Soil erosion in Southeast Asia’s uplands can lead to serious land degradation. A new study suggests legislation limiting traditional shifting cultivation actually increases the erosion rates. Current polices on land-use planning should be reconsidere…
Alexandra Evans is a researcher at the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) in Colombo. She works on wastewater management particularly in relation to its reuse in agriculture, with a focus on both water quality issues and livelihoods.
The Nature Conservancy, Pacific Institute, Water Stewardship Australia, World Wildlife Fund, Water Witness International, Water Environment Federation, European Water Partnership, International Water management Institute, UN Global Compact’s CEO Wate…
The International Water Management Institute (IWMI) has pursued a comprehensive approach to natural resource management for just over a quarter of a century. IWMI’s pioneering studies examine the needs of cross-competing water users, sustainable …
Humanity’s unquenchable thirst for fresh water is driving up sea levels even faster than melting glaciers, according to new research. The massive impact of the global population’s growing need for water on rising sea levels is revealed in a…
