watershed management
Canberra, Australia, 25 June 2013 - Scientists from Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, are applying their knowledge in transboundary river basin management to improve the livelihoods of people living in some of the poorest parts of Asia. CSIRO and its partners have begun work in the Koshi River Basin which stretches from China, across the Himalayas through Nepal...
The Global Water Partnership (GWP) is a dynamic, not-for-profit action network with over 2,550 Partner organisations in 161 countries around the world. The network has 80 Country Water Partnerships and 13 Regional Water Partnerships.
The network is open to all organisations involved in water resources management: developed and developing country...
The Terai, considered the granary of Nepal, is facing serious threat from siltation originating from the Churia hills mainly due to heavy deforestation together with forest and watershed degradation. Discussions with local community people revealed that no such problem existed 5-6 decades ago when the Churia forest was intact. All the forestry sector policies had recognized the Churia hills as...
Landslides are major natural hazards in Nepal, and efforts are underway to treat small-scale landslides with people’s participation. The main purpose of this study was to assess various aspects of the prevalent practice of landslide treatment followed by the Department of Soil Conservation and Watershed Management, Government of Nepal. Questionnaire survey and case study methods were...
One of the most pressing challenges of the 21st century is to develop a means of satisfying the water demands of an ever-expanding human population while at the same time protecting the aquatic ecosystems and ecological services upon which all life depends. Achieving Sustainable Freshwater Systems brings together experts from a wide range of disciplines to present key insights and information...
On the occasion of the International Year of Mountains, and in response to the clear consensus reached by the international community regarding the need to ensure harmonious and sustainable development of mountainous areas and watersheds, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and its partners in the subject, undertook a large-scale assessment and global review of...
Low variable rainfall, high financial risk and poor physical and social infrastructure characterise these semi-arid tropics. Some 350 million poor people in 48 developing countries live in these fragile ecosystems on a budget of one US dollar or less a day. While the number of absolute poor living in the irrigated areas of India declined by 20% (from 37 million to 30 million) between 1972 and...
Nepal is endowed with abundant water resources from the availability point of view. Hydropower is considered as a viable means of economic growth for the country's overall development. The river and physiographic characteristics of Nepal offer immense possibilities for the development of hydropower schemes of different scales, and various national and international agencies have expressed keen...
The transition to water sustainability involves challenging questions about problem assessment, stakeholder involvement, and response coordination. To overcome these difficulties, new approaches have been developed to inform regulatory changes and to help to improve the level of water sustainability. One of the preferred methods is integrated water resources management (IWRM) that combines...
Planning for Water-Wise Development in the Sierra provides local conservation groups, local government and the public useful information about the connection between development and water – water quality, water supplies and the health of the Sierra’s watersheds.
This guide presents planning strategies that promote development patterns and practices better aligned with water...
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