From November 5th to the 7th the ‘International Conference on Fresh Water Governance for Sustainable Development’ will be held in Central Drakensburg, South Africa. Organized by the Water Research Commission and the South African Department of Water Affairs, the conference will bring together policy makers, scientists, water managers and civil society to [...]
Background: As Southern Africa moves toward integrated water resources management across basins, like the shared Limpopo, institutional, policy and legal implications emerge which will have profound effects on water users. Given that all water uses—from agriculture to domestic and industrial—are mediated by some type of water management institution, these structures [...]
Why a forum on water, food and energy in the Mekong region?
Water resources in the Mekong region are being rapidly and systematically developed. This development is vital to the economies and growth of the countries in the region, but it also brings …
The Water Atlas of the Volta Basin presents a set of data collected or developed under a research program on water use in this cross-border river basin. These date reveal unique basin-scale characteristics that are key to better management of a resource on which inhabitants of the basin and the [...]
19 November 2010 | News – News story The IUCN Water Programme, through the Water and Nature Initiative (WANI), joins the global community to mark this year’s World Toilet Day, a day to raise awareness of the global sanitation crisis. World Toilet Day (WTD) was created to draw attention to [...]
Project title: Selecting and scaling up water-efficient farming and groundwater recharge systems among 3,000 small-scale farmers (SG508) Introduction Water availability especially the groundwater is a big concern in the project area in Rajasthan, India. Farmers grow water intensive crops with inefficient irrigation practices due to several reasons: wasteful practices, socio-economic [...]
Project title: Improving catchment and use efficiency of water for high-value dry season crops (SG506) Introduction In the driest regions of Ghana, the traditional system of excavating the farmlands to access water for post-rainy season farming leads to farmland degradation, inadequate water to meet cropping requirements, reduced farm sizes and [...]
Project title: Demonstration and documentation of innovative market-based strategies to realize agricultural income through increased on-farm water productivity and market integration (SG502) Introduction In the Mekong River catchment of Svay Teap and Svay Chrum Districts in Svay Rieng Province, Cambodia, the project used the ‘Poverty Reduction through Irrigation and Smallholder [...]
Project title: Socioeconomic and technical considerations to mitigate land and water degradation in the Peruvian Andes (PN70) Introduction Land and water degradation undermine agricultural productivity, contribute to high levels of poverty and food insecurity, and cause major problems for downstream users of land and water resources in the rural areas [...]
Project title: Improving Mekong water resources investment and allocation choices (PN67) Introduction The quality of life in the Mekong region will be improved with wise choices about sharing, developing and managing water to produce food and energy, and to maintain vital ecosystems. PN67 was a key, collaborative activity of the [...]
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