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Industrial Water Policy Issues
Background papers
Industry and freshwater
A practical approach to the problem of water
Industry and freshwater: technology and water
resources management - next steps
Role of governments in regulating industrial
water activities
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Technological Dimension in Water Policy
Informatiion Publication
Managing groundwater resources by using nuclear techniques-
By the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
Water Policy INTERNATIONAL Groundwater: the
invisible and endangered resource:
Groundwater: the invisible and endangered resource
Liquid gold:
The Earth is sometimes called "the blue planet",
because from outer space it appears mostly as blue ocean. But
ocean water is salty, and not easily converted to freshwater. The
amount of freshwater available for human use is only a small
fraction of the amount of water found in oceans or locked away in
polar ice caps. Of this available
freshwater, 95 per cent is located underground.
Triple threats:
Surface water and groundwater form an integrated system.
But this natural advantage becomes a disadvantage when man made
pollution enters the picture. When aquifers are contaminated by
polluted surface water that is leaching downward, the damage if
difficult, costly and even impossible to correct. By comparison,
it is relatively easy to allow rivers and lakes to cleanse
themselves during a short-term respite from pollution.
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Progress made in providing safe water supply and sanitation for all during the 1990s (Report)
Sewage Disposal Project Transforming Urban
Environment and Improving Quality of Life in Mumbai, IndiaNew
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International Water Resource Association
Water for Food and Rural Development- Developing countries
Rural Water management in
India
Ministry of Rural Development (India)
DEPARTMENT OF DRINKING WATER SUPPLY
Department of Drinking Water Supply deals with:-
(1) Drinking water supply, sewage, drainage and sanitation
relating to rural areas along with international cooperation and
technical assistance in this field.
(2) Public cooperation, including all matters relating to
voluntary agencies for rural development and National Fund for
Rural Development.
PROGRAMMES/SCHEMES OF DEPARTMENT OF DRINKING WATER SUPPLY
Rajiv
Gandhi National Drinking Water Mission
Centrally
Sponsered Rural Sanitation Programme
Programmes & Initiatives: Guidlines form Department of Drinking Water Supply:
Rural Water Supply Guidelines
Guidelines for the implementation of Rural Drinking Water component under the Prime Minister’s Gramodaya Yojana
Guidelines for implementation of schemes and projects on Sustainability under Accelerated Rural Water Supply Programme (ARWSP) & Prime Minister’s Gramodaya Yojana – Rural Drinking Water
IWMI (International Water Management Institute)
During the last five years, IWMI has completed research in
India in the areas of irrigation performance, satellite
remote sensing, irrigation management transfer, gender
analysis, and mosquito control and water savings
through alternating wet and dry irrigation.
Tamilnadu: controlling the spread of malaria through
innovative irrigation practices
A World Water Forum
A Talk (World Water Forum) by Digvijaya Singh with reference to
water reforms in the state of Madhya Pradesh (India)
World Bank India page: Sector Overview:
This sector/issue brief series highlights development challenges
and World Bank assistance programs in key thematic areas.
Water and Work for India's Poorest Rural Region
Rural Water Supply: Simple Technology, Big Benefits for the Poor (India)
Learning from Experience in India's Watersheds
Integrated Water Management Policy
Tools for improved water management
IWMI’s tools for water resources management have been developed and validated through IWMI research done over the past six years. They are designed to help water and food security planners improve their understanding of water resources. These tools provide useful data, methods and practices useful to various types of water planners. We encourage their use by water managers and food security planners in developing countries, the development and agricultural research community. Implementing agencies and NGOs, and donor agencies.
Software Download: Water Balance Framework Models
Policy Dialogue Model (PODIUM)
Predict food and agricultural output for 2025:
Podium–the Policy Dialogue Model – runs on a personal computer. Policy makers and scientists can learn to use it in minutes, to explore vital questions such as: Can we feed ourselves in 2025? and Do we have enough water to irrigate the crops needed to ensure future national food supply and/or food security?IWMI World Water & Climate Atlas
River Basin Modeling
Remote Sensing
Water Balance Framework Models
Water Briefs Newsletter:
IWMI Water Brief 1 - (41KB.)
Water Scarcity in the Twenty-First Century
David
Seckler, David Molden, and Randolph Barker
IWMI Water
Brief 2 - (35KB.)
Revisiting
the "IWMI Paradigm:"
Increasing the Efficiency and Productivity of
Water Use
David
Seckler
IWMI Water
Brief 3 - (37KB.)
Water Scarcity and Poverty
Randolph
Barker and Barbara van Koppen
Water
Environment International
Consultants onWater environment aspects of International
development in Developing Asia & Africa.
