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First reported 11 hours ago - Updated 3 hours ago - 2 reports

Association of Southeast Asian Nations

Call For Cooperation To Tackle Water Woes

His Majesty emphasizes resource management at APWS in Chiang MaiChiang Mai, Thailand - His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam yesterday called for greater cooperation among Asia-Pacific countries, especially Asean member states, ... [Published BruDirect - 10 hours ago]

Entities: Association of Southeast Asian Nations, Water Resources, Thailand

First reported 23 hours ago - Updated 5 hours ago - 1 reports

Environment Agency

The Severn Estuary strategy: Still time to have your say

Over the last 18 months the Environment Agency and its partners have been engaging with the public on future plans for managing tidal flood risk along the Severn Estuary.The documents presented for this consultation capture the discussions that have taken ... [Published Environment Agency - 23 hours ago]

Entities: Estuary, Environment Agency, Sea Level Rise, Wales

First reported 20 hours ago - Updated 9 hours ago - 1 reports

Sheikh Hasina

PM for end to global conflicts over water

Suggests judicious settlement, proper management of water resourcesPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said only a judicious settlement of disputes and management of water resources could resolve global conflicts over water.“Through the ages water ... [Published Bangladesh Daily Star - 20 hours ago]

Entities: Sheikh Hasina, Water Resources, Thailand, Epeli Nailatikau

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 2 reports

World Wide Fund For Nature

World: Flood Risk Management: A Strategic Approach

Source: Asian Development Bank, Government of the People's Republic of China, World Wide Fund For Nature, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural OrganizationCountry: World Over recent decades the concept of flood risk management has been cultivated ... [Published ReliefWeb - Latest Updates - May 20 2013]

Entities: Flood Management, Water Resources, World Wide Fund For Nature

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 2 reports

Basin Water Allocation Planning: Principles, Procedures and Approaches for Basin Allocation Planning

As water scarcity has increased globally, water allocation plans and agreements have taken on increasing significance in resolving international, regional and local conflicts over access to water. This book considers modern approaches to dealing with ... [Published Asian Development Bank - May 20 2013]

Entities: Allotment, Basin Water Inc, Water Resources, World Wide Fund For Nature

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Where is Queensland going with flood management?

It is now more than two years since Queensland's disastrous summer of flooding, and there have been several bad floods since both west of the Great Dividing Range and near the coast. The time is right for asking what directions the state might be taking ... [Published On Line Opinion - May 20 2013]

Entities: Flood Management, Flooding, Flood Control, Infrastructure Protection, Campbell Newman

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 19 2013 - 2 reports

Bold action and big money needed to tackle Asia floods

CHIANG MAI, Thailand — Asia’s flood-prone mega- cities should fund major drainage, water recycling and waste reduction projects to stem deluges and secure clean supply for their booming populations, experts said Sunday.Rapid urbanization has heaped pressure ... [Published Saudi Gazette - May 19 2013]

Entities: Thailand, Kulwant Singh, Drainage

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 19 2013 - 1 reports

Govt shows its intractability

When Deputy Prime Minister Plodprasop Suraswadi referred to criticism of his anti-flood schemes as "garbage", it was _ pardon the expression _ a watershed. He brought down a curtain between him and citizens seeking honest debate. So the question for today ... [Published Bangkok Post - May 19 2013]

Entities: Water Management, Plodprasop Suraswadi, Flood Management, National Anti-Corruption Commission

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 19 2013 - 1 reports

Second Asia-Pacific Water Summit opened

The second Asia-Pacific Water Summit opened on May 19 in Chiang Mai province, Thailand , to seek answers to the world's drought, flood and wastewater problems.The summit entitled "Water Security and Water-related Disaster Challenges: leadership and commitment" ... [Published VietnamPlus - May 19 2013]

Entities: Security, Integrated Water Resources Management, Disaster, Plodprasop Suraswadi

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Hyder to provide critical Devon flood risk management services

font size decrease font size increase font sizeHyder Consulting UK’s Rivers and Coastal Team has secured a contract with Devon County Council to provide flood risk management services.The Council plans to build a distributor road around Cullompton, ... [Published WaterBriefing - May 16 2013]

Entities: Flood Management, Neil Evans, Hyder Consulting Ltd, Environment Agency

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 2 reports

Bayelsa flood committee distributes cement to victims

Bayelsa State Post Flood Management Committee says that owners of mud houses that were affected by last year’s flood in the state are to receive 20 bags of cement each to rebuild their houses.Chairman of the committee, Chief Francis Doukpola who disclosed ... [Published Daily Trust Nigera - May 16 2013]

Entities: Flood Management

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 2 reports

MGNREGA has led to higher wage rates in rural areas

Source: IRIS (14-MAY-13)Comments | Post CommentWomen and unskilled labourers are the main beneficiaries of the higher wage rates of MGNREGA, which has been revised recently to protect workers against inflation. With effect from Apr. 01, 2013, a maximum ... [Published MyIris - May 14 2013]

Entities: Jean Dreze, Paris School of Economics, Flood Management

Quotes

"Effective measures to deal with emergency situations are an essential area of cooperation among Asean and Asia-Pacific countries."

