Category Archives: River Basin

Friday Swim, links to 5 water articles from the week of August 14th.

Posted on September 14, 2012 by

Former world leaders sound alarm on global water crisis By: The Canadian Press A group of former world leaders discussed the impending global water crisis. It details a report from the InterAction Council on how the growing population will affect … Continue reading →

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Water Think Tanks, part 1

Posted on September 13, 2012 by

“The true values of water are still not reflected in all water related decision-making” John Joyce, SIWI There are many research institutions dedicated to understanding water utilization and management. Water is the sole purpose at a number of such institutions. … Continue reading →

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Regional Development Banks role in water; part 2 of a series on development banks and water.

Posted on September 4, 2012 by

“A prolonged period of low public investments in irrigation has resulted in poor service to farmers, which in turn is demotivating farmers from making their own investments in agricultural inputs.” Wouter Arriens, Lead Water Resources Specialist ADB Development Banks loan … Continue reading →

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The World Bank’s role in water: part 1 of a series on development banks and water.

Posted on August 20, 2012 by

“While the percent of population with access to improved facilities increased since 1990 in all regions, the number of people living without access has increased due to slow progress and population growth. In 2008, 2.6 billion people had still no … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, Data Links, Development Banks, Drinking Water, Irrigation, Nile River Basin, River Basin, Rural Water Access, Taxonomy of Water Organizations, Transboundary, Uncategorized, WASH | 1 Comment

Dealing with droughts; are dams the answer?

Posted on July 24, 2012 by

On June 5, 2012 a group of major international dam NGOs approved a global declaration entitled Water Storage for Sustainable Development. This declaration calls for more dams to increase storage in order to enable development and mitigate harm caused by … Continue reading →

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Independence and Water

Posted on July 9, 2012 by

With the recent American Independence Day and the upcoming first anniversary of independence for South Sudan, there are a number of issues with water in newly independent states. South Sudan recently gained independence from Sudan and is within the Nile … Continue reading →

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Finding Data on the Water Crisis

Posted on July 3, 2012 by

There is a coming global water crisis which is being discussed in the mainstream media. This blog is going to be a place to discuss the social science side of the problem and what organizations are out there working to … Continue reading →

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