Center for Environmental and Economic Decision
Support
Advanced Decision Analysis Tools: Research, Development and
Training
Development of a User Driven Decision Support
System for Water Availability and
Quality Management
Integrated Water Resource Management
Global Water Partnership
TAC
Global Water Partnership
The purpose of GWP's Toolbox on Integrated Water Resource
Management (IWRM Toolbox) is to provide water management
professionals clear examples of good and bad practices and
lessons learned from real life experiences of implementing IWRM.
Building on its early work and the result of a revision of the
project,GWP is now committed to taking this project forward.
PROTECTION OF THE QUALITY AND SUPPLY OF
FRESHWATER RESOURCES: APPLICATION OF INTEGRATED APPROACHES TO THE
DEVELOPMENT, MANAGEMENT AND USE OF WATER RESOURCES
Freshwater resources are an essential component of the Earth's
hydrosphere and an indispensable part of all terrestrial
ecosystems. The freshwater environment is characterized by the
hydrological cycle, including floods and droughts, which in some
regions have become more extreme and dramatic in their
consequences. Global climate change and atmospheric pollution
could also have an impact on freshwater resources and their
availability and, through sea-level rise, threaten low-lying
coastal areas and small island ecosystems.
Sample Issue of Journal : Water International: Vol. 25 No. 1 March 2000
Message from Guest Editor
IWRA 21: A Shared Vision for Management of Water Resources
Slobodan P. Simonovic (Canada)
Physical Assessment Issues
Sustainable Water Resources Management
Daniel P. Loucks (USA)
Appraisal and Assessment of World Water Resources
Igor A. Shiklomanov (Russia)
Water for a Growing Population: Water Supply and
Groundwater Issues
Otto J. Helweg (USA)
Water for Food and Rural Development: Developing
Countries
Mahesh C. Chaturvedi (India)
Desalination: Present and Future
Raphael Semiat (Israel)
Coping with Hydrological Extremes
Zbigniew W. Kundzewicz and Zdzislaw Kaczmarek (Poland)
Tools and Data Issues
Tools for Water Management: One View of the
Future
Slobodan P. Simonovic (Canada)
Discrete-Time Optimal Control for Water Resources
Engineering
and Management
John W. Nicklow (USA)
Potential of Modern Data Types for Future Water
Resources Management
Gert A. Schultz (Germany)
Water Policy Issues
Building New Water Resources Projects or Managing
Existing Systems?
Nathan Buras (USA)
Addressing the Global Water and Environment
Crises through Integrated
Approaches to the Management of Land, Water and
Ecological Resources
Alfred M. Duda and Mohamed T. El-Ashry (USA)
The Changing Water Paradigm: A Look at
Twenty-first Century Water Resources Development
Peter H. Gleick (USA)
Present Challenges in Water Management: A Need to
See Connections
Janusz Niemczynowicz (Sweden)
An Historical Perspective on the Administration
of Water in Brazil
Jose N. B. Campos and Ticiana M. C. Studard (Brazil)
Policy and management
The out-of-sight, out-of-mind nature of groundwater, along with
the gradual nature of the processes that threaten groundwater
resources, makes it easy to ignore emerging threats. At the other
extreme is a temptation to overdramatize current problems and
call for frantic and massive action to address all potential
problems at once. The latter approach can lead to a spurt of
activity usually followed by a return to long-term
complacency.Overdramatization of problems everywhere may undercut
the credibility of conservation measures in places where real
emergencies are looming.
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India related info on Water Policy
Activities & Reports : India
During the last five years, IWMI has completed research in India
in the areas of irrigation performance, satellite remote sensing,
irrigation management transfer, gender analysis, and mosquito
control and water savings through alternating wet and dry
irrigation. Some of the Current projects focus on Gender
studies, Vector control using AWDI techniques,
Identification of key determinants for Irrigation performance in
Haryana. Other case studies includes:
Tamil Nadu: controlling the spread of malaria through innovative irrigation practices
Irrigation Management Transfer in India
Satellite remote sensing to support effective decision making
Examples of previous work in India
Basin Level Use and Productivity in S. Asia (Report)
Using Remote Sensing Techniques to Evaluate Lining Efficacy of Watercourses (Report)
Pedaling out of Poverty: Social Impact of a Manual Irrigation Technology in South Asia (Report)
Modernization Using the Structured System Design of the Bhadra Reservoir Project, India: An Intervention Analysis (Report)
Performance Evaluation of the Bhakra Irrigation System, India, Using Remote Sensing and GIs Techniques (Report)
Remote Sensing and Hydrologic Models for Performance Assessment in Sirsa Irrigation Circle, India (Report)
Design and Practice of Water Allocation Rules: Lessons from in Pakistan’s Punjab Warabandi (Report)
Water Distribution Rules and Water Distribution Performance:A Case Study in the Tambraparani Irrigation System (Report)
Satellite Remote Sensing for Assessment of Irrigation System Performance: A Case Study in India
Stop misinformation and come out with truth CSE
sends legal notice to water supply body
In response to the charges of spreading myths leveled by the
Delhi Water Supply and Sewage Disposal Undertaking (DWSSDU),
Centre for Science and
Environment (CSE) had sent a legal notice to DWSSDU to be more
responsible towards the citizens of Delhi by providing correct
information while demonstrating the authenticity of the same. CSE
had asked DWSSDU to withdraw the statements that cast aspersions
on CSE and to issue an apology. Since DWSSDU has not found it fit
to reply to the legal notice and its reminder, CSE has no option
but to go ahead with appropriate legal measures.
