The residents of the Ganges and Mekong River deltas face serious challenges from rising sea levels, saltwater intrusion, pollution from upstream sources, growing populations, and infrastructure that no longer works as planned. In both deltas, scientists working for nearly two decades with communities, local governments and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) have demonstrated the potential to overcome these challenges and substantially improve people’s livelihoods.
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Library ResourceDocuments de politique et mémoiresdécembre, 2018Laos, Bangladesh, Viet Nam, Chine, Myanmar, Cambodge, Inde, Thaïlande
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Library ResourceDocuments de politique et mémoiresdécembre, 2006Chine, Viet Nam, Cambodge, Laos, Asia du sud-est
Recurring water crises, global water initiatives, and demands for water reforms by development banks, have all pushed water up the agenda of most Mekong-region countries. Many changes have already been made. Now decision makers need to know what has worked, what hasn?t, and why. To find out, IWMI has reviewed new water policies, plans and laws, and assessed participation, the new water ?apex bodies?, and integrated water resources management (IWRM). The findings show that top-down state policies based on ?blueprints?
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Library ResourceDocuments de politique et mémoiresdécembre, 2002Inde, Chine, Sri Lanka, Australie
The problems that river basin institutions in the developed world successfully address?such as pollution, sediment buildup in rivers and the degradation of wetlands?are not the top priorities for Indian policy makers and people. The items that do top Indian agendas?providing access to water for drinking and growing food, eradicating poverty, and stopping groundwater overexploitation?are either unresolved in the developed world or have become irrelevant due to economic development.
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Library ResourceDocuments de politique et mémoiresdécembre, 2010Chine, Asie méridionale
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