Monthly Archives: July 2010

Urine: Waste Product or Future Power Source? (Science Daily)

Posted on July 29, 2010 by

Read at : http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/07/100727082658.htm Urine: Waste Product or Future Power Source? ScienceDaily (July 28, 2010) — Researchers at Bristol Robotics Lab (BRL), a collaborative UWE/University of Bristol research facility, are looking into the use of urine as the ‘fuel’ for … Continue reading →

Posted in energy/bioenergy/biofuels

Could Nanotechnology Solve The Water Crisis? (Science Daily)

Posted on July 29, 2010 by

Read at : http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/09/080915105731.htm Water Purification Down The Nanotubes: Could Nanotechnology Solve The Water Crisis? ScienceDaily (Sep. 16, 2008) — Nanotechnology could be the answer to ensuring a safe supply of drinking water for regions of the world stricken by … Continue reading →

Posted in drinking water

Nanotechnology for Water Purification (Science Daily)

Posted on July 29, 2010 by

Read at : http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/07/100728111711.htm Nanotechnology for Water Purification ScienceDaily (July 28, 2010) — Nanotechnology refers to a broad range of tools, techniques and applications that simply involve particles on the approximate size scale of a few to hundreds of nanometers … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, drinking water, energy/bioenergy/biofuels

WASWAC HOT NEWS 2010 (06 Part A) June 30

Posted on July 29, 2010 by

Read at : WASWAC HOT NEWS 2010 (06 Part A) June 30, 2010 vvlr Attached pls find the WASWAC HOT NEWS for June, first part, with news about meetings all over the world. News about other items, e.g. funds, exhibitions, … Continue reading →

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The Threatening Desert (Stylus/Earthscan)

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Read at : http://www.earthscan-usa.com/Books/BookDetail.aspx?productID=273588 The Threatening Desert Controlling Desertification Alan Grainger Hardback: 978 1 84971 014 5 Publisher: Earthscan Publications Ltd. October 2009 , 388 pp., 6 1/4″ x 9 1/4″ Series: Earthscan Library Collection: Natural Resource Management Set 3 … Continue reading →

Posted in books/publications, Desertification

‘Beef, Bread and Water’ (IISD)

Posted on July 29, 2010 by

Read at : Sustainable Development Announcement List <sd-l@lists.iisd.ca> ‘Beef, Bread and Water’ Compassion in World Farming lecture invitation Compassion in World Farming is pleased to announce the 2010 Peter Roberts Memorial Lecture ‘Beef, Bread and Water: Ethical food in a … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate / climate change, drinking water, drought, food / food security

MEA Bulletin – Issue No. 97 (IISD)

Posted on July 28, 2010 by

Read at : African SD Policy Makers <africasd-l@lists.iisd.ca> MEA Bulletin – Issue No. 97 IISD RS is pleased to announce that the newest issue of MEA Bulletin is now available. To access the 97th issue directly, visit: http://www.iisd.ca/mea-l/meabulletin97.pdf . To … Continue reading →

Posted in MEA

‘Making Water Knowledge Work’ (IISD)

Posted on July 28, 2010 by

Read at : Water Issues Announcement List <water-l@lists.iisd.ca> ‘Making Water Knowledge Work’ Event at Wageningen University The Irrigation and Water Engineering Group of Wageningen University is organizing a dynamic one-day-event on some of its core research themes. Our aim is … Continue reading →

Posted in water management

Water harvesting: subsurface dams vs sand dams (IISD)

Posted on July 28, 2010 by

Read at : Water Issues Announcement List <water-l@lists.iisd.ca> Water harvesting: subsurface dams vs sand dams Dear all, We would like to invite you to watch videos on several water harvesting techniques in TheWaterChannel’s currently featured theme: Water Harvesting. http://www.thewaterchannel.tv/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=79&Itemid=103 TheWaterChannel … Continue reading →

Posted in water conservation / harvesting

Do you know the Ecosystem Marketplace?

Posted on July 28, 2010 by

A message of Erin Lahti: My name is Erin Lahti and I work for Ecosystem Marketplace (http://www.ecosystemmarketplace.com). I’ve been browsing through blogs related to biodiversity and stumbled across your site. We are currently attempting to put together a monthly newsletter … Continue reading →

Posted in biodiversity, carbon sink / trading, deforestation, ecosystems, Water