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Trends in Water Resource Management
Today, we already have a massive problem with nutrient pollution in the world’s water resources. Research suggests that the amount of nitrogen and phosphorus flowing into the world’s rivers, lakes, and oceans will significantly increase by 2050. This is happening at a time when our population is growing at an alarming rate. Sign up now Nutrient pollution is a major source of concern ...
By LG Sonic
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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 (SIWI) Room: K16/17 Event Description At Rio+20 UN-Water and UNEP successfully launched ...
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Hatfield provides a Senior Water Governance Expert for Asian Development Bank’s Water Resource Management Project in Cambodia
Hatfield has been awarded a contract from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to provide aSenior Water & Environment Governance Advisorfor ADB’s Water Resource Management Sector Development Program (SDP) in Cambodia. The project is designed to support the Cambodian government’s National Strategic Development Plan (2006-2010) by helping to reduce poverty in selected rural areas ...
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IWMI to expand groundbreaking Africa earth observation project
The International Water Management Institute’s (IWMI) Digital Innovations for a Water Secure Africa (DIWASA) project is set to enter its second phase with a grant from The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust. While Africa has significant but underutilized water resources, the lack of water infrastructure and good water governance, combined with poor water resources ...
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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 warming; Laura Weintraub’s piece on how power-generating facilities are influenced by reduced water availability and ...
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Every drop matters initiative hosted by SIWI
WGF welcomes the regional partnership initiative Every Drop Matters by The Coca-Cola Company and UNDP in Eurasia, CIS and the Middle East. The global programme manager position for EDM is hosted by SIWI. EDM aims at increasing access to safe drinking water, facilitating the use of environmentally sound industrial technologies, and promote responsible water resource management by outreach and ...
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Water integrity training manual now available in French
This recently launched training manual provide substance on issues such as how water integrity relates to water governance and integrated water resources management, how corruption plays out in the water sector, and what drives it and what can be done about it. It has been developed in partnership with Water integrity Network (WIN), Cap-Net and WaterNet and is free to download and use. Find more ...
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Criticality of Science to Water Resources Management
Policy Statement Fully-informed water management decisions are vital to communities across the United States who are dealing with flood, drought, water supply, and water contamination issues every day. Scientific data and studies provide the bedrock foundation of these decisions. It is essential that water managers, planners, researchers, and decision-makers at all levels use evidence-based ...
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ADB helping China prepare framework for water resources management
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is helping the People’s Republic of China (PRC) prepare a framework for managing the allocation of water resources to meet the needs of a growing population and a rapidly expanding economy. ADB will provide a $500,000 grant for the project from its technical assistance program. The Multi-Donor Trust Fund of the Water Financing Partnership Facility managed by ADB ...
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WGF launches new publication series with its first report `Human rights-based approaches and managing water resources`
Many governments as well as multilateral organisations are increasingly emphasising human rights-based approaches as critical to mainstream in countries’ development policies and donor strategies. Among many water professionals and decision- makers there is generally little understanding of human rights-based approaches (HRBA) and how to apply them. There have been ample debates and ...
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ribeka is attending the IWRM Karlsruhe 2010
RIBEKA is attending the 2010 IWRM (Integrated Water Resources Management) in Karlsruhe Germany. We will be presenting our new ground water monitoring system GW-Base 8.0 as well as the updated version of our web application GW-Web. The exhibition takes place at the Karlsruhe Convention Center on 24. - 25. November 2010. You will find us at the foyer, ground floor, stand 103. We look forward to ...
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Singapore confirms national pavilion at the show
Last year’s event attracted 200 exhibitors from 18 countries and regions and included a national pavilion from Israel which hosted 12 exhibitors who showcased advanced technologies and experiences related to water resource management, water conservation, irrigation, wastewater treatment and seawater desalination. For the 2009 exhibition, Singapore will be joining the line-up of national ...
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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 ...
By WaterAid
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LG Sound presents innovative products during the WISA conference & exhibition
At this moment, LG Sound is attending the Biennial WISA Conference & Exhibition on water innovation in Mbombela, South Africa. The aim of the WISA (Water Institute of Southern Africa) is to provide a forum for the exchange of information to improve the water resource management in Southern Africa. During the conference we give two seminars about our latest innovations. Do you want to know how ...
By LG Sonic
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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 ...
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Intelligent software to manage biological water quality data
Thanks to the complete integration of KiECO in the water resource management system WISKI and the water quality module, users can track and evaluate biological, chemical-physical and hydrological data in a single system. Holistic analyses now possible In this way KISTERS ensures holistic analyses and the identification of relevant interdependencies between the various types of data. The ...
By KISTERS
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Corporate Water Stewardship 101 - Recorded webinar available!
On Wednesday, February 3rd, Antea Group Senior Consultant Nick Martin facilitated a webinar on "Water Stewardship 101" in partnership with CDP. The presentation provides a practical overview of the basics of water stewardship, why it matters, and a look at some of the tools and strategies successful organizations are implementing. Nick has extensive experience supporting both private and public ...
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Matt Ables named VP of Operations
Stan Malinky, chief operating officer of Kisters North America, has announced the promotion of hydrologist Matt Ables to the position of Vice President of Operations. The Citrus Heights-based company is the North American subsidiary of KISTERS AG in Germany, which has been designing and delivering data management software for more than three decades, focusing on water resources management, ...
By KISTERS
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Integrating water with climate change adaptation plans
This policy brief, published by the UK Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology, argues that water resource management should not be overlooked in plans for climate change adaptation in Africa. Africa is vulnerable to climate change impacts which are, in large part, connected by water. Rainfall is uneven and unpredictable across different parts of the continent and varies dramatically by ...
By SciDev.Net
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Training manual on water integrity
The training manual is developed to assist capacity builders in developing training and educational programmes on water integrity and how it can be promoted and worked with in more practical ways. The overall goal is to develop institutional capacities and prepare for change through increased knowledge and action on integrity, accountability and anti-corruption in any country or region. The ...
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