Blueprint for Water: 10 steps for sustainable water by 2015, is the product of a UK-based coalition of environmental organizations. The Blueprint aims to guide the British Government in achieving its stated goal of meeting the EU Water Framework Directive

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Jal Yudh after Jan Yudh? (Water war after people's war) Gopal Siwakoti 'Chintan' Kathmandu Nepal's freshwater resources flowing down from the Himalayan heights have attracted the attention of various powerful quarters. While the upper co-riparian country,

... on rivers with a length of over 1,000 kilometres. We show that out of 177 of ... whilst only 21 rivers longer than 1,000 km retain a direct connection with the

... global warming and current municipal/agricultural consumption patterns are threatening

... as an acceptable instrument of public policy. Water-use charges, pollution charges,

Frankensteer (45 min.) is a disturbing documentary that reveals how the ordinary cow has been turned into an antibiotic-dependent, hormone-laced potential carrier of toxic bacteria, all in the name of cheaper food. Frankensteer exposes the harsh and someti

... his classic study of medieval agricultural methods. Quite unintentionally,

In 1997, the Government of Australia took the unprecedented step of capping water abstractions from the Murray-Darling River Basin at 1993/94 levels, in an effort to preserve and restore this vital but overconsumed resource. The Cap helped to establish a f