Water
- Challenges for the Nile Basin region
- T. Oestigaard (ed) / Nile Basin Research Programme, University of Bergen, 2010
- The Nile Basin Research Programme (NBRP), as a strategic, multidisciplinary programme for research and higher education on topics related to the Nile Basin, has had the overall aim to enhance and promote quality research on Nile-relat...
- Strengthen glacial research and modeling of glaciers to avoid floods and droughts
- B. P. Kaltenborn (ed); C. Nellemann (ed); I. I. Vistnes (ed) / Arendal Maps & Graphics Library, UNEP/GRID, 2010
- Climate change is causing significant mass loss of glaciers in high mountains worldwide. This report calls for accelerating research, monitoring and modeling of glaciers, snow and their role in water supplies. Although gl...
- Adaptation of water resource management to climate change in Africa
- J. Church (ed) / UK Parliament, 2011
- The continent of Africa is one of the most vulnerable regions to climate change, mostly through the medium of water. The continent has always had unpredictable rainfall and climate patterns which will be made worse by future climate c...
- African cities must restore ecosystems, reduce water consumption and recycle waste water
- C. Mafuta (ed); R.K. Formo (ed); C. Nellemann (ed) / Arendal Maps & Graphics Library, UNEP/GRID, 2011
- In light of its rapid urban growth, Africa is likely to experience some of the most severe impacts of climate change – particularly when it comes to water and food security, which places enormous pressure on growing urban p...
- A need for improved understanding of hill furrow irrigation systems in Kilimanjaro (Tanzania)
- M. Tagseth / Norwegian University of Science and Technology, 2011
- The main objective of this thesis is to contribute knowledge of water management and water use in hill furrow irrigation in Kilimanjaro region in Tanzania. The paper analyses the waters of the region, conceptualised as a waterscape co...
- Technology have an equity effect on water access
- E.L.K. Hazell / School of Development Studies, University of Kwazulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa, 2010
- Access to sufficient water to meet basic needs has been identified as a critical development issue and a human right. This study set out to investigate the dynamic relationship between gender, water and livelihoods in a traditional, r...
- Successful Vietnamese programme for rural water supply relied on policy dialogue and government leadership
- Australian Agency for International Development, 2011
- National Target Program 2 (NTP2) for rural water supply and sanitation is a part of the Vietnamese government’s national strategy to help poor and vulnerable households. This paper reviews the achievements of NTP2, presenting so...
- How can the international community help Pakistan to overcome its water crisis?
- M. Kugelman / Norwegian Peacebuilding Centre, 2010
- Pakistan faces a multidimensional water crisis that claims hundreds of thousands of lives every year. This paper examines the potentials for the international community to help Pakistan to overcome this crisis, and makes recommendatio...
- The negative long-term impact of industrial waste
- M.H. Rashid; U. Saika; K.M.S. Huda / Bangladesh Online Research Network, 2010
- There has been a remarkable and refreshing interest in the urban environment over the past few years. Advanced nations are economically developed and no doubt developing countries are more concerned about economic development. One of ...
- Adopting defluoridation technologies in Malawi
- B. Thole; W. Masamba; S.M. Sajidu; J.F. Mwatseteza / University of Malawi - The Polytechnic, 2007
- In Malawi Fluorosis is common in places such as Nkhotakota, Karonga, some parts of Nsanje, Chikwawa, Machinga, Mangochi Sajidu and Lilongwe Msonda.Malawi has not attempted to undertake drinking water defluoridation seriously in the fl...
- The negative long-term impact of industrial waste
- M.H. Rashid; U. Saika; K.M.S. Huda / Bangladesh Online Research Network, 2010
- There has been a remarkable and refreshing interest in the urban environment over the past few years. Advanced nations are economically developed and no doubt developing countries are more concerned about economic development. One of ...
