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Inside Levi's water recycling strategy

Inside Levi's water recycling strategy
"This water recycling can happen over and over, significantly reducing the overall amount of water used to make our products," the company's sustainability team reports in a blog detailing the water recycling program. "As long as the water meets our …
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Key challenges Nigeria's startup space needs to conquer
… challenges hinder innovation in the country. Popular Nigerian technology blog TechCabal.com last month launched its 'Battlefield' startup pitching competition that saw examination preparation business Prepclass.com.ng walk away with $ 20,000 in …
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Innovative water sector communications practice to be launched

Innovative water sector communications practice to be launched
A member of the Water Environment Federation (WEF) and serving on the Executive Committee for their Technical Exhibition and Conference (WEFTEC) Innovation Pavilion, Roa regularly contributes to the BlueTech Research blog; authors her own blog, … Inc …
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Turkey: The Fakir vs. the Pharaoh
… more than five hundred fee-paying schools in one hundred countries (including the United States), along with banks, hospitals, media groups, and a business association, Tuskon, which has spearheaded the Turkish penetration of new markets, notably …
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Fukushima breaking news,TEPCO did nothing about radioactive water leak for 2 years 8/1/13

kevin d blanch 8/1/13 As NO marine biologist in North America has a conscience and or sole, they are self-indulged EVIL pure Murderers, as far as I am concer…

After crowd sourcing $ A40,000 from supporters, a delegation from Tecoma head to McDonald’s corporate HQ to hand a petition of nearly 100000 signatures to CE…
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Integrated Water Resource Management

The world is facing a water crisis that seriously affects production and living conditions, jeopardizing poverty reduction and sustainable development, particularly in poor countries of the world. In an increasing number of countries, water scarcity and deteriorating water quality have or will soon become critical factors limiting national economic development, expansion of food production and provision of basic health and hygiene services to the population. In these countries, limited water resources are managed poorly which results in inefficient use and deepens the water crisis there. The poor and marginalized groups in the society are often the most vulnerable to the water crisis. At the same time these groups have very limited means to improve their own situation through better management of the resources. Thus poor management of the water resources in some area has really affected social-economic activities there. However, these are issues associated with poor water management:

awareness and priority in political level is limited
Local government lacks the capacity to manage water resources.
In appropriate pricing structure.
Investment in water sector is low
Lack of data.
Institutional framework is rooted in centralized culture

This issue poses such challenges as
Meeting the basic water supply needs of the society.
Risk management, Conserving and protecting the eco-system.
Securing adequate food supply.

This has lead several countries into implementing integrated water resources management process as envisaged by international community during the world summit on sustainable development in Johannesburg 2002.

Uganda and Burkina Faso with international assistance have started implementing IWRM process resulting in new national policies. An article 26 WSSD state that countries should Develop IWRM and water efficiency plans by 2005, with support to developing countries .That is the focus in WSSD is on IWRM. The water efficiency plan is considered as important component of IWRM and hence as an integral part of the IWRM plan. Hence the important of IWRM in water resource development can not be over emphasized.

Water as a resource and its development and management is specific to geographical, historical, cultural and economic context of any country. Hence, IWRM processes will differ from country to country. For the developed countries of the world the national IWRM planning processes may well focus strongly on how to attain sustainability and restoration of the environment while developing and underdeveloped countries aim may be to achieve poverty alleviation.(MDGS)

IWRM uses three main tools to achieve it aim which are ; enabling environment, institutional roles and management instruments

I. THE ENABLING ENVIRONMENT

A. Policies ; setting goals for water use, protection and conservation. This part of the framework deals with water policies and their development.

B. Legislative framework ;the rules to follow to achieve policies and goals.

C. Financing and incentive structures ; allocating financial resources to meet water needs.

II. INSTITUTIONAL ROLES

A. Creating an organizational framework ; Starting from the concept of reform of institutions for better water governance.

B. Institutional capacity building ; developing human resources.

III. MANAGEMENT INSTRUMENTS

A. Water resources assessment ; understanding resources and needs.

B. Demand management ; using water more efficiently. Demand management involves the balancing of supply and demand focusing on the better use of existing water withdrawals.

