Monthly Archives: August 2009
Asia faces food shortage by 2050 without water reform
This warning, along with related forecasts and possible solutions, appear in a report entitled, "Revitalizing Asia's Irrigation: To Sustainably Meet Tomorrow's Food Needs", which...
Climbing the water ladder – Multiple-use Water services for poverty reduction
The International Water Management Institute, IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre and International Development Enterprises established partnerships with water service provider groups in eight...
Irrigation Company Of Upper Region Board Inaugurated
He added that, the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) has indicated that, out of the total area hectares under cultivation in the Sub-Saharan Africa,...
Lack of water threatens Asia’s future: UN report
India, China, Pakistan and other large countries avoided famines in the 1970s and 1980s only because they built giant state-sponsored irrigation systems and introduced...
India’s thirsty farms drain rocks dry
Indian farmers now pump 60 per cent of their water from underground reserves beneath their land because irrigation canals are emptying the country's rivers,...
International Water Management Institute Global Policy Dialogue Model
The IWMI Global Policy Dialogue Model (PODIUM) is a interactive policy planning and scenario analysis tool which explores the trade-offs and future demands on...
From Bitter Injustice to Natural Threats
The recent report by Colombo-based International Water Management Institute (IWMI) and Earthscan of London called "Water for Food, Water for Life" says indigenous...
Could We All Be Drinking Seawater Soon?
Another sunny day in southern California, the sun shining down from a cloudless blue sky onto lawns slowly turning brown, pavement baking in 90...
Wish you weren’t here: The devastating effects of the new colonialists
Indeed, in many places underground, aquifers are falling; in some regions by several metres a year. Rivers are running dry due to over-use. And...