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Wildlife Wetlands Photography Contest & Young Environmentalists Programme
Posted on 09 Dec, 2010 10:48 AMWildlife Wetlands Photography Contest by WWF & Young Environmentalists Programme in association with Meluha-The Ferns ecotel, Hiranandani Gardens Powai, Mumbai-400076 on 2nd February 2011.
World Wetlands Day Photography Submissions
A brand new photography international competition is here, the WWF & YEPT in association with Meluha-The Ferns ecotel awards celebrates and recognizes the talents of photographers of all nationalities highlighting the great wealth and diversity of wetlands and wildlife on Planet Earth.
On the brink: Water governance in the Yamuna river basin in Haryana
Posted on 08 Dec, 2010 10:07 PMThis study attempts to develop a case study of the Western Yamuna Canal Command in Haryana with the purpose of developing a general picture of the institutional environment and arrangements related to water resource development and use in the State of Haryana. It is based on a review of water law, policy and administration and helps draw conclusions on whether the existing governance systems are meeting the current needs and suggests alternate options. The study has attempted to test the following hypothesis –
India - Water resources management sector review - World Bank (1998)
Posted on 08 Dec, 2010 05:20 PMThis background report on Rural Water Supply and Sanitation by the World Bank, as a part of the Water Resources Management sector review, dwells on the policy and constraints of this sector, institutional and financial issues related to sector reform process and advocates an approach/plan to bring about radical reforms in the sector.
Water security for India: The external dynamics - An IDSA Task Force Report
Posted on 01 Dec, 2010 08:44 PMThe report by Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses is premised on the fact that India is facing a serious water resource problem and is expected to become 'water stressed' by 2025 and 'water scarce' by 2050. It raises fundamental questions about the forces driving water demand and the political dynamics of riparian relations, both in terms of hindrances and opportunities, amongst states in the subcontinent. Rivers, a crucial source of water resources, physically link upstream and downstream users and at the same time create barriers.
Ecological Sanitation locations in India
Posted on 01 Dec, 2010 04:55 PMEcological Sanitation is a new approaching sanitation where there is minimal water use and where human waste can be used as fertilizer. It is a truly sustainable approach.
Africa water altas by the United Nations Environment Programme
Posted on 01 Dec, 2010 10:45 AMArticle and Image Courtesy: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
This Atlas is a visual account of Africa's endowment and use of water resources, revealed through 224 maps and 104 satellite images as well as some 500 graphics and hundreds of compelling photos. However the Atlas is more than a collection of static maps and images accompanied by informative facts and figures: its visual elements vividly illustrate a succinct narrative describing and analyzing Africa's water issues and exemplifying them through the judicious use of case studies. It gathers information about water in Africa and its role in the economy and development, health, food security, transboundary cooperation, capacity building and environmental change into one comprehensive and accessible volume.
International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) is looking for Watershed Management Specialist
Posted on 29 Nov, 2010 04:09 PMContent and Image Courtesy: International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD)
ICIMOD is a regional knowledge development and learning centre. We are working to develop an economically and environmentally sound mountain ecosystem to improve the living standards of mountain populations – now, and for the future. In line with its current Strategic Framework, ICIMOD is strengthening its capacity to develop new approaches to meet the growing challenges in the region posed by climate change and globalisation.
News roundup (16-22 November 2010)
Posted on 24 Nov, 2010 10:07 PMSanitation/Wastewater
- India tops the list of nations lacking toilets
- India hunts for a Rural Toilet Design, 1000 Euros up for grabs
- 82% of rural India deprived of three basic necessities of life — tapped drinking water, electricity connection and sanitation
- There are 700 million cell phone connections in India, but only half this number of Indians have access to private toilets, says a UN study
News roundup (8-15 November 2010) :"India proposes a new emission check system" and News round-up on the floods
Posted on 17 Nov, 2010 06:08 PMClimate Change
Environment
"Indian rivers have not been understood as ecosystems but are treated as conduits of water or wastewater" - Interview with Dr. Brij Gopal
Posted on 17 Nov, 2010 04:42 PMDr. Brij Gopal, Vice President, National Institute of Ecology and former Member, Working Group on Minimum Flows, constituted by the Water Quality Assessment Authority, talks to Parineeta Dandekar, India Water Portal about the urgent need of freshwater flows in Indian rivers, and the legal and institutional set ups required to ensure this.