The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Ensuring India’s Water Security
“Ensuring India’s Water Security” is part of the webinar series “Resilience and Well-Being Through the Lens of the Pandemic,” a series sponsored by the Modern Indian Studies initiative at UNC.
The event will be March 18 at 9 a.m. via Zoom.
As a leading public university and home to the largest Asia Studies Center in the southeastern U.S., Carolina is uniquely positioned to be at the forefront of advancing knowledge of modern India across North Carolina, the United States and beyond. In partnership with leaders from North Carolina’s Indian-American community, UNC has embarked on a bold initiative to transform the model for Indian Studies. We are forging ahead in establishing the country’s leading program in Modern Indian Studies – increasing knowledge and understanding of the India of today, and its rapidly evolving future.
When Climate Adaptation Intervention Risks Further Marginalization
Many climate adaptation interventions focus excessively on the effects of climate change and less on examinations of what drives vulnerability.
Cambodia’s climate vulnerability is magnified by its reliance on agriculture 30% of the population and almost a quarter of the country’s gross domestic product, according to the United Nations. Credit: UNDP Cambodia, CC BY-NC 2.0 22 February 2021
Many internationally funded climate adaptation projects “reinforce, redistribute or create new vulnerability” in developing countries, according to a new review led by the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU) and the University of Oxford. Essentially, the paper argues, people in developing countries are worse off after climate change adaptation interventions are undertaken. Developing countries are already disproportionately burdened by the impacts of climate change.
Construction of dams is need of hour: Mohsin
Punjab Minister for Irrigation Muhammad Mohsin Khan Leghari has said that it is highly important to conserve water for coming generations keeping in view its increasing demand.
He said this while addressing the Pakistan Water Conference organized by USAID and International Water Management Institute.
He said it is need of the hour to stop wastage of water and construct more dams. He further said that instead of waiting for construction of big dams, water could be conserved with small projects.
Punjab Irrigation Secretary Saif Anjum said the Irrigation department had started reforms in various wings of the department to achieve desired goals.
Construction of dams is need of hour: Mohsin
February 19, 2021
Punjab Minister for Irrigation Muhammad Mohsin Khan Leghari has said that it is highly important to conserve water for coming generations keeping in view its increasing demand.
He said this while addressing the Pakistan Water Conference organized by USAID and International Water Management Institute.
He said it is need of the hour to stop wastage of water and construct more dams. He further said that instead of waiting for construction of big dams, water could be conserved with small projects.
Punjab Irrigation Secretary Saif Anjum said the Irrigation department had started reforms in various wings of the department to achieve desired goals.