Irrigation Hype in Uzbekistan

No Comments 07 January 2011

World Bank (WB) continues to invest in irrigation and drainage management in upstream countries of the Aral Sea. In a previous article published on 21 December 2010, the Senior Water Resource Specialists in the Agriculture and Rural Development Unit of the Europe and Central Asia region of WB, IJsbrand de Jong told WaterWideWeb, “Close to [...]

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e-Science and Water Cyberinfrastructure

1 Comment 07 January 2011

Science and technology are crucial components of water monitoring and management. Without them, virtually nothing is possible. Policy makers, specialists, and other experts compare and debate statistics on water related issues. Yet the question always lingers, “Which data is most reliable?” Ideally, water professionals should have access to the same data points at any given time. [...]