Emerging fresh water crisis in India (News item)
The fresh water crisis is already evident in many parts of India,
varying in scale and intensity at different times of the year.
Many fresh water eco-systems are degrading. The fresh water
crisis is not the result of natural factors, but has been caused
by human actions.
Tapping Traditional Systems of Water Management
Water Deprivation in India,Traditional Solutions Revisited ...
A World Water Forum
A Talk (World Water Forum) by Digvijaya Singh with reference to
Water reforms in the state of Madhya Pradesh (India)
CASE STUDIES OF WATER RESOURCE PLANNING IN
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES :
Murray-Darling Basin (Australia)
Tamil Nadu (India)
Henan Province (China)
Ethiopia
Zimbabwe
"Water Resources Management","water resources sector strategy" and South Asia.
INDIA, WORLD BANK LAUNCH SERIES ON INDIA'S WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
Ministry of Rural Development (India)
DEPARTMENT OF DRINKING WATER SUPPLY
Department of Drinking Water Supply deals with:-
(1) Drinking water supply, sewage, drainage and sanitation
relating to rural areas along with international cooperation and
technical assistance in this field.
(2) Public cooperation, including all matters relating to
voluntary agencies for rural development and National Fund for
Rural Development.
PROGRAMMES/SCHEMES OF DEPARTMENT OF DRINKING WATER SUPPLY
Rajiv Gandhi National Drinking Water Mission
Centrally Sponsered Rural Sanitation Programme
Programmes & Initiatives: Guidlines form Department of Drinking Water Supply:
Rural Water Supply Guidelines
Guidelines for the implementation of Rural Drinking Water component under the Prime Minister’s Gramodaya Yojana
Guidelines for implementation of schemes and projects on Sustainability under Accelerated Rural Water Supply Programme (ARWSP) & Prime Minister’s Gramodaya Yojana – Rural Drinking Water
IWMI (International Water Management Institute)
During the last five years, IWMI has completed research in
India in the areas of irrigation performance, satellite
remote sensing, irrigation management transfer, gender
analysis, and mosquito control and water savings
through alternating wet and dry irrigation.
Tamilnadu: controlling the spread of malaria through
innovative irrigation practices
Land Restoration Through Waste Management (INDIA)
World Bank India page: Sector Overview:
This sector/issue brief series highlights development challenges
and World Bank assistance programs in key thematic areas.
Sewage Disposal Project Transforming Urban Environment and Improving Quality of Life in Mumbai, India
Water and Work for India's Poorest Rural Region
Rural Water Supply: Simple Technology, Big Benefits for the Poor (India)
Learning from Experience in India's Watersheds
Emerging fresh water crisis in India (News item)
The fresh water crisis is already evident in many parts of India,
varying in scale and intensity at different times of the year.
Many fresh water eco-systems are degrading. The fresh water
crisis is not the result of natural factors, but has been caused
by human actions.
Water: a key resource for sustainable development. (Report)
"Water Resources Management","water resources sector strategy" and South Asia.
Water Gateways & Virtual Library
Your Internet Gateway to Water and Sanitation
InterWATER offers contact information about organizations and
networks in the water supply and sanitation sector related to
developing countries. These organizations are able to provide
additional information in various forms, including newsletters,
reports and publications, technical expertise,products, training
courses and Internet sources.
Water
Environment International
We providing consulting services on Water environment aspects of
International development in Developing Asia & Africa.
Environmental planning, impact assessment, and management Water
quality/pollution management -- planning and designing monitoring
programs, analyzing and interpreting data Wetland biodiversity
management Institutional strengthening and training, capacity
building, and policy/guideline enhancement, Web site development
and promotion related to water and environment
GATEWAY TO WATER MANAGEMENT AND POLLUTION
IWRA Guide to International Water Organizations:
This guide to water-related organizations has been compiled to
help you locate information on the World Wide Web. Anyone wishing
to submit websites for this listing can submit an organization's
information to iwra@siu.edu
Web Resources on Water: Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment (GEWEX)
Project Sites
Data sets are available for the following projects:
EPA Student Center
Hydrology Web for Kids
NASA Earth Science Enterprise
NOAA - Specially for Students
Teacher Approved Web Sites
USGS Learning Web
Other Resources
Ground Water Foundation: Education and
motiviating people to care for and about groundwater:
The Groundwater Foundation is a nonprofit organization that is
dedicated to informing the public about one of our greatest
hidden resources, groundwater. Since 1985, our programs and
publications present the benefits everyone receives from
groundwater and the very real risks that threaten groundwater. We
make learning about groundwater fun and understandable for kids
and adults alike.
