In 2007, a Functional Water Partnership — a network of focal points for dialogue on integrated water management — was formed in the four sub-basins. The dialogue focused on economic development and poverty alleviation, environmental protection, social development, flood and drought management, integration through basin planning, and water resources information management. The Cambodia Water Partnership (CamboWP) and the 4Ps Basin Functional Water Partnership have been established as a result of this project.

 

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IUCN Bangladesh, in 2006, on behalf of the Ministry of Environment and Forests, launched the Community-based Sustainable Management of Tanguar Hoar Project with funds from the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC). Over a period of two years, the project has enabled communities in Tanguar Haor to negotiate and implement measures for managing the wetland and improving their livelihoods. A particular achievement has been the transfer of fishing rights from private parties to the local communities involved in management. Tanguar Haor is overseen by a successful co-management body with representatives from central and local government, and the local communities.

 

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The Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge is a protected wetland area in the U.S. state of Alaska. It encompasses most of the Yukon Flats, a vast wetland area centered on the confluence of the Yukon River, Porcupine River, and Chandalar River. The area is a major waterfowl breeding ground, and after a proposal to flood the Yukon Flats via a dam on the Yukon River was turned down, the Yukon Flats were deemed worthy of protection. The Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act established the refuge in 1980. It is the third-largest National Wildlife Refuge in the United States, although it is less than one-half the size of either of the two largest, the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, or the Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge. The refuge is administered from offices in Fairbanks.

 

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Learn how a partnership between the Conservancy and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is improving the health of this river and the surrounding habitat, which supports more than 350 species of birds and a wide array of other animals.

 

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Azzam Alwash is the Founder and President of Nature Iraq, an NGO dedicated to protecting and preserving Iraq's natural environment and rich cultural heritage.

 

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Bali's traditional Subak irrigation system has been announced as UNESCO's World Heritage ( June 29, 2012 )

 

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Bangalore was once called the city of a 1000 lakes. Over time, we lost most of our lakes to urbanization, sewage dumping, encroachment and rapid development. This community film made by The Alternative and Korkai chronicles the pioneering lake conservation efforts undertaken by the city to combat the water crisis by preserving its only freshwater source - lakes.

 

 

To tackle growing pollution, Jasa Tirta I Public Corporation (PJT I), the basin’s autonomous management corporation, has developed a monitoring system with three components: stakeholder reporting, water quality sampling, and routine inspection.

 

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A new agreement between Mexico and the United States called Minute 319 will ensure more water flows into the Colorado River delta in Mexico, helping to restore parts of the once fertile region.

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The State Council decided to create an integrated management authority for Chao Lake in Anhui Province, the first such body in the country. The authority oversees land use planning, water quality and quantity issues, fisheries, navigation, and tourism. The authority can build on the results of earlier projects to improve watershed management and tackle waste management in townships and villages, as well as agricultural non-point source pollution and industrial waste management.

 

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