TAG: rainwater
How water can boost environmental health and biodiversity
As a result of IWMI’s work in the realms of e-flow monitoring and aquifer recharge, water management for rivers and aquifers has been strengthened.
Three months of floods, or nine months of drought
An intense monsoon season in Pakistan means the country’s food system faces the challenge of both extreme floods and extended droughts.
DailyMirror: To help an Earth under stress, let’s look to Sri Lanka’s wetlands
With Earth Day marked on April 22, we look to nature’s solutions to climate change and other challenges. Wetland preservation is vital for our environmental, food and societal futures.
Sustainable job creation tops water agenda
World Water Day dialogue stresses need for public and private sectors to work together for water-secure growth .
Increasing Sri Lanka’s rainwater storage will help protect people from floods and droughts
The symposium helped to reinforce the need to make better use of the country’s erratic rainfall by storing it and using it during times of water scarcity.
Landscapers vs Luddites
Why some farmers adopt rainwater management technologies, whilst others ignore them.
Sri Lankan water history informs global climate change study
Modern farming practice of rainwater storage in ancient tanks lauded as best practice adaptation strategy
Bonn, Germany. 14 JUNE 2013 —Whether it’s bracing for drought in...
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