Earth Force Educational Resource on Environment:
Worldbank Water Resource Management Useful Links:
Water Resources Management is the integrating concept for a
number of water sub-sectors such as hydropower, water supply
& sanitation, irrigation and drainage. An integrated water
resources perspective ensures that social, economic,
environmental and technical dimensions are taken into account in
the management and development of water resources. This site
serves as a central organizing point for water as a cross-cutting
issue throughout the World Bank. It addresses water as a resource
in its many dimensions, serves to assess and disseminate emerging
lessons and shared experiences, to publicize policies and
guidelines, facilitate cooperation on water issues and to address
issues of knowledge generation, management, and enhancing skills.
Learn more about Water Resources Management and the World Bank.
Water
Web Consortium:
The WaterWeb consortium has been created to promote the sharing
of information concerning water and the earth’s environment.
Our organization seeks to create a global community, bringing
together educational, governmental, nonprofit, & commercial
entities interested in water research, conservation, and
management. WaterWeb’s goals are to advance water related
issues, promote the use of quality information, and share
information with water use stakeholders and decision makers.
Yahoo: Water web Ring
WaterWeb has been created to better share information concerning
water and the earth's environment. We seek to bring together
educational, governmental, nonprofit, & commercial entities
interested in water research, conservation and management.
WaterWeb's goals are to promote the use of quality information
and to share information with water use stakeholders. The ring
has a global focus and invites all sites seeking to share useful,
quality information on water and the environment to join.
Who is who in the world's water?:
This section contains a list of links to interesting water
related web sites in English
Water related databases of the United Nations system
Important Water Related Institutes (Homepages)
RELATED WEB SITES
The multisectoral nature of freshwater resources management is
fully reflected in the Activities of the organisations of the
United Nations system in the field. The IACSD Task Manager for chapter 18 is
the ACC Subcommittee on Water Resources, whose member
organizations include: DESA, ECA, ECE, ECLAC, ESCAP, ESCWA, FAO, HABITAT, IAEA, the Secretariats of UNCBD, UNCCD, UNFCCC, and IDNDR, UNDP, UNEP, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNICEF, UNIDO, UNU, WHO, WMO and the World Bank.
World Day for Water 2000 - UNESCO
Access to safe water:
Access to safe water is measured by the number of people who have
a reasonable means of getting an adequate amount of water that is
safe for drinking,
washing, and essential household activities, expressed as a
percentage of the total population. It reflects the health of a
country’s people and the country’s capacity
to collect, clean, and distribute water to consumers.
International
Water Management Institute
Tools for improved water management
IWMI’s tools for water resources management have been developed and validated through IWMI research done over the past six years. They are designed to help water and food security planners improve their understanding of water resources. These tools provide useful data, methods and practices useful to various types of water planners. We encourage their use by water managers and food security planners in developing countries, the development and agricultural research community. Implementing agencies and NGOs, and donor agencies.
Activities & Reports : India
During the last five years, IWMI has completed research in India in the areas of irrigation performance, satellite remote sensing, irrigation management transfer, gender analysis, and mosquito control and water savings through alternating wet and dry irrigation. Some of the Current projects focus on Gender studies, Vector control using AWDI techniques, Identification of key determinants for Irrigation performance in Haryana. Other case studies includes:Tamil Nadu: controlling the spread of malaria through innovative irrigation practices
Irrigation Management Transfer in India
Satellite remote sensing to support effective decision making
Examples of previous work in India
Basin Level Use and Productivity in S. Asia (Report)
Using Remote Sensing Techniques to Evaluate Lining Efficacy of Watercourses (Report)
Pedaling out of Poverty: Social Impact of a Manual Irrigation Technology in South Asia (Report)
Modernization Using the Structured System Design of the Bhadra Reservoir Project, India: An Intervention Analysis (Report)
Performance Evaluation of the Bhakra Irrigation System, India, Using Remote Sensing and GIs Techniques (Report)
Remote Sensing and Hydrologic Models for Performance Assessment in Sirsa Irrigation Circle, India (Report)
Design and Practice of Water Allocation Rules: Lessons from in Pakistan’s Punjab Warabandi (Report)
Water Distribution Rules and Water Distribution Performance:A Case Study in the Tambraparani Irrigation System (Report)
Satellite Remote Sensing for Assessment of Irrigation System Performance: A Case Study in IndiaSoftware Download: Water Balance Framework Models
Policy Dialogue Model (PODIUM)
Predict food and agricultural output for 2025:
Podium–the Policy Dialogue Model – runs on a personal computer. Policy makers and scientists can learn to use it in minutes, to explore vital questions such as: Can we feed ourselves in 2025? and Do we have enough water to irrigate the crops needed to ensure future national food supply and/or food security?IWMI World Water & Climate Atlas
River Basin Modeling
Remote Sensing
Water Balance Framework ModelsWater Briefs Newsletter:
IWMI Water Brief 1 - (41KB.)
