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China will appoint local government heads as river chiefs across the nation to clean up and protect its water resources, said guidelines published by Chinese central authorities Sunday

More than 40 per cent of Pakistanis living in urban areas are exposed to mercury contamination through dust particles and bioaccumulation, says a new study.

For the people of Bhimeswar in the Koshi basin of Nepal’s hilly Sindhuli district, the winter harvest season began with some good news. The Village Development Committee (VDC) announced that a portion of local government budget would be allocated for implementing key activities outlined in their Water Use Master Plan (WUMP).

All living creatures need water to survive. Unfortunately, due to climate and human activity, the location of water on the earth’s surface constantly changes, as water bodies form, shift, and empty.

The Arctic's frozen ground contains large stores of organic carbon that have been locked in the permafrost for thousands of years. As global temperatures rise, that permafrost is starting to melt, raising concerns about the impact on the climate as organic carbon becomes exposed.

The decades-long dwindling of glaciers is “categorical evidence of climate change,” a new study affirms.

Call for Papers : It is for the researchers, scientists, scholars, engineers and practitioners from all around the world to present and share ongoing research activities. This conference provides opportunities for the delegates to exchange new ideas and application experiences face to face, to establish business or research relations and to find global partners for future collaboration.Last date for Submission of Paper/ Abstract// Poster : Dec. 28, 2016 (Early Round)

The ninth International Conference on Sustainable Water Resources Management will present recent technological and scientific developments, associated with the management of surface and sub-surface water resources. Water is essential for sustaining life on our planet and its uneven distribution is a source of permanent conflict.  The growth of human population combined with the irregularity in precipitation and water availability may restrict even further the access to water in certain regions of the world.  This problem is made more severe by anthropogenic activities that affect its quality.