Hydrology

The International Fund for Agricultural Development has approved the grant proposal of Unesco-IHE, Meta Meta and World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) for spate irrigation for rural economic growth

Moline city is experimenting with an early warning system that could prevent contamination of its drinking water, and its unlikely partner is the fatmucket

Fatmuckets are mussels common to Midwest waters, according to the Illinois Natural History Survey. They usually measure a few inches across, and their shells are light brown.  

Moline is experimenting with them as a way to warn of contaminants in the water, said Greg Swanson, the city's utilities general manager.

Pakistan is going ahead with the $14 billion Diamer Bhasha dam on the Indus river despite opposition from displaced villagers and the withdrawal of international funders

The desperation is rising for thousands of villagers in Pakistan’s Gilgit-Baltistan province who say they have sacrificed not just their land but also their culture for the controversial Diamer Bhasha dam that their government is determined to build at any cost.