rivers
This report illustrates how the world’s great river basins are fast dying as a result of over-extraction, dams and infrastructure development, invasive species, climate change, over-fishing, and pollution. Aiming to encouraging dialogue, the report provokes debate and urges governments and other stakeholders to take action before it is too late.
The top ten rivers selected are...
Reform of water policy is urgently needed to avert severe national, regional and local water scarcities that will depress agricultural production and worsen water-related health problems. Water is abundant globally but scarce locally. Of the earth’s 1,360 million cubic kilometres of water, 97 percent is in the oceans. Three-quarters of the freshwater is in glaciers and icebergs, another...
The Greater Himalayas hold the largest mass of ice outside polar regions and are the source of the 10 largest rivers in Asia. Rapid reduction in the volume of Himalayan glaciers due to climate change is occurring. The cascading effects of rising temperatures and loss of ice and snow in the region are affecting, for example, water availability (amounts, seasonality), biodiversity (endemic...
With high population density and limited land availability, Vietnam’s Red River Delta is undergoing a major transformation as its economic base moves away from subsistence farming towards intensive, high-value food production for export and local urban markets and nonfarm employment. This paper describes the changing livelihoods of the residents of two villages that represent two...
This paper summarises the importance of wetlands in relation to climate change and eaxmines their potential role in the measures for Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) under the Kyoto Protocol. The links between REDD concepts and wetlands are explored for the following reasons:
- so that REDD proposals...
Mankind has always been the most important as well as destructive element of biodiversity, but thanks to foresightedness, has practiced worshipping and conserving nature in the past through sacred groves. These are forest areas protected by communities due to social taboos and are dedicated either to a deity or ancestral spirits. India is a land of cultural ethos and Nature worship is a part...
This report assesses the achievements of the Mekong River Commission, an organisation where Thailand, Lao PDR, Cambodia and Vietnam cooperate about the Mekong River which runs through all four. Burma and China, the furthest upstream, do not participate, but hold observer status. The study uses a model outlined by Arild Underdal (in Miles et al, 2002) to understand and account for the...
Bhaktapur District, a part of Bagmati Zone, is one of the 75 districts of Nepal. The ancient city is also known as Nepal's "Cultural Capital" and is a UNESCO World Heritage site. It is located approximately 15 kilometers east of Kathmandu and is on top of a small hill, which rises from the northern banks of the Hanumante River. It is densely built with narrow lanes, houses surrounding small...
The article is about adventure sport by the river Teesta, where the possibility of bicycle riding can be used to encourage outdoor trips. The adventure community, kewkradong.com, is locating places where bicycles can be taken for fun riding in rural or suburban areas in Bangladesh.
In 2006, the Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative commissioned a review of the known factors affecting native bull and westslope cutthroat trout in the upper reaches of the Bow River. This work was overseen by an advisory committee including representatives of Parks Canada, Alberta Sustainable Resource Development, and commercial river users.
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