Water Scarcity in the Twenty-First Century
David Seckler, David Molden, and Randolph Barker
IWMI Water Brief 2 - (35KB.)
Revisiting the "IWMI Paradigm:"
Increasing the Efficiency and Productivity of Water Use
David Seckler
IWMI Water Brief 3 - (37KB.)
Water Scarcity and Poverty
Randolph Barker and Barbara van Koppen
Sample Issue of Journal : Water International: Vol. 25 No. 1 March 2000
Message from Guest Editor
IWRA 21: A Shared Vision for Management of Water Resources
Slobodan P. Simonovic (Canada)
Physical Assessment Issues
Sustainable Water Resources Management
Daniel P. Loucks (USA)
Appraisal and Assessment of World Water Resources
Igor A. Shiklomanov (Russia)
Water for a Growing Population: Water Supply and
Groundwater Issues
Otto J. Helweg (USA)
Water for Food and Rural Development: Developing
Countries
Mahesh C. Chaturvedi (India)
Desalination: Present and Future
Raphael Semiat (Israel)
Coping with Hydrological Extremes
Zbigniew W. Kundzewicz and Zdzislaw Kaczmarek (Poland)
Tools and Data Issues
Tools for Water Management: One View of the
Future
Slobodan P. Simonovic (Canada)
Discrete-Time Optimal Control for Water Resources
Engineering
and Management
John W. Nicklow (USA)
Potential of Modern Data Types for Future Water
Resources Management
Gert A. Schultz (Germany)
Water Policy Issues
Building New Water Resources Projects or Managing
Existing Systems?
Nathan Buras (USA)
Addressing the Global Water and Environment
Crisis through Integrated
Approaches to the Management of Land, Water and
Ecological Resources
Alfred M. Duda and Mohamed T. El-Ashry (USA)
The Changing Water Paradigm: A Look at
Twenty-first Century Water Resources Development
Peter H. Gleick (USA)
Present Challenges in Water Management: A Need to
See Connections
Janusz Niemczynowicz (Sweden)
An Historical Perspective on the Administration
of Water in Brazil
Jose N. B. Campos and Ticiana M. C. Studard (Brazil)
Sample Issue of Journal: Water
International Vol 24, No. 2 Special Section on “Water Resources and the
Internet”
The following papers were published in the June 1999 issue of
Water International - the journal of the International
Water
Resources Association (IWRA). The link for each paper opens
a pdf file of the complete article. Further information about
this special issue can be obtained from fayeand@siu.edu .
Introduction to "Water Resources and
the Internet"
Faye Anderson (USA)
The Challenge of Leveraging the Internet for a
Sustainable Water Management Agenda: Enabling Global
Cooperation and Local Initiatives
Faye Anderson (USA)
The African Water Page: An Experiment in
Knowledge Transfer
Len Abrams (South Africa)
The NOAA-OGP El Niño-Southern Oscillation Web
Site: Information Served and Lessons Learned
C. Mark Eakin (USA)
The Great Lakes Information Network: Lessons
Learned from an Integrated Approach to Web Design
Christine L. Manninen (USA)
Hydrology and Water Resources on the Web in Latin
America and the Caribbean
Carlos A. Fernández-Jáuregui (Uruguay)
The Transboundary Freshwater Dispute Database
Project
Aaron T. Wolf (USA)
Global Environment Monitoring System: GEMS Water
Web Site
Kelly Hodgson and Andrew S. Fraser (Canada)
Disseminating Water Information via CD-ROM: A
Case Study
Terry Dodge (USA)
Conference Report - Water on the Web Workshop:
Report of Recommendations
Systemwide Initiative on Water
Management (SWIM) Program
Publications of the Systemwide Initiative on Water Management (SWIM) Program
SWIM Paper 1 211k
Accounting for Water Use and Productivity
David Molden, 1997
SWIM Paper 2 266k
How to Manage Salinity in Irrigated Lands: A selective review
with particular reference to Irrigation in developing countries
Jacob Kijne, S.A.Prathapar, M.C.S.Wopereis, K.L.Sahrawat , 1998
SWIM Paper 3 1,105k
Water-Resource and Land-Use Issues
I. R. Calder, 1998
SWIM Paper 4 2,226k
Improving Water Utilization from a Catchment Perspective
Charles Batchelor, Jeremy Cain, Frank Farquharson, John Roberts,
1998
SWIM Paper 5 202k
Producing More Rice with Less Water from Irrigated Systems
L. C. Guerra, S. I. Bhuiyan, T.P. Tuong, R. Barker, 1998
SWIM Paper 6 459k
Modeling Water Resources Management at the Basin Level:
Review and Future Directions
Daene C. McKinney, Ximing Cai, Mark W. Rosegrant, Claudia Ringler,
and Christopher A. Scott, 1999
SWIM Paper 7 576k
Water Harvesting and Supplemental Irrigation for Improved Water
Use Efficiency in Dry Areas
Theib Oweis, Ahmed Hachum, and Jacob Kijne, 1999
SWIM Paper 8 362k
Multiple Uses of Water in Irrigated Areas: A Case Study from Sri
Lanka
Margaretha Bakker, Randolph Barker, Ruth Meinzen-Dick, and
Flemming Konradsen, 1999
INTERNATIONAL WATER RESOURCES ASSOCIATION
Special Section on “Water Resources and the Internet”
World Bank Page on India
Overview, Online Documents & Reports, sector strategy etc.
