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The Financial Express: Harvesting solar riches
Growing agrarian stress, climate change, farmer suicides and an unpopular land bill are all colluding to turn the farm sector into prime minister Narendra...
New weather stations could help Sri Lanka predict and prepare for weather extremes
Extreme and sudden weather variations in Sri Lanka make it difficult to accurately predict natural hazards like floods and landslides. But a low-cost and...
IWMI-developed tool to give Sri Lanka advance warning of drought
Sri Lanka is only just emerging from a year-long drought that has wreaked havoc on the lives of around 10% of the population (link...
Water demand projections off, need more local insight
New report says Pre-1990 global water demand projections dramatically over-estimated demand, while more recent models are underestimating water use.
World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought
To mark the UN’s World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought here’s a photo essay from Uzbekistan where the loss of the Aral Sea is affecting local climates and livelihoods.
Preparing for the next dry year
New research suggests that droughts in Pakistan are cyclical
The vast farmlands of Pakistan are sustained by the Indus Basin Irrigation System; the largest contiguous...
How to prevent the Volta countries from drying up?
The theme of the 2013 World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought is drought and water scarcity. Don’t let our future dry up!
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