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Csmonitor.com: Beyond big dams: turning to grass-roots solutions on water
Mega-dams and massive government-run irrigation projects are not the key to meeting world's water needs, a growing number of experts say. For developing nations,...
Wle.cgiar.org: From modelling to management
Making management decisions about landscapes has always been challenging. It is very hard to predict how a complex system will respond when changes are...
Kusum Athukorala wins ‘Women in Water 2012′ award
Kusum Athukorala, Chair of NetWater and the Sri Lanka Water Partnership, is the recipient of the ‘Women in Water 2012’ award by the International...
WeAreWater.org: Wasted food, lost water
World Water Week 2012, which is held annually in Stockholm, this year focused on water and food security, and more specifically on the problem...
Yale.Edu: Beyond Big Dams – Turning to Grass Roots Solutions on...
Mega-dams and massive government-run irrigation projects are not the key to meeting world's water needs, a growing number of experts now say. For developing...
Dailynews.lk: International Water Management Institute wins Stockholm Water Prize
Sri Lanka- based IWMI (International Water Management Institute) was presented with the prestigious Stockholm Water Prize at the annual World Water Week held in...
Island.lk: Sri Lanka based institute wins world award for water research
Sri Lanka-based IWMI (International Water Management Institute) was presented with the prestigious Stockholm Water Prize at the annual World Water Week held in Stockholm...
LBO.lk: Sri Lanka based IWMI wins water prize
Sri Lanka based International Water Management Institute (IWMI) has been awarded a top Swedish prize for its work on improving water management in agriculture,...
Rural21.com: Farmer-led irrigation schemes could transform food security
A new study finds that small-scale irrigation schemes can protect millions of farmers from food insecurity and climate risks in sub-Saharan Africa and South...
Nowpublic.com: Planet Inspired: Water, the fight against wasting begins with agr
The growing demand for water is closely linked to the continuous increase in food production, and water pollution that renders enormous amounts of water...