In the report, the status of water resources development in this region has been presented as the National Water Security Index (NWSI) and comparison has been made between different countries.
A sophisticated flood forecast model developed by Japanese scientists will enhance early warnings and help mitigate the impact of climate change in the flood-ravaged trans-boundary river basins of India, Pakistan and even China.
Six village development committees (VDCs) in Surkhet were highly food insecure in the period from mid-July to mid-November due to floods and landslides in mid-August last year.
The Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA), the outcome of the 2005 World Conference on Disaster Reduction, is the first plan to detail the work required from all different sectors and actors to reduce disaster losses.
With endocrine-disrupting compounds affecting fish populations in rivers as close as Pennsylvania's Susquehanna and as far away as Israel's Jordan, a new research study shows that soils can filter out and break down at least some of these emerging contaminants.
The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) has welcomed the launch of a new web-based platform that will provide global access to critical information on earthquakes and enable 'cutting-edge' risk assessment aimed at limiting the hazard of these potentially devastating natural events.
Last winter’s floods have changed the way the nation thinks about climate change, researchers say.Large groups of the population have become less sceptical about global warming after the floods which submerged regions for weeks.
Asia WASH is an international, peer-reviewed symposium is an interdisciplinary platform for academics, researchers and students concerned with water, sanitation and hygiene.
The eighth International Conference on Sustainable Water Resources Management will present the more recent technological and scientific developments, associated with the management of surface and sub-surface water resources.
Showcasing the best in water innovation across the water, construction, food and beverage and agricultural industries with a two-day conference program, extensive exhibit and technology commercialization and adoption training workshop.