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2006
November 30, 2006
KU to Exchange Knowledge of Groundwater Issues with Experts from Asia
[PDF 19 KB]
The International Water Management Institute is sponsoring the program, which is designed to expose the Asian participants to groundwater issues and management challenges in the United States and to expose the Kansas participants to Asian water management issues.
Kansas City infoZineNovember 29, 2006
IWMI in IDRC Brochure - Ecosystem Approaches to Human Health [PDF 67 KB]
IWMI's project on small dams and health in Morocco is mentioned in IDRC's ecohealth brochure
www.idrc.orgNovember 26, 2006
Where on earth are you? [PDF 40 KB]
Sunday Times.lk - Colombo,Sri Lanka
... the Public Health Department of the Colombo Municipal Council, Dr P. Thenkabell, an American National who joined International Water Management Institute HQ SL ...
SundayTimes.lk- Promoting micro-irrigation technologies that reduce poverty
English HTML PDF (231kb)
- Planning and Managing Water Resources at the River-Basin Level: Emergence and Evolution of a Concept
English PDF (320kb)
- Intensifying Agricultural Sustainability: An Analysis of Impacts and Drivers in the Development of 'Bright Spots'
English PDF (1.2MB)
- Water governance in the Mekong region: the need for more informed policy-making
English PDF (264kb)
- Groundwater Research and Management
Integrating Science into Management Decisions
Download PDF(2.8 MB)
- Water Policy Briefing 21
Working Wetlands: a new approach to balancing agricultural development with environmental protection
Download PDF(357 KB)
- Water Figures Africa , October 2006 Issue 1
Download PDF(360 KB)
- International Forum on Water and Food
Vientiane, Lao PDR from November 12 – 17, 2006
The Challenge Program on Water and Food (CPWF) announces the International Forum on Water and Food, to be held in Vientiane, Lao PDR from November 12 – 17, 2006, hosted by the Mekong River Commission (MRC). Potential participants should note that this event is a Forum and is designed as a medium for discussion and debate, rather than the presentation of papers.
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- October 31, 2006
Water, water
The International Water Management Institute said that water would be the single most important constraint to increased food production...
opinion.inq7.netOctober 27, 2006
Co-composting of Acid Waste Bentonites and their Effects on Soil
Journal of Environmental Quality- Water Figures - Issue 3
Turning Research Into Development
Download PDF(626 KB)- Research Report 102
Informal Irrigation in UrbanWest Africa: An Overview
Download PDF(670 KB)
- Research Report 105
An Irrigated Area Map of the World (1999)
Derived from Remote Sensing
Download PDF(1.6 MB)- 10th International River symposium & International Conference on Environmental Flows
3 - 6 September, 2007
Read More... [PDF 133 KB]
Update! [PDF 211 KB]
Visit the Site
Environmental Flows Newsletter
- IWMI Annual Report 2005-2006
This years Annual Report is primarily produced as an online version which will be updated when changes occur. This allows the design to be re-used for subsequent annual reports.
Download PDF versions
- Sep 12, 2006
SWS annual meeting, 2006, in Cairns, Australia
www.ramsar.org
- Sep 06, 2006
KISSS of life for growers
hawkesbury.yourguide.com.au
- Vacancy : PhD scholarship in Water Resources
- A Symposium And Workshop To Commemorate The Work Of Dr. Felix Prashantha Amerasinghe (1948-2005)
The full day Symposium to be held on the 28th will consist of separate sessions on
- Biodiversity and conservation
- Influence of Water and Environment on Malaria
- The emergence of Dengue in Sri Lanka
Speakers will review research on these topics relevant to Sri Lanka and discuss directions for future research.
The goal of the half day Workshop to be held on the 29th is research and career advancement of junior scientists working in Sri Lanka. The workshop will consist of interactive, small group sessions between the participants and senior researchers. Click here to read more and register
- International Workshop on Global Irrigated Area mapping
Sep. 25-27, 2006 Colombo Sri Lanka
Launch of the first satellite sensor based global irrigated area map (GIAM) for the end of the last millennium.
www.iwmidsp.org/iwmi/giam-workshop
Workshop Brochure [PDF 613KB]
- Working Paper 112
Indigenous and Institutional Profile: Limpopo River Basin
Download PDF(774 KB)
- Environmental Flows Newsletter
Issue 3.1 (September 2006)
Developing a Global Environmental Flows Network
Download PDF(217 Kb)
- Research Report 105
An Irrigated Area Map of the World (1999)
Derived from Remote Sensing
Download PDF(1.6 MB)
- Guardian Weekly Water Supplement offer
, a publication combining news and analysis from the Guardian with selected features from the Observer, The Washington Post and Le Monde, is featuring a special Water supplement in its edition of September 28. The Guardian Weekly has a readership of 200,000 people internationally.