C. Social change instruments ; encouraging a water-oriented civil society.

D. Conflict resolution ; managing disputes, ensuring sharing of water.

E. Regulatory instruments ; allocation and water use limits.

F. Economic instruments ; using value and prices for efficiency and equity.

G. Information management and exchange ; improving knowledge for better water management.

IWRM has its planning strategy for achieving its aims through the above mentioned tools which follows;

Initiation from government or team initiation through government. However any one can initiate the idea, the main concept is that it has government support.
This initiator must have an aim or vision
Situation analysis thus gathering of baseline information
Through situation analysis strategy will be developed
Necessary stakeholders will be involved
Implementation
Evaluation to assess the results of strategy implemented. This gives room for limitation mitigation during the next planning stage. IWRM is a cyclic process.

Okwudili J. Onuchukwu
B.Engr Civil Engineering
Passion : Environmental and Engineering issues
email : johncoolk3@yahoo.com

Solar industry into "resources integration" of the times – solar water heater, solar energ

Integration of resources to give full play to their potential and advantages, exceed and powerful alliances, win-win-win. We do not do play a minor king, to do large group will be, supporting also the star.

2007 years of solar thermal industry can be described as too proud, their prime. Authority, according to industry data show that in 2007 the domestic market sales of solar water heater industry is about 32 billion yuan, an increase of 30%; exports about 65 million U.S. dollars, an increase of 28%. Mainstream brands have gained considerable development, and earned pours.

Throughout the solar thermal industry is not difficult to find, and its structure, resources, unreasonable proportions, so many of our businesses are still struggling to boil with, feel a lot of pressure, swallow this, Youjin nowhere to . This is just as solar thermal industry in 2007 will be the theme of “Opportunities and Challenges” as set forth in perspective, opportunities and challenges before it, the face of challenges and opportunities.

In the national solar thermal industry in 2007 at the annual meeting, Yuan Sheng Jiangsu Solar Energy Co., Ltd.: “To integrate regional resources and strong industrial groups,” the loud slogans.

The move opened a new round of competition in the industry curtain.

Look back to the competitive pattern of household appliances, but also from the thousands of production companies continue to shuffle and resources through integration of only the formation of several major home appliances now divide the pattern of enterprise groups. Solar thermal industry is in as the year on the evolving pattern of household appliances, pioneered the integration of per liter slogan of regional resources, it should be said also predict solar thermal industry bigger and stronger the same time, integration of resources is particularly important.

“Resources integration” is a strategic management concept, specific to the field of solar thermal utilization mainly in:

1, the production structure, integration of resources.

The current structure of production of solar water heater is not quite reasonable, some enterprises have overproduction; some tight production; some companies did not own the core of the productive forces, put together by assembly; and most of the production process and low degree of automation did not high. If we can effectively integrate the production of power resources, reduce duplication, reduce duplication of investment, powerful alliances to concentrate on improving production technology and processes that we must reduce energy consumption, saving production costs, achieve a multiplier effect.

2, the market integration of resources. Some companies specializes in technology research and development; some good manufacturing companies; some good marketing company; some good export enterprises exported. On China’s market, regional differences and differences in consumption is very large, vast, many companies only in certain areas have a higher market share, the company also has outlets in most parts of the country, but the volume is less transportation costs and marketing costs are very high. So, if we can better integrate market resources, not only can reduce the transportation, marketing costs can also reduce the research, manufacturing costs, indeed serve multiple purposes.

3, human resource integration. Determines the strength of human resources business development speed and height. At present, the solar water heater business in general manpower shortage, most enterprises are still in the stage of selling products to survive, simply attend to personnel training, practice altogether necessary, “High airborne” strategy, the result is a “throw good money off soldiers,” the majority . In addition, the business development needs of many professionals to ensure the comprehensive strength of a long-lasting, such as: business strategy, technology, production management, marketing, government public relations, human resources development, and so, we must have flowers, but also green, leaves, the whole enterprise can flourish. Therefore, the integration of human resources is the solar thermal industry more critical issue.

4, service integration. “China Solar Energy Industry News” Top Ten in 2007, the collection of bad events found most consumer disputes the service is not timely, not in place, resulting in disgruntled customers, and through the mass media and have exposure to the industry bring a huge negative impact. We should recognize that, when tens of millions of units per year of solar water heater products are sold all over the country and even around the world, the service has become our top priority was. Of course, the establishment of service system is a big project, we can refer to the appliance’s service model. Therefore, the service team and system integration of resources is the development trend of the future, remember, after-sales service can drive sales.

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