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YuanShanTze flood Diversion Project

6 July 2018
The YuanShanTze Diversion Project drastically reduced floods in Xinzhi, which has suffered from regular water inundation from 1999 to 2005. Since its completion, the project has diverted water 44 times, with volumes reaching up to 200 millions m³. It has also reduced downstream flood hazard for 13…

Flood Control Management in Taipei,China

6 July 2018
Rapid urbanization in many cities has spawned floods in many areas, polluted rivers, and narrowed down their passageways. This was the case in Xizhi district, Taipe,China. Through the YuanShanTze Diversion Project, floods have substantially decreased in 2017. Moreover, the project has contributed…

Public-Private Partnerships and Smart Technologies for Water Sector Development - Summary of the Proceedings (English)

5 July 2018
The report provides a summary of the proceedings and discussion points resulting from a two-day workshop in Tashkent, Republic of Uzbekistan.

Public-Private Partnerships and Smart Technologies for Water Sector Development - Summary of the Proceedings (Russian)

5 July 2018
The report provides a summary of the proceedings and discussion points resulting from a two-day workshop in Tashkent, Republic of Uzbekistan.

Room for River

20 June 2018
Half of the Netherlands is below sea level. Moreover, its three major rivers have more water due to climate change, while many people live behind the dikes that sandwhich the waterways. Without flood protection, the country may be in danger of experiencing another great flood, like the one that…

Flood Protection Programme

18 June 2018
The Netherlands gives high priority to flood protection. Its regional water authorities and Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management, through the Rijkswaterstaat, work together to implement the Dutch Flood Protection Program. It currently runs 79 state-of-the-art projects and seven…

Financing of Water Programmes in the Netherlands

18 June 2018
The Netherlands has long been challenged by severe flooding because half of the country is below sea-level and three major rivers converge in it. To protect the country from floods, the government began building the "Delta Works" in 1954. Its final piece, the Maeslant storm surge barrier, was…

Designing a Communication Strategy for Multi-Stakeholder River Management

5 June 2018
This is a case study on how to raise awareness and build community ownership among diverse stakeholders for a project to save Nepal's Bagmati River.

Structured Decision Support for Natural Resource Management

22 May 2018
Serious issues beset the globe today. Competition for natural resources and threats to flora and fauna and to human health challenge the world's survival. These concerns highlight the need for authoritative science information. This presentation shares valuable information on how applied research…

Organica-powered Wastewater Treatment Plant

22 May 2018
Traditional wastewater treatment plants are costly and inefficient. They consume massive amounts of energy and can negatively impact land values. This presentation shares a new way of treating wastewater, as used in Hungary, India, and Indonesia. This method, promoted by the Organica Water Company…