http://www.siwi.org Water Wise World Tue, 12 Feb 2013 15:26:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 http://www.siwi.org/publication/stockholm-water-front-no-2-2008/ http://www.siwi.org/publication/stockholm-water-front-no-2-2008/#comments Thu, 15 Nov 2012 16:39:38 +0000 admin http://www.siwi.org/publication/stockholm-water-front-no-2-2008/ The Tibetan Plateau and the entire Himalayan region in which it stands is perhaps the world’s most vulnerable area to climate change. That is because warming increases at higher altitudes and the Himalayan mountain system is the tallest on earth. Some describe the glacier waters as “ticking time-bombs.” Therefore, adapting to Climate Change and effective Basin Water Management are important topics discussed at the 2008 World Water Week and also highlighted in this issue of Water Front.

]]> http://www.siwi.org/publication/stockholm-water-front-no-2-2008/feed/ 0 http://www.siwi.org/publication/2005-synthesis-report-drainage-basin-management-%c2%96-hard-and-soft-solutions-in-regional-development/ http://www.siwi.org/publication/2005-synthesis-report-drainage-basin-management-%c2%96-hard-and-soft-solutions-in-regional-development/#comments Thu, 15 Nov 2012 16:34:18 +0000 admin http://www.siwi.org/publication/2005-synthesis-report-drainage-basin-management-%c2%96-hard-and-soft-solutions-in-regional-development/ Often solutions to water policy issues can only be found as part of broader packages that relate to wider issues of national and international policy and development. 2005 year’s focus on “Drainage Basin Management – Hard and Soft Solutions in Regional Development” placed very challenging topics on the discussion table.

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