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Developing a low-carbon water management scheme and increasing water availability for sustainable agriculture. The water level of the coastal aquifer in Gaza, the regionÕs only freshwater resource, is declining rapidly, resulting in the intrusion of seawater. Agricultural inefficiencies lead to … Learn More

Catalysing private finance to maximize mitigation and adaptation impacts. Among ChinaÕs provinces, Shandong has the highest energy consumption and is one of the most carbon-intensive - driven by its high use of coal as an energy source for its large … Learn More

The first project began two years ago at a 2.5-acre temple pond, Gangai Amman Koil Kulam in Injambakkam. Together with Hand in Hand India, we cleared the pondÕs bed, strengthened the bund, and built fences and plantations around the water … Learn More

In response to California's Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA), Earth Genome and its partner Sustainable Conservation to assist California agricultural water providers and Groundwater Sustainability Agencies (GSAs) achieve essential insights to maximize groundwater recharge opportunities. Groundwater Recharge Assessments are completed … Learn More

Companies increasingly seek to identify and support scalable, collective-impact water stewardship projects that will catalyze large-scale water supply and resilience outcomes with statewide benefit. Blue Forest, World Resources Institute, and BEF have identified this project as a unique opportunity to … Learn More

This project will enhance our understanding of the role that river sediments play in controlling downstream nutrient loading, eutrophication, and hypoxia and will help provide the foundation to enable future monitoring of sediment-related nutrient fluxes through ground-based remote sensing cameras. … Learn More

Background: Complex ground transportation networks coexist with dynamic river network systems and bridges are a common element at the intersections of these networks. A primary concern for bridge stability is scour, a turbulent physical process in which hydrodynamic forces (e.g., … Learn More

Background: Hurricane Maria in 2017 resulted in catastrophic loss of life and property in Puerto Rico. The human losses may have been lessened by establishment of and robust support for communication software to be used by small organizations on the … Learn More

This is a collaborative project with Purdue University (PI), University of Iowa (Co-PI), and University of Colorado (Co-PI). Information on river shape, bed morphology and sediment load are critical to help inform research and management issues related to river channels. … Learn More

This program is to let the community know how water occurs in various forms in space and time.Activities Undertaken: Seeds distribution and fertilizers, Community training, latrines construction, tree planting, environmental protection1) Objectives� identify various/different forms of water� understand different sources … Learn More