To obtain a free copy of this edition, simply email your address details to gwsubs@guardian.co.uk with the promotional code WSYM003 in your subject line. (valid until October 1)
www.guardian.co.uk/guardianweekly/
- Mobilizing Science and Technology for Sustainable Development of Water and Land Resources by Dr. Frank Rijsberman
View the video presentation
- State of the Planet 2006: Is Sustainable Development Feasible?
"We're not on a course of sustainable development. We're not even close."
Jeffrey D. Sachs,
The Earth Institute at Columbia University
View the eBriefing
- Aug 31, 2006
China Faces Growing Water Shortage
worldpoliticswatch.com
- Aug 27, 2006
Going Against The Flow
- Aug 27, 2006
Scientists Call for Radical Action to Ease Water Scarcity
nation.ittefaq.com
- Aug 27, 2006
Watch ‘water label’ before you eat !
greenbiz.com
- Research Report 100
The Reliability Improvement in Irrigation Services : Application of rotational water distribution to tertiary canals in Central Asia
Download PDF(800 Kb)
- Research Report 97
Strategies to Mitigate Secondary Salinization in the Indus Basin of Pakistan : A Selective Review
Download PDF(500Kb)
- Aug 22, 2006
Water, Water Everywhere [PDF 139Kb]
huffingtonpost.com
- Aug 22, 2006
To increase production from every drop is the key solution for water scarcity [PDF 142Kb]
english.people.com.cn
- Aug 22, 2006
Biofuels adding to water shortages [PDF 208Kb]
motortorque.com
- Aug 22, 2006
World must improve water use to feed itself, say scientists
[PDF 151Kb]
edie.net
Download PDF(1MB)
Factors Affecting the Formation of FWUCs in Institution Building for PIMD in Cambodia: Two Case StudiesDownload PDF(484 Kb)
Smallholder System Innovations in Integrated Watershed Management (SSI) -Strategies of Water for Food and Environmental Security in Drought-Prone Tropical and Subtropical Agro-Ecosystems
Download PDF(685 Kb)
- 57th International Executive Council Meeting
28 - 29 August 2006
The International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage(ICID) is going to host its 57th International Executive Council (IEC) along with numerous workshops during 10-15 September 2006 at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The details of the event can be accessed at Conference Web site at www.icid2006.org. IWMI is a special invitee as a collaborative partner for several of the workbody meetings.
- Aug 22, 2006
'Water labels' on food could ease shortages-expert [PDF 145Kb]
alertnet.orgAug 22, 2006
Experts call for radical re-think in global water management [PDF 145Kb]
antara.co.idAug 22, 2006
Asia's Coming Water Wars [PDF 142Kb]
pinr.comAug 21, 2006
Food, biofuels could worsen water shortages [PDF 28Kb]
Reuters.comAug 21, 2006
Fixing leaks can avert world water woes: expert [PDF 145Kb]
today.reuters.co.uk/newsAug 21, 2006
Scientists Call for Water Conservation [PDF 132Kb]
abcnews.go.comAug 21, 2006
Water scarcity affects one in three [PDF 89Kb]
ft.comAug 21, 2006
Map details global water stress. The alarming extent of water scarcity across the world is detailed in a map compiled by a leading environmental think tank. [PDF 122Kb]
News.BBC.co.ukAug 21, 2006
Scientists with Landmark Study Tracking 50 Years of Water Management Practices Call for Radical Action to Ease Water Scarcity [PDF 56Kb]Aug 21, 2006
A Third of the World Population Faces Water Scarcity Today
[PDF 42Kb]Aug 17, 2006
Exhibition of technology for management of saline soil to be
held in Gulistan [PDF 56Kb]
UzReport.comAug 17, 2006
Cost of water shortage: civil unrest, mass migration and economic collapse [PDF 40Kb]
guardian.co.ukAug 16, 2006
Experts say water crisis deepening across the globe
Hamish Robertson interviews Dr. Frank Rijsberman on Water Scarcity.
