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Call for submissions : Actions for water integrity in the context of climate change
Posted on 14 May, 2009 02:03 PMForwarded to the Portal by: Birke Otto
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The Water Integrity Network is seeking information on initiatives addressing corruption related to water and climate change for the Water Integrity Case Information Sheet series.
Case studies should address questions such as
What obstacles are rendering water-related climate change adaptation strategies inadequate or inequitable?; What types of initiatives have been put in place to avoid or address climate-related water integrity issues (regulation, policy, monitoring, advocacy, project design, etc.)?; How do local, national, and international groups and organisations tackle such problems?; and What other special problems is climate change implicating for water integrity?
The deadline is 1 June 2009.
Harvesting water harnessing life: A case study of Kotla village in Mewat, Rajasthan
Posted on 14 May, 2009 01:31 PMHARVESTING WATER HARNESSING LIFE
A Case Study of Kotla Village in Mewat
MEWAT: STATISTICS AT A GLANCE
| People | Meo Tribals |
| Geographical Location | Foothills of Aravalis |
| Average rainfall | 336mm-500mm |
| Occupation of villagers | |
| a) Agriculture & Animal Husbandry b) Others | 58% 42% |
| Cultivated area | 80% |
| Irrigated area | 44% |
| Source of water for irrigation | Ground water- 95% |
| Water Quality | Mostly brackish |
| Ground water depletion rate | Over 25cms a year |
The living wisdom: using local well driller knowledge to construct digital groundwater data bases
Posted on 14 May, 2009 12:39 PMIn the absence of groundwater instrumentation networks in India, the knowledge of local well drillers about the location, quality, etc of groundwater aquifers is invaluable.
Groundwater management:traditional knowledge and formal science
Posted on 14 May, 2009 12:35 PMAuthor Sunderajan Krishnan argues that the apparent duality between formal science and one based on traditional wisdom and observations is an illusion and decision making on groundwater management has a lot to gain from traditional knowledge sources.
The Andhra Pradesh farmer managed groundwater system project
Posted on 14 May, 2009 12:23 PMThe Andhra Pradesh Farmer Managed Groundwater System (APFAMGS) project is an enabling intervention for managing groundwater depletion through voluntary self regulation. The project has demonstrated its impact in 7 districts of Andhra Pradesh spread over 650 villages, on a significant scale. Read more
Financing water crises: World Bank, International Aid Agencies and Privatisation - a report by Navdanya and Research Foundation for Science, Technology & Ecology
Posted on 13 May, 2009 05:31 PMThe report by Navdanya and Research Foundation for Science, Technology & Ecology is in two parts. The first part lists the World Bank projects in three categories – loans given from 1950-1990, water restructuring projects from 1990-2005, and projects at approval stage. The second part of the report includes case studies of World Bank driven water privatization projects in Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan.
Delhi water and wastewater reforms bill (2003) – a draft recommended by J Sagar Associates
Posted on 13 May, 2009 05:02 PMThis document presents the draft Delhi Water and Wastewater Reforms Bill (2003) prepared by J Sagar Associates (JSA). The bill provides for constitution of a Regulatory Commission for the water and wastewater sector, reorganization of the water and wastewater sector, rationalization of water and wastewater tariff, increase avenues for participation of the private sector in the water and wastewater sector and taking measures conducive to the development and management of the water and wastewater sector in an efficient, commercial, economic and competitive manner in the National Capital Territory of Delhi and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Delhi jal board act (1998) and amendment bill (2002)
Posted on 13 May, 2009 04:55 PMDelhi jal board act (1998)
The Delhi jal board act, 1998 aims to provide for the establishment of a Board to discharge the functions of water supply, sewerage and sewage disposal and drainage within the National Capital Territory of Delhi and for matters connected therewith. The Government after the issue of the notification under sub-section (3) of Section 1, constituted the Delhi Water Board by notification in the official Gazette.
Course on urban water scenario
Posted on 13 May, 2009 10:06 AM“Urban Waters” served as a background material for Arghyam’s second annual conference on April 2007 at Bangalore. There is a vast body of research on urban water issues; a bewildering number of organizations are working on the subject; and it has a wide array of dimensions.
Upgrading water treatment plants - by World Health Organisation
Posted on 12 May, 2009 05:59 PMThe principles and ideas presented have been shown to be effective in increasing the capacity of water, and are based on extensive experience in upgrading a variety of treatment plants throughout the world. The procedures proposed apply not only to the optimization of existing treatment plants but also to the design of new ones.