GEMS/Water Data Summary
The global water quality monitoring project is based on the
active participation of Member States which routinely monitor the
quality of their water resources at
selected locations and provide the data for global syntheses and
dissemination. Wherever possible, the stations for the global
network were selected from existing national or local networks.
Where such stations did not exist, new ones were established.
Priority was given to water bodies (rivers, lakes and groundwater
aquifers) which are major sources of water supply for
municipalities, irrigation, livestock, and selected industries. A
number of stations were also included to monitor international
rivers and lakes, rivers discharging into ocean and seas, and
water bodies not yet affected by man's activities (baseline
stations).
STRATEGIC APPROACHES TO FRESHWATER MANAGEMENT
"Water is needed in all aspects of life. The general objective is to make certain that adequate supplies of water of good quality are maintained for the entire population of this planet, while preserving the hydrological, biological and chemical functions of ecosystems, adapting human activities within the capacity limits of nature and combating vectors of water-related diseases … The multisectoral nature of water resources development in the context of socio-economic development must be recognized, as well as the multi-interest utilization of water resources for water supply and sanitation, agriculture, industry, urban devlopment, hydropower generation, inland fisheries, transportation, recreation, low and flat lands management and other activities" (Agenda 21).
Water: a key resource for sustainable development. (Report)
Progress made in providing safe water supply and sanitation for all during the 1990s (Report)
United Nations General Assembly: Official documents NY, 13 April - 1st May 1998
Strategic approaches to freshwater management
Addendum: Report of the expert group meeting on
strategic approaches to freshwater management
Activities of the UN system in the field of
freshwater resources
Addendum: Freshwater in Small Island Developing
States
Comprehensive assessment of the freshwater
resources of the world
Background papers
Industry and freshwater
A practical approach to the problem of water
Industry and freshwater: technology and water
resources management - next steps
Role of governments in regulating industrial
water activities
Other sources of information
Expert group meeting on strategic approaches to freshwater management - Harare, 27-30 January 1998
WCRP DOCUMENT INDEX: the WCRP/GEWEX Document Index for summaries, main conclusions, recommendations and actions items from GEWEX meetings
TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR THE GHP SENIOR SCIENTIST FUNCTION (OCTOBER 1998)
GHP CONTRIBUTIONS TO GEWEX MATRIX-98
WCRP AT WMO IN GENEVA SWITZERLAND, VISITOR INFORMATION PAGE C/C
This year Water Week was held on April 18 & 19 at World Bank
headquarters. The event was attended by 200 people, 90 of which
were
Bank staff and 110 were external participants coming from all
over the world. We had the priviledge of hosting Crown Prince
Alexander of
the Netherlands, and leaders from governments, academia, industry
and NGOs, who together with Bank Sector and Task Managers
discussed ways of strengthening Bank's lending operations through
the "Windows" of the Bank-Netherlands Water Partnership
Program,
best global practice on critical water resources management
themes, and the Bank's new water resources sector strategy. By
clicking on
the links below, you will be able to see the material that was
distributed and presented during the event.
Water as Social and Economic Good
How to Put the Principles into Practice
Pricing Irrigation Water, A Literature Survey
In addressing water scarcity and increased population pressure
many countries are adopting water-pricing mechanism as their
primary means to regulate irrigation water
conumption."Getting prices right" is seen as a
desirable way to allocate water efficiently,but how to accomplish
remains a debatable fact.
Information Publication
Groundwater is an often unnoticed and unacknowledged cornerstone
in the foundation of many regional economic and environmental
systems. It is far more reliable as a source of supply than
surface water and if protected can provide potable water of a
high quality.
