This solution provides a comparison between the costs of preventive and remedial actions as well as economic arguments for using preventive actions to improve the quality of drinking water.
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Contributor(s) :
Laëtitia Bompérin
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5062 - Design of a localised irrigation system using microtubes in Mauritania
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Loading ...This work has been developed in collaboration with the NGO Action Against Hunger– Spain (Acción Contra el Hambre – España ACF–E). Since 2007, ACF-E is fighting food insecurity in Mauritania with the development of vegetables gardens run by women’s cooperatives. The vegetables produced are used to complement the diet of the population, mostly based on crops cultivated during the raining period (from June to September). This complement is particularly important when the grain stocks are being depleted, from February to the new harvest. Moreover, vegetables are a source of vitamins which can not been found otherwise in the daily diet of the population.
Contributor(s) :
Cecile Vabre
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5131 - CONSTRUCTION OF “EL GIGANTE” DAM IN THE AYALA MUNICIPALITY, STATE OF MORELOS
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...In the late 90′s, users of the module 8 belonging to the Association of Users “General Eufemio Zapata Salazar, AC”, began to suffer water shortages due to the flow decline the “The Sabines” spring which gives life to the Cuautla River and is the main source of irrigation supply to this organization belonging to the Irrigation District 016 in the “State of Morelos.”
Contributor(s) :
Civil Association of Irrigation Users Module 8 #
Associated to targets :
- 2.2.1 Sustainably increase land & water productivity of rainfed agriculture
- 2.2.2 Sustainably increase water productivity of irrigated agriculture
- 2.2.3 Sustainably increase water productivity and lower costs of water management
- 2.2.5 Increase the capacity of water storages in support of irrigated agriculture
- Am4.1 By 2015 increase the productivity of rainfed and irrigated agricultural lands
5786 - RuralCat, a Catalan Virtual Community for the Agricultural, Food-Industry and Rural World
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...The main aims of RuralCat is to encourage the use of new technologies in the rural world, help the sector grow by training and informing those connected with the rural environment and making them more competitive, drive the diffusion of knowledge and orientate users according to their common needs and interests.
Contributor(s) :
ADASA (Engineering awarded of the maintenance and development of RuralCat portal Web, and on behalf of Catalan Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs) (www.adasasistemas.com)
5732 - Limiter l’arrosage des cultures intensives aux heures de non ensoleillement
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...A Maurice, la grande majorité des terres fertiles est consacrée à la culture intensive de la canne à sucre, pour produire et vendre le sucre à l’export. Cependant, alors que les terres sont rares et de plus en plus chères, et que le pays connait l’une des plus fortes densité démographiques au monde, la sécurité alimentaire de ce petit pays du sud-ouest de l’océan Indien dépend dans une large mesure des importations de l’étranger.
5658 - Improved water management of 35000 golf courses through benchmarking
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...In the global golfing industry, water management is a key topic. With 35000 golf courses globally, efficient water management and irrigation of the course could have an enormous impact on the natural environment and biodiversity. Between-us developed a monitor to measure key sustainability indicators at golf courses, including water management. Through benchmarking and educational material, global golf courses can learn from others and become more efficient in their water usage.
Contributor(s) :
Bart Stadhouders
Associated to targets :
- CS.1.2 Performance measurement of water policies and capacity building on governance tools
- 2.2.3 Sustainably increase water productivity and lower costs of water management
- 1.1.5 Simple, inclusive and reliable reporting mechanism for water supply
- 1.2.7 Regular comprehensive monitoring of appropriate wastewater treatment
5620 - Implementation of Water Safety Planning (WSP) in New Caledonia since 2005 : a tool for health risk management related to drinking water
(1 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5) Loading ...Implementation of Water Safety plans in New Caledonia since 2005 : a tool for health risk management related to drinking water. A case study has been written and it is available in French and in English below. The WSP tool has been implemented in New Caledonia with the support of the Institute of Environmental science and Research Limited – ESR of New Zealand, through several expertise missions, training of DASS-NC officers, training of local stakeholders, etc.
Contributor(s) :
Julie GRAMMONT, Health Environment Officer
5941 - REMMSI : Reciclaje de Efluentes Municipales Mediante Silvicultura Intensiva.
(5 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5) Loading ...La solución se refiere a encontrar y utilizar el instrumento de medición que determine con gran precisión, insumos, producto y subproductos mediante Fotosíntesis, y el subproducto de la ” Fototermia” vapor de agua en enormes cantidades, además de dos servicios muy importantes, como son Secuestro-Almacenaje de Carbono y enfriamiento de la temperatura Global. Basicamente, es una nueva tecnología capaz de Reciclar Efluentes Municipales sin ningún riesgo ambiental, utilizando las funciones naturales de un ecosistema forestal, para expulsar el efluente, solo hacia la atmosfera, sin contaminar corrientes superficiales ni subterráneas, ni cadenas alimenticias animal o humana.
Contributor(s) :
Aarón Sosa Garza
Associated to targets :
- 2.3.1 Energy efficiency of urban water systems
- 2.2.2 Sustainably increase water productivity of irrigated agriculture
- 2.4.2 Boost innovations
- CS.3.2: Global capacity development programme
- EU2. Achieving good status of Europe's water resources
- 2.1.3 Frame of reference related to the quantity and the quality required for different uses
- 3.3.3 Scenario based Global Water Outlook
- 2.3.3 Isolated communities are powered by affordable energy sources
- 2.4.3 Sustainable financing (charging structures)
- 1.4.3 Social policies to reduce the vulnerability of most at risk populations
- 3.1.3 Reducing nutrients inputs and pollution
- EU3. Adapting to climate change in Europe
- 3.3.4 Urban and utility development plans include risk assessment and risk management to cope with global changes
- 2.3.4 Evaluation & reporting of energy impacts on water
- 2.4.4 Ecosystem valuation
- EU4. Develop a water-friendly european agriculture
- 2.4.5 Green accounting and data improvement
- 1.4.5 Reducing disaster-induced economic losses
- CS.3.6: Global mechanism to measure, monitor and share scientific and social data
- 2.2.6 Regional visions and agriculture plans
- EU7. The importance of access to drinking water and sanitation for European vulnerable populations
- 2.1.7 Methods & recommendations on accounting/measurement equipments of used and returned flow water volumes
- 2.3.7 Best water management practices for biofuels production
- 2.2.8 water-related components of a sustainable diets & food supply chain efficiency strategy
5361 - The Buried diffuser for underground irrigation and water injection
(1 votes, average: 4.00 out of 5) Loading ...The buried diffuser is a new worldwide patented technology tested in farmers fields in arid lands inTunisia. This technology uses 2 times less water then drip irrigation to get the same yield. This means that for the same volume of irrigation water the “buried diffuser” produces 3 till 4 times more then drip irrigation. This has been verified in farmer fields.
Contributor(s) :
CHAHBANI Bellachheb
5548 - Saving water in urban areas
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...A solution to significantly reduce the water consumption of a city and create temporary salaried positions paid, in part, by the water budget savings by creating a specific and structured municipal team for checking and the repair of water leaks.
Contributor(s) :
Patrick Bonifait
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