India

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The Ministry of Water Resources (MoWR) is revising the National Water Policy after almost ten years and has held public consultations with different stakeholders over 2010-2011. The new draft policy has been put up on the Ministry's website, attached below, comments are invited till 29 February 2012.

This was done as a part of a project that aimed at compiling scientifically robust and impartial information on the physical impacts of climate change for more than 20 countries.

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Swiss Re, one of the world's leading reinsurer, launched the “ReSource Award 2013" on 30 January 2012. Swiss Re established the International ReSource Award in 2002 to actively support the planning, evaluation and implementation of water-related projects with the aim of promoting awareness and encouraging the efficient use of this precious resource. The award is an annual competition for innovative watershed management projects with a total value of USD 150 000. It will be granted to one or several projects selected by an international jury. The prize money is to be used exclusively for project implementation.

This presentation by Arghyam includes the results of doctoral study done by G Sridevi under the guidance of Prof.

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The Foundation for Ecological Security (FES) works towards the ecological restoration and conservation of land and water resources, in a variety of eco-fragile and degraded landscapes across the country. The projects of FES are located in three of the ten bio-geographic zones of the country including the Semi-arid regions, the Deccan plateau in peninsular India and the Coast. Our work is focused on common lands, collectively managed by the local communities and upon which large sections of the community especially the poor continue to depend upon for their sustenance and livelihood. Currently, FES is working in about 2,200 villages, in 27 districts, addressing about 1,30,000 hectares of common land in the states of Gujarat, Rajasthan, Orissa, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Northeast.

Accordingly, the book is written as a technical manual that remains accessible to people seeking to gain necessary expertise in the planning, design, installation and maintenance of lift irrigation systems (LIS). 

Guest post: Amita Bhaduri

Through the Safe Water Project, it is seeking complementary solutions to sustainability and scale-up by exploring the potential for commercial enterprises to produce, distribute, sell, and maintain Household Water Treatment and Storage (HWTS) consumer products to low-income populations. The workshop shared learnings and tools from PATH’s Safe Water Project and presented the experiences of other organizations that are leveraging market-based approaches to achieve a sustainable public health impact.