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Heavy rains and dry lands don t mix: Reflections on the 2010 Pakistan flood - Article from NASA Earth Observatory
Each summer, monsoon rains soak India and Bangladesh. In nearby Pakistan, the rains are usually less intense, more intermittent, and centred in the northeast. Posted on 16 Apr, 2011 03:42 PM


Flooding forced millions of Pakistanis to flee their homes in July and August 2010.Flooding forced millions of Pakistanis to flee their homes in July and August 2010.

 

The summer of 2010 was different. In July and August, rain fell over most of Pakistan and persisted in some places for weeks.

Lingering floods in Pakistan - Updates from Earth Observatory
Monsoon rains fall on Pakistan every summer, but the summer of 2010 was extraordinary. Posted on 15 Apr, 2011 09:49 AM

 

A combination of factors, including La Niña and a strange jet stream pattern, caused devastating floods. The Indus River rapidly rose, and a dam failure in Sindh Province sent part of the river down an alternate channel. The resulting floodwater lake lingered for months, leaving crops, roads, airports, even entire communities underwater.

Organic farming and food security - A model for India - A paper by Society for Organic Agriculture Movement
This paper discusses the need to shift from chemical intensive agriculture to organic farming. The authors in their vision for a chemical-free agriculture also stress that organic agriculture is a way to achieve food security. Posted on 13 Apr, 2011 12:52 AM

This paper discusses the need to shift from chemical intensive agriculture to organic farming. The authors in their vision for a chemical-free agriculture also stress that organic agriculture is a way to achieve food security.

The authors begin with the current crisis in Indian agriculture. Stating that though the Green Revolution made India self-sufficient in food production in the shortest time it also resulted in a host of problems. The indiscriminate use of fertilizers, insecticides, fungicides and herbicides has created problems of decline in the soil fertility, pollution of water resources, and chemical contamination of food grains, amongst the many similar issues now linked to the Green Revolution.

South Asia Media workshop on "Adaptation to Climate Change", 18th to 20th May 2011, Dhulikhel, Nepal
Posted on 11 Apr, 2011 05:37 PM

Regional Climate Change Adaptation Knowledge Platform for Asia (Adaptation Knowledge Platform), The Asia Pacific Adaptation Network (APAN), The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), The Asia Pacific Mountain Network (APMN)
Organizers:

  • Regional Climate Change Adaptation Knowledge Platform for Asia (Adaptation Knowledge Platform)
  • The Asia Pacific Adaptation Network (APAN)
  • The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD)
  • The Asia Pacific Mountain Network (APMN)
Call for proposals: Research project on gender, climate change, agriculture and food security - CCAFS - Apply by 1st May 2011
Posted on 11 Apr, 2011 11:54 AM

Climate change, agriculture, and food security - CCAFSClimate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) is aimed at helping to inform policies and practices that reduce the negative impacts of climate change for people who depend on agriculture as a source of their livelihoods, without jeopardizing food security.

Training course on “Managing Pollution”, 2nd to 6th May 2011 at Colombo, Sri Lanka – Last date to apply 11th April 2011
Posted on 06 Apr, 2011 05:07 PM

Cap-Net, SCaNPollution is a serious and neglected aspect of water resources management, having multiple health and environmental consequences and effectively reducing water resource availability by making it unfit for use. The situation is by no means unique and repeats itself in many countries where a focus on development, a lack of capacity, funds or willingness to apply the regulations results in widespread water quality issues.

The focus on water quality of both the 2010 World Water Day and World Water Week suggests that a change is taking place. Cap-Net, UNEP, UNEP-DHI Centre for Water and Environment and capacity building networks Nile IWRM Net and Cap-Net Lanka have developed this course as part of a collaborative programme addressing pollution management. Water managers and capacity builders working on pollution management are invited to apply.

Coping with disasters - Himal Southasian Magazine March 2011 special issue
This March 2011 issue of Himal looks at what we in Southasia know we can change - and what we cannot. Posted on 24 Mar, 2011 07:42 AM

Coping with disasters - Himal Southasian Magazine March 2011 special issueThe carnage and devastation in the aftermath of a tsun

Tippy tap wins the "2011 DoGooder Nonprofit Video Award" for best thrifty video
A powerful video promoting handwashing with a simple tippy tap has won the 2011 DoGooder Nonprofit Video Award for Best Thrifty Video. Posted on 23 Mar, 2011 05:01 PM

The DoGooder awards are an initiative of See3 Communications and YouTube.

Why we cannot keep silent : Women speak out for rivers
How do women feel when their rivers are dammed, their forests and villages submerged? Posted on 23 Mar, 2011 09:48 AM

Women have long taken action to protect rivers. These women would be affected by the Sardar Sarovar Dam in India (Karen Robinson).

United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)’s e-learning course on “Governance in Urban Sanitation”, 25th April – 1st July 2011
Posted on 18 Mar, 2011 01:05 PM

United Nations Institute for Training and ResearchOrganizer: United Nations Institute for Training and Research

Topics:

  • Introduction to Sanitation
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