rivers
The Kavre district of Nepal in the central region is blessed with many perennial streams, rivulets and rivers. Traditional water mills, called ghattas, are located along the banks of these streams and rivers and have been an important part of farmer’s life for centuries. The ghattas use the energy of the flowing water to grind food grains. In the absence of...
This newsletter contains 56 pages of global change science from mountain regions around the world, news from MRI's regional networks, meeting reports, interview and book review.
Content:
- MRI Interview: ACQWA: Assessing the Future of Water Resources in Vulnerable Mountain Regions;
- Science Peaks: A High Altitude Interdisciplinary Field...
Ngurunit location lies in the foothills of the Ndoto Mountains in the semi-arid environment of Northern Kenya. The local Samburu and Rendille pastoralists live in scattered villages and depend on their livestock for milk, meat and other products. Water is a problem for both humans and livestock. Though many riverbeds cut through the foothills, most have no surface flow except during the twice-...
This guide is intended to assist watershed coordinators, stakeholders, and other Sierra-based conservation groups working to restore and protect their local rivers, lakes and streams. The guide is designed to provide an overview and be used as a reference when planning for watershed restoration projects in the Sierra Nevada.
California's rivers cannot protect themselves. It faces increasing pressure from higher populations and incessant lobbying by special interests. Friends of the River, California's state wide river conservation organization, advocates a common sense approach to preserve wild rivers, restoring rivers that have been damaged and promoting sustainable water management to ease pressure on all rivers...
California's rivers belong to everyone, and everyone should enjoy their environmental, economic, and recreational benefit. Friends of the River advocate a long-term plan to preserve, restore, and sustain state's amazing rivers. The organization propose an achievable, seven-point plan to benefit all Californians that can be fully realized within twenty years.
The authors used cosmogenic 10Be to measure erosion rates over 10 k.y. time scales at 32 Idaho mountain catchments, ranging from small experimental watersheds (0.2 km2) to large river basins (35 000 km2). These long-term sediment yields are, on average, 17 times higher than stream sediment fluxes measured over 10-84 yr, but are consistent with 10 m.y. erosion rates measured by apatite fission...
Global warming threatens to make the situation worse by bringing more floods, droughts and waterborne diseases. In addition, the crucial elements of our natural system including healthy rivers, wetlands, forests and floodplains that filter clean water and provide flood protection are being lost. Clean water is the lifeblood of our communities and our environment. But due to global climate...
This research report captures the trends of key drivers of India's water demand in the recent past, and assess their implications on future water demand and ultimately on water resources. Water demand of irrigation, domestic and industrial sectors is modeled for the years 2025 and 2050.
Projections on water and food demand and supply are made as follows:
A summary of the available information on the ecology of the Rocky Mountains, intermountain basins, and western Great Plains in Wyoming and adjacent states. After an introduction to the historical development of the diverse environments found in the region and a section on the riparian landscapes along streams and rivers, there are section on plains and basins, foothills and mountains, and...
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