Socio Economics Issues related
to Water Policies in India
Contingency valuation, Case study of two villages
of Kerala, India
A World Water Forum
A Talk (World Water Forum) byDigvijaya Singh with reference to
Water reforms in the state of Madhya Pradesh (India)
Overviewspacer
Welcome
message from the World Bank India Country Director
Country Brief
State level assistance
Development Data (PDF file) source: World Bank's
World Development Indicators (WDI)
Sector Overviews
IFC Country Factsheet
Projects
Project listing and documents
Additional online operational documents (requires
Plug-in)
Project Releases
Reports
Comprehensive Development Review
Meeting India Future Power Needs
A study of
environmental issues in the power sector
If We Walk Together (795k PDF file)
Communities, NGOs and
Government: Partners for Health
...more reports on India
For more Inormation, please contact:
In India: Geetanjali Chopra, Phone: (91-11) 461-7241, E-mail: gchopra@worldbank.org
In Washington: Ricardo Castro, Phone: (1-202) 458-5157, E-mail: rcastro3@worldbank.org
Water Awareness/Education (curricula) & Information:
Curriculum Enhancers- Water
Feel free to use any or all of it in your class. The purpose is
to give you a broad background so that you are aware of the
issues. As you explore, you'll find information on:
Watersheds
Water Quality
Water Monitoring
Water Legislation
Dredging Highlights
Classroom Applications
References
Science: Water use in the world: present situation / future needs
Science, The hydrological cycle:
Adopt-a-watershed.
The goals of Adopt-A-Watershed are to enhance K-12 science
education and encourage watershed stewardship through the
Adopt-A-Watershed strategy.
Traditionally, access to groundwater has been limited only by ownership of the land directly above an aquifer and the land-owner's financial capacity to drill or dig a well. But aquifers generally extend under large regions and are tapped by numerous users. No single property owner, therefore, is able to influence use or abuse by other users; furthermore, he or she has no incentive to invest in maintenance of the overall resource base. To the contrary, if there is an individual motivation, it is to use as much of the water as possible before others deplete the aquifer.
Is there enough?
The World's Water, is there enough?
Wherever it appears and whatever its form, every drop of the
world’s water is locked into the hydrological cycle.
Youth
for a change
"earth force youth discover and implement lasting solutions
to environmental problems in their communities."
US Geological Survey
Water Resources of the United States
Education Resource
Hydrology Investigation
Protocols:Weekly Measurements: Transparency,Water
Temperature,Dissolved Oxygen, pH,electrical
Conductivity,Salinity,Alkalinity,Nitrate
Suggested Sequence of Activities
Environmental
Resource Centre
Current activities focus on Adult and youth environmental
education
Drinking water and groundwater quality
Indoor air quality
Farmstead and home groundwater pollution assessment
Lake management and fisheries
Ecosystem restoration
Forestry management
Land use management
Nonpoint source pollution
On-site residential wastewater disposal
Soil and water conservation
Solid and hazardous waste disposal
Water Hydrology: Education material for Water Science (chemistry) & Technology (Book)
Ground Water Foundation: Education and
motiviating people to care for and about groundwater:
The Groundwater Foundation is a nonprofit organization that is
dedicated to informing the public about one of our greatest
hidden resources, groundwater. Since 1985, our programs and
publications present the benefits everyone receives from
groundwater and the very real risks that threaten groundwater. We
make learning about groundwater fun and understandable for kids
and adults alike.
Earth Force Educational Resource on Environment:
Groundwater: the invisible resource
One of the planet's most important sources of water is
groundwater. It is vital to much of life on Earth, but is in
grave peril. Groundwater is that invisible supply of water that
seeps beneath the surface of the ground, collects in natural
underground reservoirs known as aquifers, and is the source of
water in springs and wells.
Groundwater: the invisible resource
Groundwater represents around 30% of freshwater resources
of the earth, while lakes and rivers correspond to less
than 1% and the largest volume of freshwater is stored in
glaciers (69%).
The world's water.
Educational Resources: ..Is it enough?
....variablity......availability and deficits ...hydrological
cycle ..safeguarding the future ....women and water ...uses.
The World's Water, is there enough?
Water — A Matter of Life and Death?, How Much Fresh Water?
Assesing Water Resources, Is There Enough Water?, Basis for
Assessing, Who Assesses?, Using Water, Wasting Water, Polluting
Water, Water and Health, Water Under Stress, A World Running out
of Water, Towards a Global Water Strategy, Conclusion
Earth's water resources: time and space variability:
Continental, regional and country differences,
Temporal/spatial variations in renewable water resources
River basin and runoff to the oceans
River runoff and groundwate
Water availability and deficits
The distribution of water resources over the complete land mass
of Earth is uneven and quite unrelated to population spread or
economic development. These facts are very clearly revealed by
analysing and comparing the specific water availability for a
single period of time for different regions and countries.
Specific water availability represents the value of actual per
capita renewable water resources and, for every design level, is
determined by dividing gross water resources by population
number.
