Monthly Archives: March 2013
River basins and watershed management: From Concept to Reality
To improve sustainable management of rivers, there needs to be a greater emphasis on basin and local level management. But, there are few...
Trust.org: Peace brings new pressures on water in northern Sri Lanka
"The issue in the region is not water scarcity, at least not right now," said Herath Manthrithilake, head of the Sri Lanka Initiative at...
Celebrating International Women’s Day 2013
More than one-third of the female workforce is engaged in agriculture, while in regions like sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia more than 60% of...
Pr.com: FISHBIO Launches New Website to Improve Study of the Mekong...
FISHBIO has launched a new website to improve the study, management, and conservation of the Mekong River's unique and valuable fishes. The website supports...
Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com: Around 80% of sewage in Indian cities flows into water...
Tushar Shah of International Water Management Institute said India was by far the highest user of groundwater with more than 20 million irrigation wells...
UNWater.org: Examples of water cooperation
If any of the people involved in water management do not cooperate, the ‘cooperation chain' is broken and water resources will not be managed...