A report from the Indian water resources ministry underlines, for the first time, the importance of ‘e-flows’ in river basin planning, so that the rivers are able to carry out all the functions needed to sustain entire riparian systems. Shripad…
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Look at water issue through ‘broader prisom’- Dhaka
Bangladesh has called upon the international community to look at the ‘water’ issue through a broader prism to address the issues of trans-boundary water management, technology transfer, green economy and water governance. “We shall have to move beyond the existing…
Differences re-emerge on rocky climate-talk road to Paris
Kimlee Choy A new climate change agreement is to be adopted in Paris in December, but there are big differences on how to reach a fair deal, and the negotiations are tough. Bonn, 8 June (Martin Khor) – The UN…
No Teesta agreement Govt’s failure, says Bnp
BNP considers no agreement on Teesta water sharing with India as the failure of Awami League-led government. “It is certainly a failure of the government as no deal was signed on Teesta water sharing during Modi’s visit. The whole nation…
Mobile court fines Taka 1 lakh for making unhygienic icecream
A mobile court mibilised by Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) fined of Tk 1 lakh to a icecream factory owner on charge of producing icecream in a unhygienic environment and damaged 15,000 pieces of ice-cream in the city’s West Nakhalpara on…
Welcome Narendra Modi, Sheikh Hasina
We welcome the visit of the honorable Prime Minister of India and believe that the meeting between Sheikh Hasina, honorable Prime Minister of Bangladesh and Narendra Modi will ensure environmental flows of common rivers in the light of the 2000…
Dhaka to sign MOU with Hague, WB on water sector coop
Dhaka will sign a Tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Hague and the World Bank next month outlining the framework of cooperation in Water Sector. The tripartite MoU would be signed during the upcoming visit of Dutch minister for Foreign…
Ensure integrated management of Teesta, all rivers: IFC New York
The International Farakka Committee (IFC), New York at a discussion meeting commemorated the Farakka Long March of 16 May 1976 and urged the government of Bangladesh to take initiatives for integrated management of all common rivers including the Teesta. The…
Ensure sustained flow of common rivers, Farakka Day call
Water experts and activists at a discussion meeting at the Tangail Public Library on Saturday underlined the need for raising awareness of the people about the need for sustained flow of the common rivers for Bangladesh’s existence, life, livelihood, environment…
Historic Farakka Long-March Day Saturday
The Historic “Farakka Long-March Day” will be observed tomorrow (Saturday) in the country commemorating populist leader Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhasani’s huge long march towards Farakka Dam 39 years back. Different socio-political organisations chalked out various programmes to mark the…
NGOs urge water, sanitation as basic human rights
By Thalif Deen United Nations, May (IPS) – Virtually every major international conference concludes with a “programme of action” (PoA) – described in U.N. jargon as “an outcome document” – preceded by a political declaration where 193 member states religiously…
Stop Gomti River earth-filling: HC
The High Court on Monday asked the government to immediately take effective measures to stop within 24 hours the earth filling and dam construction works in the Gomti River in Muradnagar upazila, Comilla. An HC bench comprising Justice Kazi Reza-Ul…
‘Dead zones’ in Atlantic
A team of German and Canadian researchers have discovered areas with extremely low levels of oxygen, called dead zones, in the tropical North Atlantic, off the coast of West Africa. The levels measured in these ‘dead zones’, inhabitable for most…
Effective water governance: Need of the hour
By Ermelinda Dias Water is identified as 3rd largest risk in the World Economic Forum Risk Report, 2015. Water resources are constantly under pressure due to increasing population and changing lifestyles, pollution and overuse. A growing population pressure on finite…
Lee Kuan Yew Water Prize: The journey to water sustainability
By Jessica Cheam and Jean Chua Singapore’s first Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew’s legacy in helping the country achieve water sustainability is embodied in one of the water industry’s most treasured awards, the Lee Kuan Yew Water Prize. Four decades…
Govt urged to press for holistic management of Teesta river
Water experts and activists at a roundtable in Dhaka city on Saturday underlined the need for greater awareness among the people to compel the government to undertake initiatives for durable and holistic settlement of Teesta water management. Dwelling on ‘Teesta…
Beijing to limit motorists on heavily polluted days
Beijing has introduced measures to limit the number of motorists on heavily polluted days, the latest move by authorities in the Chinese capital to battle the choking smog that has blanketed the city in recent years.
Water insecurity costs $500b yearly, hinders global growth
Water insecurity costs the global economy some US$ 500 billion annually, according to Global Water Partnership (GWP). That figure does not take into account environmental impacts so the total drag on the world economy could be 1% or more of…
Land gabbers grab rivers land in Monirampur
A section of land grabbers were grabbed a part of Horihor river near at Hakawbaha village under Monirampur Upazila, it is alleged.
‘Regional river basin management must to address water scarcity’
Water experts on Sunday urged the government to strengthen cooperation with neighbouring countries to address the future water demand as water scarcity is growing in the South Asia region. “It’s imperative to have a regional cooperation for river basin management,…
Achieve more with less water, conserve the precious resources
Danielle Nierenberg World Water Day is a day to celebrate one of the planet’s most precious resources, fresh water. But that resource is being rapidly depleted. “The world is thirsty because it is hungry,” reports the U.N. Food and Agriculture…
‘Ground water level falling 1.4 percent a year since 1980’
Environmentalists at a discussion meeting in the Capital on Saturday alleged that government organisations are least bothered about conserving groundwater, rainwater and water reservoirs, as they are active on water use from underground sources. They warned that the government will…
International Day of Action for Rivers
March 14 is the International Day of Action for Rivers and Against Dams. Every year, thousands of people around the world lift their voices to celebrate the world’s rivers and those who struggle to protect them. The International Day of…
Water crisis seen as top threat in next decade
Pressure on fresh water resources may be the main global threat in the next decade, but the world is failing to mitigate the risk and avoid a crisis, according to a survey of leaders from business, government, universities, international organisations…
Khulna sluice gates set to turn useless for lack of river management
UNB, Khulna Most of the sluice gates in the district are on the way of becoming useless in the absence of proper management of the rivers and canals, creating worry for permanent water logging.
Global flood toll to triple by 2030
The number of people affected by river flooding worldwide could nearly triple in the next 15 years, analysis shows.
Global coral reef project plunges into the Indian Ocean
Scientists conducting a global study of coral reefs are surveying the Chagos Archipelago in the Indian Ocean after selecting it as the latest destination to gather data to aid worldwide conservation efforts. A crew from the Catlin Seaview Survey is…
Black hole’s blast stunts birth of stars
Winds blasted out by the giant black holes found at the centre of galaxies are strong enough to stunt the birth of new stars, astronomers have found.
Global Water Partnership campaign for ‘water goal’
The Global Water Partnership (GWP) launched in early February a campaign to maintain a dedicated water goal on the UN post-2015 development agenda. Countries are currently negotiating the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as part of the United Nations Post-2015 Development…
Canal could turn Lake Nicanagua into a dead zone
SANTIAGO- The Interoceanic Canal that will run through Lake Nicaragua could kill life in the vast lake and have other serious effects on the country’s environment and economy unless safeguards are put in place, an independent international panel of experts…