August 2007


India Water Portal ( www.indiawaterportal.org) is a knowledge base and community dedicated to water.

 

Is Water the Next Oil ?


Water is more vital for human life than oil - and environmentalists, corporations, communities and governments increasingly recognize that its unequal distribution around the globe could lead to severe environmental degradation and intense conflicts in the years ahead . Anyone who cares about water should observe the management of oil during the past century and not repeat the mistakes, argues Rohini Nilekani, in her speech at Yale University. Rohini Nilekani is the founder chairperson of Arghyam ( www.arghyam.org), a trust dedicated to supporting water management efforts. Less than 3% of the world's water is potable - and climate change is already rapidly diminishing the vast stores of freshwater stored in glaciers and polar ice. Individual awareness combined with global leadership must focus on sustaining life on the planet rather than modern lifestyles ..Otherwise, the conflicts over water will make the oil crisis "seem like the trailer of some horrible disaster movie." With water already in short supply for more than 20% of the world's people, no person can afford to take freshwater for granted.
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Water : Organisation Database 
Does your organisation (NGO, Corporate, Government) work on water issues ? Do you want to find out about groups working on water issues in your area ? Visit over 800 NGOs in our database.
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Add your organisation to the database by sending a mail to portal@arghyam.org  

Water : Case Studies
India Water Portal shares case studies across the country on key issues like Rainwater Harvesting, Agriculture, Drinking Water Management, Water restoration, Urban Water Management, Ground Water Management, Watershed Development, Sanitation, Waste Water Management, Water Quality .

NGOs without in-depth expertise in water can see these case studies and get ideas for projects as part of their own focus area like health, education, gender equity....not one of us can live without water, and together we can ensure a safe sustainable future.
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"Ask A Question" on water
How can children in your school save water, how can you implement rainwater harvesting in your society / area, What is the rainfall of your district, Is there a water contamination problem in your area ?  We have a free answering service. Click here to post a question

 

Water Quality: Read About The H2S Strip Test.

This is a simple test that can give you an idea of how to test for bacteriological contamination in the water you drink.

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Water Voices -- MPs and civil society

 

Interview with Mr Manvendra Singh, MP from Barmer
"Probably in no area of India , water would have such critical importance as in my constituency. I do not look at these as water related problems; I propose that all the problems in Barmer are connected to water"
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Interview with Prof. Rasa Singh Rawat, MP from Ajmer
" Punjab is often reluctant to give water to the Rajasthan. India 's water flows down to Pakistan . If some of this water is diverted to Rajasthan, the situation can improve a lot."
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Interview with Dr. Anupam Mishra

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Bihar Floods  

Maegh Pyne Abhiyan is accepting contributions for relief work
Interview with Deepak Bharti of SSVK, an NGO working in Bihar

Photographs from West Champaran and Muzaffarpur districts
For district wise situation details from some local NGOs
Tentative relief plan with contact details of partner NGOs of the Maegh Pyne Abhiyan campaign
Some Media Coverage 

 

 


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