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Training programme on understanding and resolving water conflicts

Announcement for a training program on 'Understanding and resolving water conflicts' to be held in Kerala, aimed at introducing participants to the basic concepts, debates, theoretical and analytic approaches and emerging issues related to water conflicts and their resolution in India.

Contest to mark World Wetlands Day organised by WWF in Vijayawada

An invite to a competition held by the World Wildlife Fund & the Forest Department on the occasion of World Wetland Day

An invitation to celebrate World Wetlands Day at Yamuna Biodiversity Park on 2 February

An invitation by Yamuna Diversity Park

World Wetlands Day 2010 to be observed by Orissa’s Chilika Development Authority

An invitation to celebrate World Wetlands Day at at Jyantipur village located at the shore line of Chilika lake by the Chilka Development Authority

Book : "Public-Private Partnerships in Water Sector: Partnerships or Privatisation?"

A book by Manthan Adhyayan Kendra that looks into the various aspects of Public Private Partnerships (PPP) in the water sector.

Rajasthan earned 0.15 Million US$ as a result of rainwater harvesting

The success story of a small village in Rajasthan that adopted rainwater harvesting and gained monetary benefits.

A mid-term assessment - Sachetana drinking water plus project - Fluorosis Mitigation - BIRD-K - Mundargi taluk - Gadag district (Karnataka)

A report assessing the Sachetana Drinking Water Plus project in 3 districts of Karnataka that was implemented for fluorosis mitigation

Case studies - Drinking Water - Samagra Jal Vikash Samiti, Arghyam and Development Alternatives - Bundelkhand region of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh

A collection of case studies in organizing drinking water and improving quality of available drinking water in Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh.

Invitation for application to Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship- Apply by 17 February, 2010

An invite for applying for the Skoll foundation award in social entrepreneurship.

"India: Water Need to be Double the Supply in 20 Years" : Droplets, e-newsletter, Jan 2010

A monthly newsletter for water professionals that highlights the need for doubling India's water supply to meet its projected demand in 20 years

Announcement for small grants and fellowships for work on toxicity, waste and pollution,Environmental Equity and Justice Partnership (EEJP), 2010

This is an announcement on availability of small grants & fellowship for work on toxicity, waste & pollution in India by Environmental Equity and Justice Partnership (EEJP)

Monthly magazine-Dams, Rivers & People, Sep-Oct 2009, Oct-Nov 2009, Dec 2009 - Jan 2010

Issue of the monthly magazine from South Asia Network on Dams Rivers and People (SANDRP) - Dams, Rivers & People

Invitation for proposals in the water sector under USAID’s Development Grants Program, 2010

A request for applications in the water sector for the USAIDs Development Grants Program, 2010

The plight of the Yamuna river

The article reflects the sad plight of the River Yamuna, who is being polluted by the rapid urbanisation and whose flow is being restricted by dams.

Water law, Poverty, and Development - Water Sector reforms in India: A book by Phillepe Cullet

This monograph examines water law regulations and reform in the present decade, encompassing environmental, social, economic, and human rights aspects of water as a natural resource.

Water law for the 21st century - National and International aspects of water law reform in India: A book analyzing legal issues under international law

A book on the water law reforms in India and its associated human rights, social, health and environmental aspects.