Water
- Bending the Rules: Discretionary Pollution Control in China
- S. Dasgupta; H. Mainul; D. Wheeler / Policy Research Working Papers, World Bank, 1999
- In China, environmental regulators play by the rules, but often bend them in ways that reflect important environmental and social concerns. Regulators give little or no slack to heavy dischargers. Old factories pay more, state owned f...
- Should Peru have rejected the privatisation of their water and sanitation utility in Lima?
- L. Alcázar; L. Colin Xu; A.M. Zuluaga / Policy Research Working Papers, World Bank, 2000
- This article deals with various issues surrounding the privatization of the the Water and Sanitation Utility of Lima, Peru. Lima's water system was in near-crisis, but this was not enough to bring about radical change. Partial reforms...
- Hitosa Water Supply Project, Ethiopia
- T. Silkin / Wateraid, 1997
- Describes a large scale community-managed gravity water supply scheme in Ethiopia
- Developing Small Dams and Social Capital in Yemen: Local Responses to External Assistance
- D.L. Vermillion / International Association for the Study of Common Property, 2000
- This paper examines six cases of small dam development along small seasonal rivers (wadi) in the rugged mountainous province of Al-Mahweet in north central Yemen. Development of small dams is a current priority of the Governmen...
- Solutions for a Water-Short World
- Center for Communication Programs, Johns Hopkins University, 1998
- As populations grow and water use per person rises, demand for freshwater is soaring. Yet the supply of freshwater is finite and threatened by pollution. To avoid a crisis, many countries must conserve water, pollute less, manage supp...
- Water supply and sanitation for developing countries: Directories of UK-based research (Garnet)
- Global Applied Research Network in Water Supply and Sanitation, 1999
- A livelihoods review of projects in Orissa and Andhra Pradesh, India
- C. Turton / Overseas Development Institute, 2000
- Reviews the design of two new DFID projects in Orissa and Andhra Pradesh, India. The projects aim to contribute to the Government of India’s efforts to eliminate poverty through support to its watershed development programme. Th...
- Water security and climate resilient development: investing in water security for growth and development
- Global Water Partnership, 2012
- This technical paper has been produced by the African Ministers Council on Water (AMCOW) to support the implementation of the Strategic Framework for Water Security and Climate Resilience Development, developed by the African Union th...
- Paper discussing climate change impacts on water resources in the tropical Andes
- M. Vuille / Sustainable Development Department, Inter-American Development Bank, 2013
- Produced by the Inter-American Development Bank, this paper focuses on the effects of climate change on water resources in the tropical Andes. It begins by looking at recent trends in temperature and precipitation and the various atte...
- Report on the impacts of climate change and environmental degradation on electricity generation in Malawi
- C. S. Kaunda; F. Mtalo / International Energy and Environment Foundation, 2013
- This paper explores the impacts of environmental degradation and climate change on electricity generation in Malawi. Hydropower provides almost all of the country's electricity; a reliance on freshwater supply makes it a highly vulner...
- Managing water as China warms: new insights from regional models
- W. Guoqing; R. Calow / Adapting to Climate Change in China, 2012
- Climate change adds pressure on China's water resources, which are already under intense stress. Therefore, the water sector is a top priority in China’s national adaptation programme. This policy brief summarises the Adapting t...
- Carbon stocks of tropical coastal wetlands within the karstic landscape of the Mexican Caribbean
- M. F. Adame; J. B. Kauffman; I. Medina / PLoS ONE, 2013
- As one of the most carbon (C) rich ecosystems in the world, the conservation and restoration of tropical wetlands represent a priority for climate change mitigation. Deforestation, agri/aqua culture conversion, pollution and coastal d...
- Latin America and the Caribbean may well close the gap in water supply, but strategising an integrated development of water is a prerequisite
- A. Mejía; B. Requena; D. Rivera / Development bank of Latin America, 2012
- The regional context presents an unprecedented opportunity for Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) to close the infrastructure gap in water supply and sanitation services over the next 20 years. However, an important part of LAC urb...
- Report on fieldwork from around the world documenting loss and damage due to climate change
- K. Warner; K. van der Geest; S. Kreft / United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security, 2012
- This study presents empirical findings from fieldwork around the world examining loss and damage caused by global warming. The report begins by defining and contextualising the emerging discourse on assessing, quantifying and reacting...
- Climate-change mitigation and adaptation in small island developing states: the case of rainwater harvesting in Jamaica
- Marilyn Waite / Sustainability: Science, Practice, & Policy, 2012
- This essay looks at climate change impacts on small island developing states (SIDS). It argues that climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies must be developed to cope with changes such as shifting precipitation patterns, in...
- Water Supply of Dhaka City: Murky Future The Issue of Access and Inequality
- A.F.M.A. Uddin / Unnayan Onneshan, 2011
- To address the existing problems of water demand and supply, and to draw future scenarios, the current study has employed both qualitative and quantitative research techniques. Particular attention has been given to elucidate access a...
- Safe drinking water: who is willing to pay the price?
- C. Chapoy (ed); C. Null / International Initiative for Impact Evaluation, 2012
- This briefing, the second issue of the Evidence Matters series, distills policy relevant evidence from a recent 3ie systematic review ‘Willingness to pay for cleaner water in less developed countries". The review summarises rese...
- Trisanita
- Platform for international peer-reviewed journals focusing on sanitation published in Indonesia.
- Asia-Pacific Water Forum
- The Asia-Pacific Water Forum is an independent network which supports the integration of water resources management into socio-economic development processes.
- Watershed Organisation Trust (WOTR)
- Watershed Organisation Trust (WOTR) helps rural people in India to alleviate poverty through participatory watershed development and management.
- UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education (UNESCO-IHE)
- UNESCO-IHE is an international institute for water education.
- Global Water Forum
- The Global Water Forum is a knowledge sharing platform focusing on current water challenges.
- University of Malawi (UNIMA)
- Teaching and research university. Departments include: Centre For Reproductive Health (CRH) Centre For Social Research (CSR) Education Research And Training (CERT) Gender Studies Unit Language Studies Unit (CLS) Research Support Centre (RSC) Water, Sanitation, Health And Appropriate Technol...
- Healthy Reefs Initiative
- Healthy Reefs for Healthy People is a collaborative international initiative that generates user-friendly tools to measure the health of the Mesoamerican Reef Ecosystem, and delivers scientifically credible reports to improve decision-making that effectively sustain social and ecosystem well-being.
- India Water Portal
- The India Water Portal is an open, inclusive, web-based platform for sharing water management knowledge amongst practitioners and the general public. It aims to draw on the rich experience of practitioners and citizens who have worked on water issues and themes, and use the internet to disseminate this information and knowledge, to a wider audience.
- Water Alternatives (WaA)
- Free online journal on water issues
- Centre for Water, Sanitation, Health, and Appropriate Technology Development (University of Malawi) (WASHTED)
- Malawian water and environment research unit