Call For Cooperation To Tackle Water Woes [Published BruDirect - 10 hours ago]

...Prime Minister's Office His Royal Highness Prince Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah, His Royal Highness Prince Haji Sufri Bolkiah, His Royal Highness Prince "Abdul Malik, His Royal Highness Prince 'Abdul Wakeel and Her Royal Highness Princess Ameerah Wardatul Bolkiah."

HM arrives in Chiang Mai to attend Water Summit [Published Brunei Times - May 20 2013]

"We only intended to urge the government to proceed in line with the Constitution but the government has described us as 'garbage'" Harnnarong said at the forum. He said environmental impact assessments should be conducted before firms were chosen

'Top-down govt flood solutions' condemned [Published The Nation - Thailand - May 19 2013]

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Land of the dispossessed [Published DAWN Group - 38 mins ago]
Investing for a rainy day of biblical proportions [Published Blue & Green Tomorrow - 2 hours ago]
Two months left to give views on Severn Estuary... [Published WaterBriefing - 5 hours ago]
Call For Cooperation To Tackle Water Woes [Published BruDirect - 10 hours ago]
Asia-Pacific Water Summit [Published Brunei News - 11 hours ago]
PM for end to global conflicts over water [Published Bangladesh Daily Star - 20 hours ago]
The Severn Estuary strategy: Still time to have... [Published Environment Agency - 23 hours ago]
World: Flood Risk Management: A Strategic Approach [Published ReliefWeb - Latest Updates - May 20 2013]
Basin Water Allocation Planning: Principles, Pr... [Published Asian Development Bank - May 20 2013]
Flood Risk Management: A Strategic Approach [Published Asian Development Bank - May 20 2013]
River Basin Planning Principles: Procedures and... [Published Asian Development Bank - May 20 2013]
Philippine gov't gets IBM’s Blue Gene Supercomp... [Published Enterprise Innovation - May 20 2013]
HM arrives in Chiang Mai to attend Water Summit [Published Brunei Times - May 20 2013]
Where is Queensland going with flood management? [Published On Line Opinion - May 20 2013]
Bold action and big money needed to tackle Asia... [Published Saudi Gazette - May 19 2013]
Red carpet rolled out as Hasina reaches Thailand [Published The New Nation - May 19 2013]
Govt shows its intractability [Published Bangkok Post - May 19 2013]
'Top-down govt flood solutions' condemned [Published The Nation - Thailand - May 19 2013]
Second Asia-Pacific Water Summit opened [Published VietnamPlus - May 19 2013]
Bold action, big money needed to curb Asia floods [Published Asiaone - May 19 2013]
Wolk recognized for work to protect Delta [Published Woodland Daily Democrat - May 19 2013]
PM off to Thailand [Published Bangladesh Daily Star - May 19 2013]
HM to address Asia-Pacific Water Summit in Thai... [Published Brunei Times - May 19 2013]
Hasina goes to Thailand today [Published The New Nation - May 18 2013]
Asia-Pacific leaders set to agree on deal in Ch... [Published Bangkok Post - May 18 2013]
Chiang Mai village fighting dam project on the ... [Published The Nation - Thailand - May 18 2013]
DOST bolsters R&D capabilities with IBM superco... [Published Business Mirror - May 18 2013]
Wastewater Infrastructure & Networks Conference... [Published Environmental Data Interactive Exchange - May 18 2013]
Winslow Levee Study Honored [Published Az Journal - May 18 2013]
NACC asks who will be responsible [Published The Nation - Thailand - May 17 2013]

Blogs

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How Are California's Existing Water Management ... [Published Switchboard, from NRDC - May 15 2013] Ben Chou, Water Policy Analyst, Washington, D.C. This post is part of a blog series for Getting Climate Smart , a joint effort by NRDC and American Rivers to guide state action on climate and water preparedness. Like many states in the western ...
STUDY: Media Ignore Climate Context Of Midwest ... [Published Think Progress - May 07 2013] The Midwest has experienced near record flooding this spring, resulting in four deaths, extensive property damage, and disruptions of agriculture and transportation. Evidence suggests that manmade climate change has increased the frequency of heavy downpours, ...
Columbia River Treaty 2014/2024 Review Entering... [Published Water Law Blog - Apr 19 2013] Vanport was the second largest “city” in Oregon prior to 1948. Located within the Columbia River flood plain, the unofficial city housed thousands of war-time defense employees working primarily in the shipbuilding industry. Its short-lived existence ...
Flood Risk Management in South Asia [Published Zunia.org RSS - Mar 03 2013] This document reports on a workshop addressing the problems and impacts of floods and aiming to provide more understandable and action-oriented information to policymakers in the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) region (Pakistan, ...
The Weekly Wrap [Published The Daily Dish \| By Andrew Sullivan - Mar 02 2013] Friday on the Dish, Andrew endorsed both Obama’s and Ilya Shapiro’s approaches to marriage equality, wondered why the Voting Rights Act wasn’t left to the legislature, and echoed Kenneth McIntyre’s description of Oakeshott. He agreed ...

Audio/Video

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Rep. Bruce Braley films Locks & Dams in Iowa [Published Rep. Bruce Braley - YouTube Channel - May 07 2013]

Press Releases

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$50 million for water management and planning [Published Premier of Victoria - May 07 2013]
Thailand Royal Irrigation Department Named a 20... [Published EON Energy - Mar 21 2013]
Thailand Royal Irrigation Department Named a 20... [Published Business Wire Technology News - Mar 21 2013]