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Rights of adivasis over forest lands diminishes; their consent no longer mandatory for all development projects taken up on forest land - Roundup of the week’s news (February 11-17, 2013)
Posted on 18 Feb, 2013 11:18 PMAdivasis' rights over forest lands diminishes
Assessing the land use change and its impact on water resources: A study on the Mula and Mutha rivers catchment area in Pune
Posted on 17 Feb, 2013 09:11 PMLand use changes hydrologic system and have potentially large impacts on water resources. An assessment in an area with seasonally limited water availability and which is subject to rapid socio- economic development and population growth will provide an exemplary view on the local impacts of major recent developments in India. In this backdrop this paper analyzes past land use changes between 1989 and 2009 and their impacts on the water balance in the Mula and Mutha Rivers catchment upstream of Pune. The aim of the paper is:
- assess the land use changes between 1989/1990 and 2009/2010
- analyze the impacts of these changes on the long-term water balance components in the Mula and Mutha Rivers catchment upstream of the city of Pune.
A note on System of Rice Intensification practices in 13 states of India
Posted on 17 Feb, 2013 07:55 PMArticle Courtesy: Economic and Political Weekly, Vol - XLVIII No.8
Author(s): K Palanisami, K R Karunakaran, Upali Amarasinghe, and C R Ranganathan
Voices from the Waters calls for entries for its 8th International travelling film festival on water - Submit entries by May 30, 2013
Posted on 17 Feb, 2013 03:11 PMOrganizers
Bangalore Film Society in collaboration with Alliance Francaise de Bangalore, Maxmueller Bhavan, Bangalore, SVARAJ, Finger Lakes Environmental Film Festival (FLEFF), Ithaca College, USA, Christ University, Bangalore, Visthar, Charter of Human Responsibilities, Samvada, Karnataka Chalanachitra Academy, YWCA, Bangalore, Pacific Asia Resource Centre (PARC), Tokyo and Water Journeys – Campaign for Fundamental Right to Water are presenting the 8th edition of Voices from the Waters 2013.
About the festival
Voices from the Waters is conceived as a travelling film festival. The selected films after being premiered in Bangalore will be taken to educational institutions, non governmental organizations, small towns and villages across India followed by discussions. This festival has established its relevance over the last seven years and has consistently been receiving entries for the festival from countries across the world underlining the global concern for water.
The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development is looking to hire a Communications Specialist for their Knowledge Management and Communication programme - Apply by March 12, 2013
Posted on 17 Feb, 2013 01:54 PMAbout The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD)
ICIMOD is a regional intergovernmental learning and knowledge sharing centre serving the eight regional member countries of the Hindu Kush Himalayan (HKH) region – Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, and Pakistan.
Communications and dissemination lie at the heart of ICIMOD’s activities. The Centre publishes a wide range of materials every year to be shared with a diverse range of audiences.
Background
Mountains are important global ecosystems facing especially rapid socioeconomic and environmental changes, particularly the impacts of climate change. Our aim is to influence policy and practices to meet the associated challenges emerging in the Hindu Kush Himalayan region. Working to deliver impacts in five Regional Programmes across four Thematic Areas – Water and Air; Ecosystem Management; Livelihoods; and Geospatial Solutions – supported by integrated knowledge management, we seek to improve the lives and livelihoods of mountain women and men, now and for the future.
GreenKarbon photography contest Expedition 5, GreenKarbon - Deutsche Bank - Submit entries by February 28, 2013
Posted on 17 Feb, 2013 01:23 PM
Organizers
The role of sanitation in girl child education - A documentary film by HEEALS
Posted on 15 Feb, 2013 08:31 PM
The role of sanitation in girl child education - A documentary film by HEEALS
HEEALS is a vibrant civil society organization that aims to safeguard health, environment, education and livelihood to promote sustainable development of society. Through the medium of documentary film and art it is trying to create awareness among the masses about girl child education, menstrual hygiene, sanitation and safe drinking water and attempting to relate how girl child education directly suffers due to bad sanitation facilities, unsafe drinking water and lack of knowledge to obtain the same.
Influence of anthropogenic contamination on fluoride concentration in groundwater: A study of Mulbagal town, Kolar district, Karnataka
Posted on 15 Feb, 2013 04:53 PMGroundwater contamination is a serious, but relatively ignored issue in the country. This contamination occurs in either through geogenic or anthropogenic means. Fluoride contamination is one such example of geogenic contamination that is widely found in the Kolar district of Karnataka. However, the fluoride levels in the town of Mulbagal are lower than those in the surroundings. Earlier, a study was conducted on the impact of pit toilets on the groundwater in the area. The present paper investigates the presence of any link between these two phenomena.
Enhancing livelihoods through diversion-based irrigation (DBI) in Odisha: An AJSA initiative
Posted on 14 Feb, 2013 10:58 PMCourtesy: Anchalika Jana Seva Anusthan (AJSA), Odisha
A map showing AJSA's area of operation in Odisha
To combat water scarcity and socio-economic deprivation through the effective use of water resources in Dudkarenga and Barbandha villages in Odisha, AJSA launched a Diversion Based Irrigation(DBI) initiative in kalahandi District of Odisha,to bring sustainable livelihood and address food security and climate justice in M.Rampur block of Kalahandi.
Now the DBI systems are providing irrigation to the earlier unirrigated area’s and has become the main source of livelihood to generation of people who have had land. It is also providing wage employment to the landless also.
Corrosion induced oil pipeline leak in Chennai blows lid off two-year-old problem of CPCL pipeline and affects water table
Posted on 14 Feb, 2013 10:38 PMAuthor: M Valliappan