey showed 80 percent of those cities regularly use untreated or partially treated waste water for urban agriculture....
Of Sludge and Salad: Wastewater Greens the World’s Gardens
In a survey of 53 cities worldwide, the International Water Management Institute (IMWI), a water research and advocacy group, has found that the vast...
Study shows wastewater used for agriculture
Washington (PTI): As developing countries confront the first global food crisis since the 1970s as well as unprecedented water scarcity, a new 53-city survey,...
Wastewater irrigation is better than you think
NORMALLY, news about the environment can be pigeonholed into one of two categories: a big one, labelled "Bad" and a smaller one, with a...
World Water Week Kicks Off In Stockholm
Reuters writes that a study released by the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) on Monday said "cities in developing countries around the world are...
Global Talk: Water, Energy & Food in Stockholm
Thought for Food -- "Water-Related Synergies and Trade-offs - Food and Bioenergy" and "Improve Food Security - Combine Productive Sanitation, Conservation Agriculture and Water...
Sewage use on crops sparks push for tougher controls
A global food shortage and unprecedented water scarcity have driven an increase in the use of partially treated or untreated waste water to irrigate...
Top scientist calls use of biofuels ‘frightening’
The International Water Management Institute, which published the findings, said that more than half of farmland near 70 percent of cities in Third World...