Water Management

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December 16, 2022 In this article, we will understand how the WQM course is continuing to influence the needs of learners that come from diverse backgrounds. The course model also offers core insights to many others who would like to engage in a virtual training program.
During a WQM course, a field team member from INREM facilitating a demonstration
December 6, 2022 Need to shift to a more sustainable diet without compromising on major nutrients and calories
Historically, India has been a net exporter of virtual water (Image: PxHere)
November 6, 2022 A film that focuses on importance of communitarian in situ water management
People are struggling to get the quantity and quality of water in urban areas (Image: Makarand Purohit)
September 21, 2022 The unique design and functioning of the Chakla bavdi in Chanderi Madhya Pradesh is another example of the water wisdom of our ancestors, which needs to be conserved and passed on to the future generations.
Chakla Bavdi at Chanderi, Madhya Pradesh (Image Source: Shirole, S. 2022. Architectural eloquence: Water harvesting structure in Chanderi, Madhya Pradesh (India). Ancient Asia, 13: 9, pp. 1–13)
March 21, 2022 Recognizing women's accumulated knowledge and adaptive capacities in springshed management
Van Panchayat Samiti discussing the matters related to forest (Image: Varun Raja)
March 11, 2022 Subsidies enable tribal farmers to adopt micro-irrigation systems providing them assured irrigation
A key mitigation strategy to deal with water scarcity due to climate change is on-farm management of water using techniques like micro-irrigation (Image: India Water Portal Flickr)
Water footprint : Accounting for the water used to produce goods and services implemented by Jain Irrigation
Jain Irrigation recently became the first company in India to measure its environmental and sustainability benefits and identify ways to reduce its water consumption. Posted on 13 Nov, 2009 06:23 AM

Jain Irrigation plan to do it with IFC, a member of World Bank Group.

3rd international perspective on current & future state of water resources & the environment, 5th Jan 2010, Chennai,
Posted on 11 Nov, 2009 05:59 PM

The ASCE Environmental & Water Resources Institute (EWRI), is organising the 3rd International Perspective on Current & Future State of Water Resources & the Environment from 5th to 7th January 2010 in Chennai.

Compilation of news- November 2009 (3-4,8,11)
A compilation of weekly news update - November 2009 Posted on 07 Nov, 2009 08:30 AM

Roundup of news - November 3-4, 2009

Karnataka confident of getting more funds

https://www.deccanherald.com/content/34098/cm-confident-getting-more-funds.html

 Land aquisition on in full steam:

https://www.thehindu.com/2009/11/04/stories/2009110454390400.htm

 CM in Dharwad on Wednesday

ASHWAS - A people's survey of water and sanitation in Karnataka (2009)
A report that includes the findings of the ASHWAS survey- a peoples' survey where the surveyors were selected from the respective communities. Posted on 05 Nov, 2009 04:17 PM

ASHWAS - Arghyam

This report includes the findings of the ASHWAS  survey (A Survey of Household Water and Sanitation),  a participatory survey carried out by Arghyam, that  included  28 districts of Karnataka covering more than 17,200 households across 172 gram panchayats (GPs). This was a peoples' survey, and the surveyors were selected from the respective communities that included students, women from self help groups, local NGO partners and other volunteers.

Water harvesting, storage and conservation (WHSC - 2009) - IIT Kanpur
Details of the upcoming WHSC 2009, organised by IIT Kanpur Posted on 05 Nov, 2009 01:25 PM

WHSC logoIndian Institute of Technology Kanpur presents WHSC 2009. A three day conference which is expected to pave way for producing compendium of technological options, policy guidelines and implementing mechanisms for water harvesting, storage and conservation.

 


Objectives

We hope that WHSC-2009 will immensely benefits technocrats, policy makers and implementers to attain global excellence. Main objectives of this conference are:

  • To assess the significance of water harvesting, storage and conservation to meet international water stipulate.
  • To assess challenges related to water harvesting, storage and conservation technologies
  • To engage stakeholder in issue-oriented discussion as to share experience and agree on a common plan of action
Microfinance for water: How will it work?
An analysis on how micro finance could change the landscape of water based problems that the Indian towns and villages face, at the level of access and distribution. Posted on 04 Nov, 2009 09:09 PM

Lately there have been some conversations about water sector and microfinance, about bringing in microfinance to address water issues like access to clean drinking water, household water distribution and supply, associated problems of sanitation like underground drainage, and utilities.

 

 

Bad hydrology and water resources interventions
The Dublin Principles outline the importance of several critical aspects, to be considered while implementing action programs. Posted on 04 Nov, 2009 05:29 AM

Let me describe a scenario which has become typical of my life in the development sector. "They never finish what they start", is the answer that I hear for most of my questions about public water supply projects (also for many other infrastructure projects), in most parts of India.

Harvest of water - Watershed programs in Maharashtra make the most of the little rains received
Long at the mercy of the monsoons, some Indian farmers are sculpting hillsides to capture runoff, enriching their land and lives. Posted on 02 Nov, 2009 11:23 AM


India Rain

Photograph by Lynsey Addario

IUWM and participatory development:Community participation has a significant impact on the sustainability of the 3E's
A case study of Thangammalpuram village in coastal Tamil Nadu in resource management and community development.
Posted on 01 Nov, 2009 02:23 PM

Depending upon how you see it, in the geographical expanse of India a train journey could be anything that one would wish it to be ...

Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz international prize for water
Nominations are being accepted for a new global Prize to be awarded biannually: the "Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz International Prize for Water" Posted on 29 Oct, 2009 04:35 PM

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On 21 October 2002, His Royal Highness Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz – Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defense and Aviation and Inspector General – announced in Riyadh that nominations were being accepted for a new global Prize to be awarded biannually: the "Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz International Prize for Water". 

The Prize Council, headed by His Royal Highness Prince Khalid Bin Sultan Bin Abdulaziz, includes leading scholars from around the world. The General Secretariat of the Prize is headquartered in the Prince Sultan Research Center for Environment, Water and Desert, at King Saud University in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

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