Water Resources

SOUTH AFRICA

A White Paper for Sustainable Coastal Development was released by Valli Moosa, the environment minister of South Africa recently. The document emphasises the importance of considering all aspects of

Publication Date:

14/07/2000

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Coastal Development, Environment Training, Public Participation, Africa, Sustainable Development

Water Resources

Forgetting science

Water harvesting structures do not reduce the quantity of water flowing into the lower dams, they only streamline the flow over the year

Publication Date:

14/07/2000

Author(s): Anil Agarwal

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

9

Issue:

20000715

pp:

4

Tags:

Water Resources, Gujarat

Water Resources

Forgetting science

Publication Date:

14/07/2000

Author(s): Anil Agarwal

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

9

Issue:

20000715

pp:

0

Tags:

Environment Politics, Water Resources, Water Harvesting, Dams, Watershed Development, Rural Habitat, Gujarat, Hydrology

Water Resources

Global water resources: Vulnerability from climate change and population growth

The future adequacy of freshwater resources is difficult to assess, owing to a complex and rapidly changing geography of water supply and use. Numerical experiments combining climate model outputs, water budgets, and socioeconomic information along digitized river networks demonstrate that (i) a large proportion of the world's population is currently experiencing water stress and (ii) rising water demands greatly outweigh greenhouse warming in defining the state of global water systems to 2025.

Publication Date:

14/07/2000

Author(s): Charles J. Vörösmarty, Pamela Green, Joseph Salisbury & et al

Source: Science

Vol:

289

Issue:

5477

pp:

284-288

Tags:

Groundwater, Climate Change, Population Trends, Water Demand, Rivers, Water Pollution, Developing Countries, Waterborne diseases, Water Supply

Water Resources

A water harvesting manual for urban areas: case studies from Delhi

This manual is built out of CSE's experience in providing technical advice to implement rainwater harvesting in the urban context.

Publication Date:

Jul 2000

Source: Centre for Science and Environment

Tags:

Water Resources, Groundwater, Water Conservation, Urban Water Harvesting, Water Demand, Urban Water Supply, Delhi

Water Resources

Down with the dump

Residents of a Rajasthan village are up in arms over secret plans to store nuclear waste nearby

Publication Date:

29/06/2000

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Health Effects, Landfill, Radiation, Nuclear Wastes, Public Participation, Nuclear Weapons, Rajasthan

Water Resources

New Caribbean agenda

nine nations have ratified a historic agreement to protect the Caribbean Sea flora and fauna under the Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife (spaw) Protocol. The protocol is now legally

Publication Date:

29/06/2000

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Caribbean Sea

Water Resources

SOUTH AFRICA

The govern

Publication Date:

29/06/2000

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Rivers, Riverine Ecology, Nuclear Wastes, Africa

Water Resources

KENYA

The slump in rainfall, as experienced in most parts of South Africa, will result in a severe spell of prolonged drought, according to a warning issued by the Kenya Meteorological Department (

Publication Date:

14/06/2000

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Water Conservation, Drought, Kenya, Rainfall

Water Resources