This year is the United Nations International Year of Water Cooperation. One important area of cooperation involves transboundary rivers, which can be a source of conflict, or economic benefit the countries. Over the last 50 years, over 200 treaties have been signed regulating the use of rivers such as [...]

In West Bengal, India, 70% of the population depends on agriculture for their livelihood. The region receives plenty of water, but only during the rainy season – July-September. Small farmers can generally cultivate during those months only. This 3-minutes animation illustrates the impacts of rainwater harvesting during the rainy season [...]