Political

CSE training program on information management in New Delhi, Aug 21 -24
Posted on 24 Jul, 2007 04:27 AM

"The Environment Resource Unit of CSE, one of the premier documentation units of its kind in South Asia, brings you a 4-day training program (August 21-24, 2007) on Information Management in the digital age - a hand-on programme on how to better manage information resources in your own organisation."

Water resources minister Saifuddin Soz's letter to chief ministers to draw their attention towards water issues
Appropriate water resources information system should be put in place at the earliest for better monitoring, Prof. Saifuddin Soz, 17:42 IST Posted on 24 Jul, 2007 01:41 AM

soz.jpgProf. Saifuddin Soz, the Union Minister of Water Resources has written to Chief Ministers drawing their attention to some of the important issues related to water resources, viz.

Ecosan Services Foundation's training course in Nashik, Sep 3-15
Posted on 21 Jul, 2007 07:55 AM

Its being conducted by Ecosan Services Foundation at Nashik, Maharashtra. More details at their site, click on the image to go there.

New book on "Role of civil society in water governance in South Asia" by SaciWATERs released
Proposed reader will bring together researchers and practitioners in the water sector to examine the strategic role of civil society organizations (varying from NGOs/voluntary organisations and social movements) outside the spheres of State and business Posted on 19 Jul, 2007 08:15 PM

The Crossing Boundaries Project of the South Asia Consortium for Interdisciplinary Water Resources Studies (SaciWATERs) is currently in the process of preparing a Reader on "Role of Civil Society in Water Governance in South Asia"

Radio programs on rainwater harvesting
Radio programs on rainwater harvesting
Posted on 10 Jul, 2007 09:10 PM

India Water Portal has partnered with VOICES and BIRD-K to produce and broadcast a set of radio programs on rainwater harvesting.The programs are in Kannada and target audience is people of Tumkur district, though the programs can be heard over a much wider reach including Bangalore.

Visit to two villages in Chhattisgarh that have been awarded "Nirmal Gram Puraskar"
Efforts of villagers for total sanitation in Tirathgarh village of Bastar district and Dabena village of Bilaspur district bag "Nirmal Gram Puraskar" to the two villages Posted on 05 Jul, 2007 11:10 PM

Just back from a trip home (Chhattisgarh).

Water and culture : Celebration of floods in Kosi
The Celebration of Floods Posted on 05 Jul, 2007 04:44 AM

This is a snippet from Dinesh Kr. Mishra's book "Living With the Politics of Floods: The Mystery of Flood Control".

May-June issue of "Dams,Rivers and People" : Study from Brazil on the global warming impact of methane emissions from large dams
May-June issue of "Dams,Rivers and People" : Study from Brazil on the global warming impact of methane emissions from large dams Posted on 05 Jul, 2007 04:38 AM

drp.png The May-June issue of "Dams, Rivers and People" is out and available here.

"Towards Water Wisdom":New book by Ramaswamy Iyer
"Towards Water Wisdom":New book by Ramaswamy Iyer Posted on 04 Jul, 2007 10:55 AM


(Image is from the Sage Publications webpage listed below)

TOWARDS WATER WISDOM

Limits, Justice, Harmony
RAMASWAMY R IYER : Centre for Policy Research, New Delhi

"Catalyst for Human Developement" : Magazine by Association for Human Development
"Catalyst for Human Developement" : Magazine by Association for Human Development Posted on 02 Jul, 2007 10:02 AM

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