Water Resources

Global threats to human water security and river biodiversity

Protecting the world

Publication Date: 
29/09/2010
C. J. Vrsmarty, P. B. McIntyre, M. O. Gessner & et al
Nature
468
7321
555
Tags:
Rivers, Riverine Ecology, Freshwater Ecosystems, Biodiversity, Global, Water Demand, Water Distribution, India, Population, Water Pollution, Developing Countries, Water Resources, Poverty
Climate Change

Cold blamed for Bolivias mass fish deaths

With high Andean peaks and a humid tropical forest, Bolivia is a country of ecological extremes. But the unusually low winter temperatures experienced by the country's tropical region in July and August hit freshwater species hard, killing an estimated 6 million fish and thousands of alligators, turtles and river dolphins.

Publication Date: 
02/09/2010
Anna Petherick
Nature
467
7311
17
Tags:
Fisheries, Bolivia, Extreme Weather Events, Climate Change, Freshwater Ecosystems, Climate Impacts, Rivers
Water Resources

The greening of water law: managing freshwater resources for people and the environment

Governments and law-makers need to integrate environmental concerns into water-use legislation to avert an impending global water crisis, according to this new UNEP report launched at World Water Week in Stockholm. 

Publication Date: 
01/08/2010
UNEP
Tags:
Water Resources, Environment, Water Policy, Freshwater Ecosystems, Global, India, Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Water Pollution, Groundwater, Water Supply, Water Management
Water Pollution

Powai lake to get 10,000 more chilwa by August

Mumbai Come August, the Powai lake will get another batch of nearly 10,000 chilwa fish, that had disappeared from the lake about a decade ago. The Maharashtra State Angling Association (MSAA), a local caretaking body of the ecology of Powai, introduced nearly 500 fingerlings of the fish into the lake recently.

Publication Date: 
29/06/2010
Indian Express (Mumbai)
Tags:
Water Pollution, Lake Pollution, Freshwater Ecosystems, Lakes, Powai, Fish, Fisheries, Maharashtra, Mumbai, Indian Express (Mumbai)
Climate Change

Climate change vulnerability of mountain ecosystems in the Eastern Himalayas

The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) undertook a series of research activities together with partners in the Eastern Himalayas from 2007 to 2008 to provide a preliminary assessment of the impacts and vulnerability of this region to climate change.

Publication Date: 
01/06/2010
& et al, Nakul Chettri, Eklabya Sharma, Karma Tse-ring
ICIMOD
Tags:
Freshwater Ecosystems, Wetlands, Ecosystem Services, Mountain Ecosystems, Eastern Himalaya, Climate Change, Climate Impacts, Natural Disasters, Biodiversity, Bhutan, China, Myanmar, Nepal, India, Kathmandu, ICIMOD, & et al, Nakul Chettri, Eklabya Sharma, Karma Tse-ring
Climate Change

Flowing forward: freshwater ecosystem adaptation to climate change in water resources management and biodiversity conservation

The impacts of climate change are most visible in the dramatic changes occurring to the planet

Publication Date: 
31/05/2010
& et al, John H. Matthews, Tom Le Quesne, Constantin Von der Heyden
WWF International
Tags:
Climate Change, Climate Impacts, Freshwater Ecosystems, Ecosystem Services, Water Management, Biodiversity Conservation, India, Global, Water Resources, Climate Adaptation
Water Resources

Kolleru lake revisited: the post Operation Kolleru scenario

Kolleru, the largest freshwater lake along the east coast of India in Andhra Pradesh (AP) had been encroached, mainly for aquaculture, to such an extent that most of the lake area was highly compartmentalized by 3

Publication Date: 
25/05/2010
K. Nageswara Rao, K. Ch. V. Naga Kumar, P. Subraelu & et al
Current Science
98
10
1289
Tags:
Freshwater Ecosystems, Wetlands, Agriculture, Rice, Water Resources, Lakes, Kolleru SA, Aquaculture, Birds, Migratory Species, Remote Sensing, Supreme Court, Andhra Pradesh, Current Science, K. Nageswara Rao, K. Ch. V. Naga Kumar, P. Subraelu & et al
Biodiversity

Biodiversity scenarios: projections of 21st century change in biodiversity and associated ecosystem services

This synthesis focuses on estimates of biodiversity change as projected for the 21st century by models or extrapolations based on experiments and observed trends. The term

Publication Date: 
01/05/2010
& et al, Paul Leadley, Henrique Miguel Pereira, Rob Alkemade
Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity
Tags:
Convention On Biological Diversity (CBD), Freshwater Ecosystems, Marine Ecosystems, Ecosystem Services, Corals, Marine Fisheries, Biodiversity, Invasive Alien Species, India, Global, Canada, & et al, Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, Henrique Miguel Pereira, Rob Alkemade
Water Resources

Excessive water abstraction threatens UK rivers

River ecosystems in England and Wales are being increasingly threatened with over-abstraction by water companies, according to a study by WWF.

Publication Date: 
29/04/2010
Ecologist
0
0
0
Tags:
Freshwater Ecosystems, Water Resources, Rivers, Water Management, United Kingdom (UK)
Water Resources

Water shortages biggest barrier to increasing food production

Arguments over which type of farming will best meet growing food demands are ignoring the most critical factor - water availability - say analysts from the International Water Management Institute (IWMI).

Publication Date: 
28/04/2010
Ecologist
0
0
0
Tags:
Freshwater Ecosystems, Agriculture, Food Prices, Water Resources, Water Management, Irrigation, Monsoons, Population, Brazil, India, South Asia, Rainfall

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