http://www.scidev.net/ Latest news on water and the developing world. en http://rss.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/water/news/ Scientists have shown that the Indian summer monsoon is weakening, which could have adverse impacts on agriculture.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/water/indian-summer-monsoon-weakening-say-scientists.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_waterThu, 18 Jun 2009 03:10:56 GMTA water resources institute in Virginia is set to become UNESCO's first US-based establishment.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/water/us-asks-to-host-its-first-unesco-institute.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_waterMon, 25 May 2009 08:00:00 GMTPredicting monsoons will be harder because of global warming — and scientists say they will need better weather models.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/water/global-warming-may-make-monsoons-harder-to-predict.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_waterWed, 13 May 2009 04:09:27 GMTNanotechnology holds huge potential for supplying clean water to the world's poor, but many challenges must be overcome to realise it.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/water/how-nanotech-can-meet-the-poor-s-water-needs.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_waterWed, 06 May 2009 08:10:00 GMTNanotechnology must be effectively shared with stakeholders if it's to deliver clean water, say Thembela Hillie and Mbhuti Hlophe.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/water/community-ownership-is-key-to-nanotech-water-proje.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_waterWed, 06 May 2009 08:08:00 GMTDeveloping world businesses must invest in nanotech research and development for clean water to stay ahead, says Mohamed Abdel-Mottaleb.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/water/nanotech-for-water-can-help-business-innovate-and-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_waterWed, 06 May 2009 08:06:00 GMTNanotechnology could help give millions clean drinking water. David J. Grimshaw outlines the potential, the progress and some of the risks.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/water/nanotechnology-for-clean-water-facts-and-figures.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_waterWed, 06 May 2009 08:05:00 GMTDeveloping countries are making good progress on nanotech for clean water, say Paulo Sergio de Paula Herrmann Jr. and José Antônio Brum.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/water/developing-world-advances-nanotech-for-clean-water.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_waterWed, 06 May 2009 08:05:00 GMTCan nanosponges solve a continent's water contamination problems? Munyaradzi Makoni investigates.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/water/nanosponges-south-africa-s-high-hopes-for-clean-wa.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_waterWed, 06 May 2009 08:00:00 GMTScientists in India have harnessed a sophisticated computing technique to create an improved groundwater forecasting model.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/water/scientists-develop-improved-groundwater-forecastin.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_waterFri, 24 Apr 2009 02:00:06 GMTClimate change is behind the evaporation of some of the developing world's key rivers, which could lead to water shortages.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/water/world-s-major-rivers-drying-up-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_waterWed, 22 Apr 2009 03:24:03 GMTExtreme droughts have been common in West Africa over the last 3,000 years, scientists have found.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/water/west-africa-caught-in-megadrought-cycle.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_waterFri, 17 Apr 2009 03:53:21 GMTWater shortages do not, and will not, cause wars — cooperation is the dominant response to shared water resources, says Wendy Barnaby.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/water/the-popular-myth-of-water-wars-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_waterWed, 25 Mar 2009 12:48:56 GMTChina is embarking on a huge clean-up of its water that will focus on whole river basins rather than end-pipe approaches.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/water/china-launches-vast-water-clean-up.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_waterTue, 17 Mar 2009 03:27:12 GMTThe world could face a global water crisis if water isn't made a central consideration in decisions on challenges such as climate change.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/water/put-water-centre-stage-says-un-report.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_waterThu, 12 Mar 2009 06:00:00 GMTArab states are facing many challenges, such as water scarcity and desertification, that will worsen with climate change, says a report.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/water/arab-environment-under-threat-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_waterTue, 10 Mar 2009 04:07:50 GMTAnti-drought technologies aren't enough to solve China's water shortages — better agricultural water management is essential, says Li Taige.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/water/china-conserving-water-is-the-only-solution.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_waterTue, 10 Mar 2009 02:00:49 GMTIs hydroponics — a system using no soil and very little water — a route to increased food security? Some Cape Verdean farmers think so.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/water/farming-without-soil.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_waterFri, 06 Mar 2009 03:06:21 GMTRecent drought in north China has highlighted a long-term water deficit that poses a threat to agriculture, warns a Chinese climate expert.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/water/china-s-water-deficit-will-create-food-shortage-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_waterMon, 23 Feb 2009 06:00:00 GMTWe must learn to live with less water by investing in infrastructure and knowledge to help maximise what we have, says David Molden.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/water/water-we-must-make-better-use-of-what-we-ve-got.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_waterTue, 17 Feb 2009 02:03:16 GMT http://www.scidev.net/images/logo_small.gif http://www.scidev.net/