http://www.abc.net.au/
[download Mp3 1.1MB]Aug 16, 2006
World water demand 'will double'
theaustralian.news.com.auAug 16, 2006
Billions face water shortages: agency
today.reuters.comAug 16 2006
Water for Irrigated Agriculture & the Environment
Australia - Crawford Fund media release [PDF 58Kb]
Download PDF(1.01 MB)- Post Doctoral Fellow
Read more...- Water Management Specialist
[Download English Pdf 38 Kb]
[Download French Pdf 39 Kb]- Post-doctoral Research Fellow
(Rice Policy and Development Project)
[Download English Pdf 100 Kb]
[Download French Pdf 100 Kb]- June 02, 2006
U.S. Strategy Addresses Water Issues in Developing Countries- International Workshop on Global Irrigated Area Mapping (GIAM)
Read More- Water Policy Briefing - Issue 19 [Added on 31/05/2006]
Choosing Appropriate Responses to Groundwater Depletion
Download PDF(427 KB)- May 10, 2006
Sri Lanka Water Supply Still Suffers Effects of 2004 Tsunami
USINFO.STATE.GOV
- May 9, 2006
Sri Lanka's water still plagued by tsunami
Nature.com
- IWMI scores 477th place within the top 500 of the Webometrics Ranking of World Academic Institutions
Read More
Download PDF (94 KB)
- Working Paper 106 [Added on 17/05/2006]
Assessing Water Availability under Pastoral Livestock Systems in Drought-prone Isiolo District, Kenya
Download PDF(925 KB)
- Working Paper 110 [Added on 16/05/2006]
A Review of Climate Change Scenarios and Preliminary Rainfall Trend Analysis in the Oum Er Rbia Basin, Morocco
Download PDF(320 KB)
- FAO Water Report 30 - Stakeholder-oriented valuation to support water resources management processes
Confronting concepts with local practice
Download PDF (1.6MB)
- Working Paper 108 [Added on 08/05/2006]
"Institutional Adaptation" for Integrated Water Resources Management: An Effective Strategy for Managing Asian River Basins
Download PDF(345 KB)
- Working Paper 107 [Added on 06/02/2006]
"Institutional Adaptation" for Integrated Water Resources Management: An EffectiveStrategy for Managing Asian River Basins
Download PDF(322 KB)
- Scientist—Water-livestock Research
Read more
[Download Pdf 73.7 Kb]
- Researcher—Social and Institutional Scientist
[Download Pdf 133 Kb]
- Working Paper 105 [Added on 05/04/2006]
Overview of Water and Soil Nutrient Management under Smallholder Rain-fed Agriculture in East Africa
Download PDF(850 KB)
- Water Figures, March 2006 Issue 1 (PDF 804 KB)
- Water Policy Briefing - Issue 18 [Added on 15/03/2006]
Taking a multiple-use approach to meeting the water needs of poor communities brings multiple benefits
Download PDF (427kb)
- Beyond More Crop Per Drop
A document and web site have been produced for the 4th World Water Forum to provide ‘KEY MESSAGES’ which reflect valuable information, insight and opportunity for action within the framework of the water-food-environment nexus.
Visit the site
Download PDF [1.86MB]
- 30th March 2006
Source: Ramsar.org
The Ramsar Convention posted the WWF4 document "Beyond more crop per drop: water management for food and the environment" on their web site.
Download PDF [266KB]
- 23rd March 2006
Source: SciDev.Net
Improve water efficiency in farming, urges report
Download PDF [62KB]
- 22nd March 2006
Source: earthsky.com
Interview: Frank Rijsberman talks about simple technologies and the water needs of farmers.
Download PDF [64KB]
- 22nd March 2006
Source: Island, Divaina, Virakesari newspapers
Download English PDF [108KB]
- New book by IWMI and partners published by CABI Irrigation and Drainage Performance Assessment
Buy this book from the CABI site
Download PDF from IWMI web site
- Performance Evaluation and Impact Assessment of the ASIALAND Network
Read more...
Download Report
- Water Policy Briefing - Issue 17 [Added on 15/03/2006]
Recycling Realities: Managing health risks to make wastewater an asset
Download PDF (319kb)
- Environment Flows
Planning for Environmental Water Allocation
Download Briefing [PDF 349 Kb] More Water Policy Briefings
- Integrated Water Resources Management 2006
The international training programme in Integrated Water Resources Management is targeted towards management staff from governmental, non-governmental organisations and private sector involved in physical planning and water resources development.
Calling all interested parties to apply and please note that a strict selection process is adhered to. To find out more please visit Ramboll Natura Site