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Wetland educational kit series - wetlands and ramsar sites
Wetland Educational Kit Series - Wetlands and Ramsar Sites compiled by Wetland Friends of Nepal, Institute of Forestry, Pokhara to promote awareness about wetlands among local communites, to encourage local people's participation in wetland management, to promote wise use of wetland resources for sustainable livelihoods.
An overview of the IJC
An overview of the International Joint Commission of Canada and the United States as an introduction to the fourth case study on Lessons in the Successful Management of International Waters.
Climate change and water resources: Potential impacts and implications
The recurring drought and heat observed over large portions of the western U.S. have enerated adverse and costly effects, including lost agricultural productivity in rainfed regions of the mid-west and Great Plains, record wildfires in Oregon, Colorado and California, and large fish kills in California’s Klamath River triggered by warm water temperatures. Drought has persisted for nearly a decade...
Upland watershed management in developing world
Managing upland watersheds in developing countries is still a complex process dealing with soil conservation and natural resource preservation, water management policies, land use planning, legal and institutional frameworks, regional economic development, and improvement of living conditions of rural communities. A detailed review of Tunisia soil and water conservation policies over the last...
Challenges in upland watershed management: For what? For whom?
Water stress in many parts of the world is increasing in terms of water quantity as well as quality. Humans are at the same time causing this water stress and suffering from it. Human appropriation of surface and ground water, changes in land use and land cover, release of pollutants into the environment, and other pressures are all contributing to increased levels of water stress. The resulting...
Report of the Rosenberg International Forum on water policy to the Ministry of Environment, Province of Alberta
The Rosenberg International Forum on Water Policy is an activity of the University of California created through an endowment gift from the Bank of America in honor of Richard Rosenberg on the occasion of his retirement as Chairman of the Bank. The overarching theme of the Forum is: To reduce conflict in the management of water resources. The Forum pursues two objectives in an effort to address...
2006 Rosenberg water policy e-discussion - Topic 1 Summary
This is a summary of the first discussion topic from the 2006 Rosenberg Water Policy E-Discussion. Topic 1: Planning for Climate Change, Locally.
Water resources use in the Annapurna Conservation Area: Case study of micro-hydropower management in Sikles and Chhomrong

This case study assesses the management aspects of Micro-Hydropower Plant (MHP) in Sikles and Chhomrong, two Gurung villages in the southern Annapurna Conservation Area (ACA) region. Both the plants were built by the Annapurna Conservation Area Project (ACAP) under the Alternative Energy Programme (AEP). The study analyses the strengths and weaknesses of managing MHP from1) technical, 2)...

Vietnam dam to cause hardship for ethnic minorities

Some 103,000 people, mostly ethnic minorities, will be forcibly resettled if a proposed 3600 megawatt dam in northwestern Vietnam goes ahead. The US$3.5 billion Son La Dam would be built on the Da River in the remote province of Son La, upstream from the country's largest hydropower project, the Soviet-built Hoa Binh Dam. If completed, the dam would inundate 440 square kilometers and would be...

Voice of the Mountains: Looking for an alternative paradigm

Some scientists are alarmed at the accumulated seismic pressure in the Himalaya due to which the big dams may burst and cause immense loss to life. While others are highly confident that come what may, the titanic structure of big dams will resist the subterranean jolts. These competing claims have made a public debate necessary. The social thinkers are awakening from the mesmerizing impact of...

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