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Forbes.com: The Big Gulp

The River Interlinking Project appears settled as official policy but, this being India, is of course not free of controversy. The Godavari, which emanates...

Kashmirwatch.com: Seeking abrogation of IWT is as good as seeking independence

Extensive research done under the aegis of the Colombo-based International Water Management Institute (IWMI) and Mumbai-based Sir Ratan Tata Trust revealed that once a...

Iwmi.cgiar.org: International Workshop on “Tackling Water and Food Crisis in South...

Indus-Gangetic Basin (IGB) Focal Project is an initiative by the CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food (CPWF), lead by International Water Management Institute...

Upenn.edu: Battling the Elements: How Can India’s Farmers Cope with Drought?

Yet despite advances, many farmers still don't have access to irrigation and depend on current rainfall to see them through each sowing season. Even...

EVENT: International Conference on Sustainable Water Management, 15-17 Sep 2010, Jamshoro...

The scientific committee for The International Conference on Sustainable Water Management in Developing and Transition Countries (SWM2010) is pleased to invite abstracts for consideration...

ScientificAmerican.com: Tree Ring Science and Tomorrow’s Water

Tree ring expert Kevin Anchukaitis, of the tree ring lab at the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, part of Columbia University's Earth Institute, talks about the...

Theaustralian.com.au: Agricultural scientists too thin on ground

A recent a study by the International Water Management Institute and the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation warns that many Asian countries may need...

Dailynews.lk: IFS Scientist wins prestigious award

An alumni of the Devi Balika Vidyalaya in Colombo, Dr. Vithanage completed her Bachelor's Degree in Natural Resources at the Sabaragamuwa University in 2002....

Reliefweb.int: Panellist Calls for ‘Blue Revolution’ As Global Population Grows Amid...

Concurring with that assessment, Colin Chartres, Director of the International Water Management Institute, noted that, because of climate change and other issues, water had...

Firstscience.com: A blue revolution: The key to future food security

Colombo, Sri Lanka 6th November 2009. "We will need nothing less than a 'Blue Revolution', if we are to achieve food security and avert...