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Water Management
Approach paper on water quality issues in islands – Andaman & Nicobar and Lakshadweep by Central Ground Water Board
Posted on 10 Dec, 2010 09:18 PMThis approach paper by the CGWB on water quality issues in islands (Andaman & Nicobar and Lakshadweep) includes a detailed and comprehensive account of the basic information pertaining to each group of islands separately such as administrative set-up, population, climate and also the technical aspects like geomorphology, geological and hydrogeological conditions.
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.
Peer Water Exchange (PWX) receives 2010 Intel Environment Award
Posted on 29 Nov, 2010 04:40 PM
The Peer Water Exchange (PWX) was awarded the 2010 Intel Environment Award today. PWX, a project of Blue Planet Network, is a combination of process, technology platform, and people designed to unlock the global capacity and creativity of individuals, philanthropies, businesses and implementers to solve the global safe drinking water and sanitation crises.
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
35th Water, Engineering and Development Centre (WEDC) International Conference, UK
Posted on 18 Nov, 2010 05:06 PMOrganizer: Water, Engineering and Development Centre (WEDC)
Topics:
- Equity, Inclusion and WASH
- Technology Forum
- Water Safety Plans & Water Quality Testing
- Accelerating Sanitation: Policy to Practice Disaster
- Risk Reduction in Water & Sanitation Development Programmes
- Accessing WEDC Research Findings
- Supporting Change Management in Urban Institutions
- Handpumps for Novices & Non-Engineers
- Water Demand Management for the City of the Future
Venue: Loughborough University, UK
Description:
The WEDC International Conference is a highly respected, global platform for practitioners, decision makers, academics and researchers who lead water and sanitation innovation in developing countries
Water governance in motion: Towards socially and environmentally sustainable water laws
Posted on 18 Nov, 2010 10:48 AM
Water Governance in Motion: Towards Socially and Environmentally Sustainable Water Laws focuses on the work undertaken by International Environmental Law Research Centre IELRC on water law reforms in India. It seeks to provide a broader understanding of the conceptual framework informing existing water law and ongoing reforms.
"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.
World Water Council is looking for Director General
Posted on 17 Nov, 2010 11:51 AMContent and Image Courtesy: World Water Council
The World Water Council is an international organisation that promotes sustainable water management throughout the world. It has more than 400 member organisations including governments, non-governmental organisations, businesses, professional networks and research institutions, based in over 50 countries. The World Water Council brings sound information and knowledge on water-related issues into the public domain to raise awareness and create political will to improve access to water and sanitation and manage water wisely. Every three years, the World Water Council organizes the World Water Forum with over 20,000 participants from around the world.
Evaluation of sanitation and wastewater treatment technologies: Case studies from India
Posted on 15 Nov, 2010 11:52 PMThe sanitation systems studied are spread across the country. The study goes to Pratapnagar in Bihar to evaluate the success of the septic tank to Asalthpur in Uttar Pradesh to study the Ecosan (UDDT) toilet. Other locations in India include Maharashtra, Gujarat, Kerala.