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Droughts and Floods
Request for Proposal ' Survey of GSF Programme Outcomes in India', Global Sanitation Fund
Posted on 01 Dec, 2013 03:14 PMFor details on the Global Sanitation Fund, India, click here.
You may view details of the request here.
Please see attachment below for details on the Request for Proposal.
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After Phailin, Cyclone Helen hits Andhra Pradesh coast
Posted on 24 Nov, 2013 02:42 PMAfter Phailin, Helen devastates Andhra coast
![Cyclone Helen hit Andhra coast Source: Wikimedia](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/helen.jpg?itok=wbZpKA0Y)
Floods need not equate disasters
Posted on 24 Nov, 2013 11:19 AMEvery year, we have about 76 disasters in the Himalayas, some 36,000 people are killed and over a million affected by disasters. The loss of life and damage does not need to occur. How people manage the situation can relieve the situation much better.
About a third of these disasters are from floods. In the Himalaya, there are two broad kinds of flooding:
![Do floods have to cause loss?](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/gori_floods_0.jpg?itok=wX5Fhbnw)
Applications invited for a special grants programme on sustainable river basin management 'Life for Rivers', World Wide Fund for Nature
Posted on 24 Nov, 2013 10:10 AMFor more information on the World Wide Fund for Nature, India, please click here.
To view details on the special grants programme, click here or download the brochure from below.
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Call for proposals 'Securing Water for Food: A Grand Challenge for Development', United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
Posted on 21 Nov, 2013 09:39 AMFor more information on the competition, Securing Water for Food, please click here.
For further details download the Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) and the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) from below.
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Phailin rain increases Andhra groundwater levels
Posted on 19 Nov, 2013 10:21 AMPhailin increases Andhra groundwater levels
![Phailin raises groundwater in Andhra (EU-ECHO)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/phailin.jpg?itok=NTd_u9Gf)
Invite to the '10th Manthan Award Asia Pacific', Digital Empowerment Foundation, New Delhi
Posted on 17 Nov, 2013 12:31 PMFor more information on the awards, please click here.
To register for the same, click here.
You may download the brochure from below.
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Invite to the launch of 'CEEW-Veolia Report on Urban Water Management', Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW), New Delhi
Posted on 16 Nov, 2013 04:33 PMFor more information on the organisers, the CEEW, please click here.
For further details on the event, click here.
![Council on Energy, Environment and Water](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/ceew.png?itok=glkJyHyW)
E-Learning course ' Water Footprint—Concept and Application', Water Footprint Network, January 13 - 31, 2014
Posted on 15 Nov, 2013 11:07 AMFor more information on the Water Footprint Network, please click here.
To view details on the online course, click here.
The brochure for the same may be downloaded from below.
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E-learning course 'Comprehensive disaster risk management framework', National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM), December 30, 2013 - February 7, 2014
Posted on 15 Nov, 2013 10:00 AMFor more information on the National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM), click here.
For details on the online course available, click here.
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