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Agricultural water resource management

The Government’s Big Society programme aims to take power away from politicians, central government and government agencies and transfer it to community level. For water allocation and abstraction management, this will be in the context of increasing demand and decreasing summer resources due to population growth and climate change. At Water & Environment 2011: CIWEM’s Annual ...

Jan. 24, 2011

AWWA releases updated edition of M11 Steel Pipe

The fifth edition of the American Water Works Association’s ...

Jul. 25, 2017

By American Water Works Association (AWWA)

Eco Expo Asia 2016 closed with record-breaking exhibitor and visitor numbers

Eco Expo Asia 2016 closed amid great acclaim with record-breaking exhibitor and visitor numbers. Held from 26 – 29 October, the Expo was jointly organised by Messe Frankfurt (HK) Ltd and the Hong Kong Trade Development Council, and co-organised by the Environment Bureau of the Government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. The ...

Dec. 15, 2016

By Messe Frankfurt (HK) Ltd

Port Gamble sewage plant to protect shellfish, recharge groundwater

The historic town of Port Gamble is about to get a new-fangled sewage-treatment plant, one that will allow highly treated effluent to recharge the groundwater in North Kitsap. The old treatment plant discharges its effluent into Hood Canal, causing the closure of about 90 acres of shellfish beds. After the new plant is in operation, those shellfish beds are likely to be reopened, officials ...

Jun. 29, 2017

By Ovivo (Formerly Eimco Water Technologies)

Water resources management support partnership

The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and US Geological Survey (USGS), have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to form an innovative partnership of federal agencies to address America's growing water resources challenges. Water resources decision makers nationwide require new and more integrated information and services ...

May 12, 2011

Integrated water resources management focus on agriculture

Already today more than two billion people in over fourty countries are affected by water scarcity. Therefore, integrated water resource management (IWRM) is the essential instrument to optimise water usage, taking the requirements of the society and the economy into account. The IWRM Karlsruhe will be held for the first time from the 24th until the 25th of November 2010 in the Karlsruhe ...

Jun. 2, 2010

Climate change strategy to help manage water resources

To assist in responding to potential effects of climate change, a new strategy focuses on 40 specific actions for the national water program to take to respond to climate change. EPA's 'National Water Program Strategy: Response to Climate Change' describes steps for managers to adapt their clean water, drinking water, and ocean protection programs. 'Water is key to clean energy and climate ...

Oct. 3, 2008

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

China conserves water resources

The Ministry of Water Resources of the People"s Republic of China recently announced a project that uses ERDAS IMAGINE to facilitate conserving and protecting China"s water resources. The solution is being used to identify the areas where the water is being adversely affected by soil erosion. Beijing Digital LandView Company Limited, the authorised ERDAS distributor in China, assisted the ...

Jun. 23, 2010

Natural resource management critical to peacebuilding

Intrastate conflicts are likely to drag on and escalate without a greater focus on environment and natural resources in the peacebuilding process, according to a new report launched today by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). In addition, conflicts with a link to natural resources are twice as likely to relapse within the first five years, as shown by data collected by Uppsala ...

Mar. 2, 2009

By United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

Ahead of World Water Day, UN Calls for Better Management of Water Resources

The planet is facing a 40 per cent shortfall in water supply by 2030, unless we dramatically improve the management of this precious resource. This is the unavoidable conclusion reached in the 2015 United Nations World Water Development Report, "Water for a Sustainable World" launched today in time for World Water Day which will be celebrated on 22 March 2015. The report, published by the World ...

Mar. 20, 2015

By United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

Water and agriculture in Canada: towards sustainable management of water resources

Canadian agriculture is faced with great opportunities, but also challenged by water-related risks and uncertainties. An expert panel convened by the Council of Canadian Academies has found that water and land resources in Canada can be more sustainably managed by developing forward-thinking policies and effective land and water management strategies, adopting effective governance mechanisms, and ...

Feb. 26, 2013

By GLOBE Foundation

Tri-Tech Holding Wins Multiple Contracts in Water and Water Resources Management

Tri-Tech Holding Inc. (Nasdaq: TRIT), which provides turn-key water resources management, water and wastewater treatment, industrial safety and pollution control solutions, announced today that it has secured several contracts for wastewater treatment, high-rising building ...

Dec. 11, 2012

By Tri-Tech Holding Inc.

City of Olympia Selects Itron Water AMI Solution to Manage Water Resources

Itron, Inc. (NASDAQ: ITRI) announced today that the City of Olympia has selected Itron’s advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) solution to increase operational efficiency and more effectively manage its water resources. The solution will also enable the City to improve customer service and encourage water conservation. Delivering high-quality drinking water to nearly 59,000 people, the ...

May 7, 2013

By Itron Inc

Putting water resources and communities on the map

A season of presentations and panel discussions will be taking place from December to recognise the importance of integrated water resource management at field and policy level. The Appropriate Development Panel (ADP) for the Institute of Civil Engineers (ICE), in collaboration with Oxfam and WaterAid, are hosting the events to highlight current and future risk to regional and local water ...

Dec. 4, 2009

By WaterAid

India: water resource equipment market

The total Indian water market is estimated to be over $1 billion. The government sector contributes a little more than 50 percent, with the rest of the business coming from the private industrial sector. The overall water market is growing at 10-12 percent annually, with even higher growth rates in the industrial and drinking water segments. Currently, 75 percent of the rural population and 85 ...

Feb. 12, 2008

By GLOBE Foundation

LimnoTech Summer Newsletter: Climate Change and Water Resource Management (August 2014)

LimnoTech latest newsletter is out! The theme of the newsletter is the challenges to water resource professionals caused by climate change. Articles include a discussion by Dr. John Lenters about the Midwest’s past brutal winter and how it may not refute global ...

Aug. 1, 2014

By LimnoTech Inc.

ADB grant extended to improve water resource management in Bangladesh

A new grant extended to Bangladesh will continue efforts to improve development of the nation's small-scale water resources, which offer essential support to agricultural and fish production in one of the world's poorest countries. The Japan Special Fund is providing a $600,000 grant to design the Participatory Small-Scale Water Resources Project. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will manage the ...

Jan. 22, 2008

By Asian Development Bank

AUS$6m to help manage Murray-Darling basin water resources

The Rudd Government is providing AUS$6 million to the eWater Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) for a new hydrologicalmodelling toolto help manage the surface water and groundwater of the Murray-Darling Basin. The project will accelerate development of and trial a new computer model, known as RiverManager, to help make water allocation and use over coming decades more sustainable.Minister for ...

Oct. 10, 2008

By Australian Government

Water Resources Management from Rio+20 to post MDGs

Event type: Side Event Date: 2012-08-26 Time: 17:45 - 18:45 Convenor: UNEP-DHI Centre for Water and Environment (UNEP-DHI) Co-convenor: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), UN-Water, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Global Water Partnership (GWP) and Stockholm International Water Institute ...

Aug. 22, 2012

By Stockholm International Water Institute

New hydrological station to help manage Afghan water resources

The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has helped open a new hydrological station at a dam near the Afghan capital, Kabul, as part of its joint efforts with the country’s authorities to better manage water resources in Afghanistan. The station, at Qargha Dam, is one of a network of 174 hydrological stations and 60 snow gauges and meteorological stations being erected around ...

Mar. 27, 2008

By United Nations

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