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Seasonal prediction of the Indian monsoon - A paper from Current Science
Posted on 25 Aug, 2011 02:07 AMThis paper published in Current Science presents the results of the national project on ‘Seasonal Prediction of the Indian Monsoon’ (SPIM), which involved a comparison of the skill of the atmospheric models used in the country for prediction of the summer monsoon, in simulation of the year-to-year variation of the summer monsoon rainfall over the Indian region for 1985–2004.
Groundwater, self-supply and poor urban dwellers - A review with case studies of Bangalore and Lusaka by IIED
Posted on 24 Aug, 2011 08:32 PMIt investigates the difficulties they face and emphasizes the need for better integration of groundwater in the planning and management of urban water resources.
Boundary concepts for interdisciplinary analysis of irrigation water management – A working paper by Peter Mollinga
Posted on 24 Aug, 2011 07:16 PMThe focus is concepts that capture the hybridity of irrigation systems as complex systems, and cross the boundaries of the natural and social sciences.
Blue harvest – Inland fisheries as an ecosystem service – A report by UNEP
Posted on 24 Aug, 2011 11:34 AMThis report by United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) reviews the importance of inland fisheries as an ecosystem service, the pressures upon them, and management approaches to sustain them and thus helps inform future approaches to conservation and management of freshwater ecosystems.
There is an urgent need for major investment in policy and management approaches that address the direct and indirect drivers of aquatic ecosystem degradation and loss of inland fisheries taking into account their role in sustainable development and human well being. The UNEP Ecosystem Management Programme (UNEP-EMP) provides an effective framework for pursuing this challenge.
Rajiv Gandhi National Drinking Water Mission – Report of an evaluation study by the Planning Commission (2010)
Posted on 23 Aug, 2011 10:17 PMThis evaluation study report by the Programme Evaluation Organisation, Planning Commission attempts to document the major achievements in rural water services under Rajiv Gandhi National Drinking Water Mission. It does so by assessing the extent of coverage and access to improved services in the rural areas.
Sanitation - The hygienic means of promoting health - Indian Journal of Public Health
Posted on 23 Aug, 2011 11:10 AMThis article published in the Indian Journal of Public Health highlights the importance of sanitation as hygienic means of dealing with health of populations and presents the history and the definition of sanitation and highlights t
Hydrology of the Upper Ganga river – A report by the International Water Management Institute
Posted on 21 Aug, 2011 10:43 PMTo provide the background hydrological information for the assessment of environmental flow requirements at four selected ‘Environmental Flow’ sites, a hydrological model was set up to simulate the catchment in the present state (with water regulation infrastructure) and to generate the natural flows (without water regulation infrastructure).
Fishing crafts and gear in river Krishna - Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge
Posted on 21 Aug, 2011 10:40 AMThis paper published in the Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge makes an attempt to record the fisheries related indigenous technological knowledge in terms of fishing crafts and gears used in river Krishna.
The challenges of ecological sanitation in coastal south India - A case study of Kovalam town - South Chennai (Tamil Nadu) - A presentation
Posted on 11 Aug, 2011 05:48 PMThis presentation by Sekhar Raghavan, Director, Rain Centre, Chennai, India highlights the experiences and the challenges faced by Rain Centre in introducing ecological sanitation in the coastal town of Kovalam near Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India along with Coastal and Rural development Trust (CRDT), a small non profit centre based in Kovalam .
The coastal town of Kovalam was selected as a case because of its peculiar situation with its location in a fast developing peri-urban area in proximity to Chennai city characterised by good groundwater situation, adequate land and housing facilities, but with a glaring and urgent need and demand for toilets.