- Adopting defluoridation technologies in Malawi
- B. Thole; W. Masamba; S.M. Sajidu; J.F. Mwatseteza / University of Malawi - The Polytechnic, 2007
- In Malawi Fluorosis is common in places such as Nkhotakota, Karonga, some parts of Nsanje, Chikwawa, Machinga, Mangochi Sajidu and Lilongwe Msonda.Malawi has not attempted to undertake drinking water defluoridation seriously in the fl...
- Investments and strategic challenges in large- and small-scale irrigation in Africa
- L. You; C. Ringler; G. Nelson / AgEcon Search, 2010
- Irrigation in Africa has the potential to boost agricultural productiviy by at least 50 percent, but at the moment, food production is almost entirely rainfed. This paper analyses large, dam-based and small-scale irrigation investment...
- Malawian irrigation techniques
- D.M.S. Kadyampakeni; H.R. Mloza-Banda; D.D. Singa / National Research Council of Malawi, 2007
- This study was carried out it the 2003 Malawian dry season to compare agronomic, technical, socio-economic and financial aspects of different irrigation technologies and water management techniques for two advanced bean lines. ...
- The implementation of water resource management in the Lake Chilwa catchment area, Malawi
- G.M.S. Chavula / University of Malawi - The Polytechnic, 2010
- The Lake Chilwa Basin is important for fishing,agricultural production, research and a source of water supply for the Municipality of Zomba, Southern Malawi. The local population depend on the flood plain of Lake Chilwa for rice ...
- Horizon scanning: development possibilities in Zambezi river basin
- L. Beck; T. Bernauer / International Peace Research Institute, Oslo, 2010
- This paper suggests that there are many development possibilities in Zambezi river basin (ZRB), considering the very low current level of consumptive water use there. The document finds that: current intern...
- Water politics and development cooperation
- Peter Mollinga / Springerlink, 2008
- The key challenge in the water sector is not a lack of water, knowledge, financial resources or technology. In general, it is the political sphere that determines if water problems are solved or not, if people get access to water or n...
- Can improved sanitation make children healthier?
- L Cameron / Young Lives, 2009
- Some 250,000 Ethiopian children die each year from poor sanitation, hygiene and water. Ethiopia has ambitious plans to ensure universal access to pit latrines in all rural areas by 2012. But will people use them? Will greater availabi...
- Better integrated management of water resources and regulation is needed to manage chronic water scarcity in this region
- K. Frenken (ed) / Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2009
- This FAO report aims to provide an accurate status of rural water resources management, with a special focus on irrigation, highlighting the major changes that have occurred in the last decade. In each country, the paper fea...
- Managing Africa’s water in a changing climate
- Arid Lands Information Network, 2009
- Nearly one-third of all water-related disasters occur in Africa. The second issue of Joto Afrika considers the relationship between climate change, the greater incidence of extreme weather events, such as drought and flooding, and the...
- HEWSweb
- Global humanitarian early warming information
- Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies in Environment and Development, Bangalore (CISED)
- Indian research organisation specialising in environment and development
- Indicus Analytics
- Indian economics research firm
- Centre for Environment and Development, India (CED)
- Indian research, consultancy and training organization focusing on the environment and development
- Comprehensive Assessment of Water Management in Agriculture, IWMI (CAWMA)
- Evaluating water management for best practices
- Southern Africa Humanitarian Information Network, Johannesburg (SAHIMS)
- Southern Africa humanitarian information network
- IUCN Environmental Law Programme, The World Conservation Union, Bonn (ELP)
- Legal tools for environmental conservation within sustainable development
- School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford
- The School of Geography and the Environment at the University of Oxford has recognised international leadership in research in physical and human geography and in the interdisciplinary field of environmental science. The School comprises the Department of Geography, the Environmental Change Institute (ECI) and the Transport Studies Unit (TSU). The School is part of the University's Division of Lif...
- Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI)
- Swedish policy think tank on international water management
- Institute of Water and Flood Management, Bangladesh (IWFM)
- Research, teaching and training organization focussing on water and flood management in Bangladesh
