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Mining poisons South Goa waters: The case of the Salaulim reservoir shown in a film
Posted on 04 Feb, 2012 05:05 PMContent and Media Courtesy: Video Volunteers
River basin planning for Ganga : Lessons from Murray-Darling Basin Authority
Posted on 02 Feb, 2012 09:15 PMThis interactive session with NGOs working on water and river issues was held in continuation of the “Living rivers, dying rivers” series at the request of AusAid. The meeting was chaired by Prof. Ramaswamy R. Iyer, Honorary Professor, Centre for Policy Research and an author of books and articles on water while the lead speaker Dr.
Three days training course on lake conservation at NIH Roorkee, March 14-16, 2012
Posted on 02 Feb, 2012 01:48 PMOrganizer: National Institute of Hydrology (NIH)
Venue: National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee
Description:
The increasing demand for fresh water due to ever growing population, calls for proper conservation and management of all the available fresh water resources, including lakes. Lakes need special attention as they are quite often the catalysts in the development of the region by supplying water for variety of uses such as drinking and civil water supply, industrial supply, irrigation, aqua-culture, recreation and tourism etc.
Planning as commoning - Transformation of a Bangalore lake - Paper published in the EPW
Posted on 02 Feb, 2012 11:30 AMThis paper published in the Economic and Political Weekly argues that the transformation of human settlements over time can affect the relationship between communities and commons when, for example, social geographies change from rural to urban, or from traditional systems of management to modern bureaucratic systems.
Draft of the National Water Policy 2012 released by the Ministry of Water Resources (MoWR) on 31st January 2012 invites comments from the general public till 29th Feb 2012
Posted on 01 Feb, 2012 02:01 PMA section of the water sector practitioners and experts, have been engaged in the process, and a summary of the discussions so far, is available here.
Contextualising urban water supply in a changing environment: India Urban Conference, November 17-20 2011
Posted on 30 Jan, 2012 09:21 AMIt aimed to set the challenges faced by urban planners in the current economic, socio-political, and ecological landscape. This would enable informed and negotiated choices on urban development. The stated objectives of the conference are as follows:
Saving some last remaining free flowing rivers
Posted on 24 Jan, 2012 06:38 AMGuest post by: Parineeta Dandekar
Tank irrigation in Karnataka: A historical survey
Posted on 24 Jan, 2012 06:12 AMThe book covers entire eras from the ancient to the current period. It also gives information about the structural, financial and institutional aspects of tank construction and management.
The full book is available for download on the India Water Portal. Please right-click on the cover page image of the book, and select 'Save link as', to download the full book.
Shristi invites applications for Watershed Team Members, Bhubaneswar, Orissa – Apply by January 25, 2012
Posted on 23 Jan, 2012 10:40 AMContent courtesy: DevNetJobsIndia
Job description:
Operational Area and Sector: Interior Districts in rural regions of Odisha for Integrated Natural Resource Management and Watershed Development Projects.
Liquid Dynamics: Rethinking sustainability in water and sanitation
Posted on 20 Jan, 2012 06:55 PMThis paper begins with the slow rate of progress in achieving the millennium development goals of environmental sustainability, especially in the areas of water and sanitation. This is due to the disconnect between the global rhetoric (which often focuses on water as an economic good) and social realities (such as the cultural attitudes towards water)