Water Resources

Amazon project: fight over funds, sovereignty and forests

IT is two years since western governments, in a fit of enthusiasm for green issues, proposed a US $1.5 billion "pilot project" to find ways to protect the world's rainforests. Meeting in

Publication Date:

14/06/1992

Author(s): Fred Pearce

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Tropical Forests, Aid, World Bank, United States Of America (US), Brazil

India

Don't blame it, on, nature

THE misery caused by this year"s drought was unnecessary. Typical of India"s weather, rainfall in several parts dipped below the normal last year but these fluctuations were small. Yet we failed to

Publication Date:

14/06/1992

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

1

Issue:

19920615

pp:

0

Tags:

Land Resources, Water Resources, Drinking Water, Forest Resources, Drought, Drought Relief, India

Water Resources

Last stand at Manibeh

THERE is considerable speculation amongst the anti-Narmada activists as to how the recent clashes between the police and the villagers of Manibell will influence the attitude of the principal

Publication Date:

30/05/1992

Author(s): Anumita Roychowdhury

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Narmada Valley Project, Conflicts, World Bank, NGO

Environment

Natural resource links: a directory of government institutions dealing with natural resources

This directory provides the addresses and names of concerned officers in government departments dealing with India's natural resources.

Publication Date:

Dec 1991

Source: Centre for Science and Environment

Tags:

Environment, Water Resources, Atmosphere, Urban Development, Energy, Wildlife, Genetic Resources, Rural Development, Geology, Government Of India (GOI), Agriculture

Water Resources

Some problems associated with tube well programmes in Sri Lanka

The groundwater circulation is limited in Sri Lanka because nine tenth area of the island is underlain by metamorphic hard rocks which are generally very impermeable. Therefore to satisfy the water demand some other possibilities of water resources should be explored before starting a groundwater investigation programme for a given area.

Publication Date:

01/01/1989

Author(s): U. de S. Jayawardena

Source: Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment

Vol:

40

Issue:

7

pp:

97

Tags:

Tubewells, Sri Lanka, Groundwater, Rainfall, Water Resources

Water Resources

Vertical recharge to a confined limestone in northwest Sri Lanka

The water resources of a Miocene limestone aquifer in northwest Sri Lanka were investigated. The limestone aquifer receives recharge although it is buried beneath a thick sequence of Quaternary deposits of low permeability which cover the whole basin. Hydrochemical and pumping-test data show that this recharge occurs as leakage through the semi-permeable cover.

Publication Date:

01/06/1983

Author(s): A.R. Lawrence, H.A. Dharmagunawardena

Source: Journal of Hydrology

Vol:

63

Issue:

3

pp:

287

Tags:

Limestone, Sri Lanka, Groundwater Recharge, Reservoirs, Geology, Water Resources

Environment

The state of India's environment: the first citizen's report

This report analyses the little understood relationship between development and environment, the impact of environmental degradation on individual, social groups, tribals and nomads. In many ways, this voluntary report on the state of the environment in India is a unique document. It is the product of an enormous participatory effort. A range of voluntary agencies and individuals interested in environmental issues have contributed their best efforts towards making this report.

Publication Date:

Dec 1981

Author(s): Anil Agarwal, Ravi Chopra, Kalpana Sharma

Source: Centre for Science and Environment

Tags:

Environment, Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Forests, Land Resources, Water Resources, Dams, Tropical Forests, Atmosphere, Health, Habitat, Fisherfolk, Energy, Wildlife, India, Water Pollution

Water Resources

Treaty to resolve pending boundary differences and maintain the Rio Grande and Colorado river as the international boundary between the United States of America and Mexico

Treaty to resolve pending boundary differences and maintain the Rio Grande and Colorado river as the international boundary between the United States of America and Mexico.

Publication Date:

23/11/1970

Source: President of the United States of America

Tags:

Water Disputes, River Basin, Colorado, Mexico, United States Of America (US)

Water Supply

Water's Promise

Water today is undervalued, misused and misallocated. Too many of us take it for granted - we turn on the tap and it flows. But did you know only 4% of Earth’s water is freshwater and only 0.5% of that is safe for human consumption? As shocks of drought and deluge unleash their devastation, water has forced itself to center stage. It demands that we change fundamentally; it asks that we value it profoundly.

Tags:

Water Resources, Water Supply, Drinking Water, Global, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), India, Africa, Drinking Water Scarcity

Drought

BCCI's Sewage Water Excuse to Save IPL : The Newshour Debate (12th April 2016)

On THE NEWSHOUR, TIMES NOW Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami, with panelists -- Aryama Sundaram, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court; Sunita Narain, Director, Centre for Science and Environment; Prof H M Desarda, Petitioner; Vimlendu Jha, Environmentalist & Founder, Swecha; Mini Mathur, Actor; Shailendra Singh, Joint MD, Percept; Neetu Bhatia, CEO, KyaZoonga (Entertainment & Sports Ticketing Company); Dr Bimal Soni, Deputy President, Rajasthan Cricket Association; Himanshu Chaturvedi, Founder, Lokdeeksha Sports Law Initiative; and C Rajashekharan, Advocate, Madras High Court -- discuss BCCI'

Tags:

Drought, Water Resources, Games, Drinking Water, Water Supply, Sunita Narain, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE)