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On the 16th and 17 November, the new members of the Swiss Water Partnership presented their projects and approaches. The presenting members were: Das blaue Wunder WATALUX Wasser für Wasser Skat Foundation Links2Water Development Listen to the presentations of Day 1 and Day 2, have a look at the presentations or read the summary of [...]
GIWEH International Conference on Water Resources and Environmental Management (ICWRE) is a series of conferences organized in cooperation with UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education, Ecole Mohammadia d’Ingénieurs, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), University of Geneva, Miahona. ICWRE-2011 was held on 20-24 […]
Le développement de la petite irrigation est une priorité de la politique agricole. Une vingtaine de programme de coopération porte sur cette thématique. Toutefois, très peu d’information est disponible sur les capacités et besoins des exploitations familiales ainsi que sur le potentiel d‘extension des surfaces irriguées très variable selon les régions. Le programme en cours […]
In order to reduce the immense flood risks, China will apply Swiss integrated flood management concepts in the future. Ernst Basler + Partner supports Chinese flood control experts on the implementation of these concepts along Yangtze River. Read more
Corruption hinders development in the water and sanitation sector on a big scale. While there are many initiatives addressing the “demand side” of corruption, little is done to tackle the problem from the “supply side”. Integrity Management in companies presents the opportunity to respond to the increasing awareness of sustainability and legal compliance in a […]
Sugarcane will become an increasingly important crop in India in the near future due to increasing demand from sugar consumers and an expansion in the use of sugar-based biofuels. To meet this demand, sugarcane cultivation needs to change radically in order to increase yields and efficient use of water and fertilizers. The Sustainable Sugarcane Initiative (SSI), initiated […]
Background: Malnutrition is one of the most serious health problems in the world, with enormous human and economic costs. To address this problem, aspects of education, water, sanitation, health, nutrition and agriculture/horticulture need to be addressed in a coordinated way to change the behaviour of individuals, communities and populations. Aims: This project aims to contribute […]
Skat, in partnership with STPH, is implementing for SDC a drinking water supply project in the Great Lakes region with the main objectives of improving the access to sustainable drinking water supply systems and respecting equal access to water of good quality of about 400,000 people in Rwanda, Burundi and the DR of Congo. The […]