Acess to safe water:
Access to safe water is measured by the number of people who have
a reasonable means of getting an adequate amount of water that is
safe for drinking,
washing, and essential household activities, expressed as a
percentage of the total population. It reflects the health of a
country’s people and the country’s capacity to collect,
clean, and distribute water to consumers.
World day for Water 2000
Earth's water resources: time and space variability
Continental, regional and country differences
Temporal/spatial variations in renewable water resources
River basin and runoff to the oceans
River runoff and groundwater
Water availability and deficits
The
distribution of water resources over the complete land mass of
Earth is uneven and quite unrelated to population spread or
economic development. These facts are very clearly revealed by
analysing and comparing the specific water availability for a
single period of time for different regions and countries.
Specific water availability represents the value of actual per
capita renewable water resources and, for every design level, is
determined by dividing gross water resources by population
number. Here, water resources are assumed to be river runoff
originating within a given region plus half the river flow which
comes from outside. Thus, what is meant by specific water
availability is the residual (after use) per capita quantity of
fresh water. Obviously, as population and water consumption grow,
the volume of specific water availability decreases.
Who is who in the world's water?:
International Organisation
NGOs
Organizations
Companies
Safeguarding the future
As we can see diagrammatically on 'Future water requeriments'
with an extremely uneven natural distribution for water resources
in both space and time, intensive human activities, and rapid
population growth, there is even now a significant fresh water
deficit in many areas, especially during dry years. Calculations
show that in the decades to come most of the Earth? population
will face a critical situation with regard to water supply. This
water deficit will become a factor depressing the living
standards of populations and retarding the economic and social
development in most developing countries of the world. It is
already clear that in the first half of the 21st century water
issues will be the most important, even among other global
problems facing humankind such as adequate food and power
production.
The following papers were published in the June 1999 issue of
Water International - the journal of the International
Water
Resources Association (IWRA). The link for each paper opens
a pdf file of the complete article. Further information about
this special issue can be obtained from fayeand@siu.edu .
Introduction to "Water Resources and
the Internet"
Faye Anderson (USA)
The Challenge of Leveraging the Internet for a
Sustainable Water Management Agenda: Enabling Global
Cooperation and Local Initiatives
Faye Anderson (USA)
The African Water Page: An Experiment in
Knowledge Transfer
Len Abrams (South Africa)
The NOAA-OGP El Niño-Southern Oscillation Web
Site: Information Served and Lessons Learned
C. Mark Eakin (USA)
The Great Lakes Information Network: Lessons
Learned from an Integrated Approach to Web Design
Christine L. Manninen (USA)
Hydrology and Water Resources on the Web in Latin
America and the Caribbean
Carlos A. Fernández-Jáuregui (Uruguay)
The Transboundary Freshwater Dispute Database
Project
Aaron T. Wolf (USA)
Global Environment Monitoring System: GEMS Water
Web Site
Kelly Hodgson and Andrew S. Fraser (Canada)
Disseminating Water Information via CD-ROM: A
Case Study
Terry Dodge (USA)
Conference Report - Water on the Web Workshop:
Report of Recommendations
Information strategy for Sustain Water: (INTERNATIONAL)
Water Information summit, online reports
and background papers
Second Water Web Information Summit: Information and Data Quality (Report)
Second Water Web Information Summit:Water on Web Report of Recommendations :
Second Water Web Information Summit: Report on avaiablity of water information
Second Water Web Information Summit: Report on Policy & Culture
Third Water web Information Summit: Report on Information Needs of Policy Makers, Managers, and Stakeholders
Professional Development for IWRM (Report)
Report on Designing a water Portal
Exploring Public-Private partnership in Info needs:
Water Information summit conference papers & presentation
Information Avilablity, water policy & Culture: Second Water Web Summit
Water is important to the environment, and management of the
water cycle is critical in the sustainable development process.
Environmental security is ensured by integrated management of all
water uses, and by everyone's responsibility for water resources
conservation in order to avoid inefficiency and massive waste and
pollution of water which deprive the environment of fresh water
necessary
for the maintenance of natural renewable capital. Market prices
which represent the value of water in the economy ensure that the
current
and future demands for water resources are realistically
achievable in a sustainable manner. This web site contains
information on current
water-related environmental issues, best practices, project
information, and useful publication and web sites.
Freshwater Resources
Environmental Flow Requirements
Water Pollution Control
Water Weeds and Hyacinth Control
Watershed Management
Wetlands Management
Inter-Basin Water Transfers (article on p.50 of the .pdf file)
Water Resources and Environmental Management -- Best Practice Briefs (under construction)
Others
The Environmental Dimension in Water Resources Management
Integrating Environment in Water Resourse Management: Emerging Innovations
Groundwater resources and the environmental dimension: out of sight, out of mind?
