irrigation

Eau expo 2013

Submitted by Water Team on 6 March, 2013 - 13:23
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 Le Maroc sera au rendez-vous de l’Evénement majeur de la filière Eau au Maroc : la 3ème édition du salon   international de l’eau "l’eau Expo & Forum" qui se tiendra du 22 au 25 Mai 2013 au Parc des Expositions Casablanca - Maroc.

FOOD: A quiet water revolution

15 October, 2012 - 09:15
Source: 
IRIN - water and Sanitation
URL: 
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/96166/FOOD-A-quiet-water-revolution
JOHANNESBURG 24 August 2012 (IRIN) - Quietly, a revolution to develop cheap ways to draw water for irrigation is unfolding in small villages and rural regions in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, a new three-year study has found. This movement has the ability to turn agriculture around in the developing world.

Beyond Big Dams: Turning to Grass Roots Solutions on Water

21 September, 2012 - 06:01
Source: 
Earthzine
URL: 
http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/09/20/has-plant-life-reached-its-limits/?par...

Originally Published by NYT > Environment

– Mega-dams and massive government-run irrigation projects are not the key to meeting world’s water needs, a growing number of experts now say.

Mitigation of Negative Impacts of Drainage Water Reuse in Northern Delta Region of Egypt

29 June, 2012 - 17:26
Source: 
The Water Channel
URL: 
http://www.thewaterchannel.tv/index.php?option=com_hwdvideoshare&task=viewvideo&...

The presentation addresses the water quality issues in the Nile system in Egypt and the impact on aquatic life. This is followed by suggestion of a management approach to mitigate some of the effects of water quality degradation on aquaculture production in the Northern Delta Region.

(By Prof. Dr. Ashraf Ghanem, Irrigation & Hydraulics Department, Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University.)

Keeping the Water Flowing: Winrock's Multiple-Use Water Services

25 June, 2012 - 09:40
Source: 
The Water Channel
URL: 
http://www.thewaterchannel.tv/index.php?option=com_hwdvideoshare&task=viewvideo&...

Access to safe and sustainable water supplies is essential to improving the health and livelihoods of the more than two billion people in developing countries living in absolute poverty (HDR, 2010). Poor populations need water for a variety of uses that range from drinking, hygiene, and sanitation to food production and income generation. Existing approaches to water service delivery usually focus on providing water for a single use — typically for drinking or irrigation. Not surprisingly, people tend to use this water for all their needs.

DRIPS dew collection

14 June, 2012 - 15:15
Source: 
The Water Channel
URL: 
http://www.thewaterchannel.tv/index.php?option=com_hwdvideoshare&task=viewvideo&...

A cheap plastic or metal conical funnel, about the diameter of a large dinner plate, collects dew and delivers water below the evaporation layer for deep root irrigation in arid environments. DRIPS is a free open source dew collection project for agriculture in arid regions. 

What makes sea-level rise?

2 June, 2012 - 06:01
Source: 
Earthzine
URL: 
http://www.realclimate.org/index.php/archives/2012/06/what-makes-sea-level-rise/

Originally Published by RealClimate

– Last week the science community was shocked by the claim that 42% of the sea-level rise of the past decades is due to groundwater pumping for irrigation purposes. What could this mean for the future – and is it true?

Water harvesting for plant producion in Sub Saharan Africa

31 May, 2012 - 10:09
Source: 
The Water Channel
URL: 
http://www.thewaterchannel.tv/index.php?option=com_hwdvideoshare&task=viewvideo&...

This video explains the basics of water harvesting in dry areas. It starts with an introduction on runoff and soil erosion and continues with an explanation of a series of water harvesting techniques.

More info:
Produced by: William Critchley, Chris Rey - Garton Film & Video
Year: 1988
Language: English, also available in French

La collecte des eaux de ruissellement pour l'agriculture en Afrique Sub-Saharienne

31 May, 2012 - 09:35
Source: 
The Water Channel
URL: 
http://www.thewaterchannel.tv/index.php?option=com_hwdvideoshare&task=viewvideo&...

This video explains the basics of water harvesting in dry areas. It starts with an introduction on runoff and soil erosion and continues with an explanation of a series of water harvesting techniques.

More info:
Produced by: William Critchley, Chris Rey - Garton Film & Video
Year: 1988
Language: French, also available in English

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