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Water conservation in textile industry

This document explains how you can save water in textile industry. It contains good strategies how to conserve water in different process steps.

SHAIKH, M. A. (2009): Water conservation in textile industry. Karachi: SFDAC URL [Accessed: 09.08.2010]
Water Conservation. Fact Sheet

This factsheet contains good advices how to use water more efficiently on household level.

AMERICAN RED CROSS (n.y): Water Conservation. Fact Sheet. Washington DC: Red Cross. [Accessed: 09.08.2010]. PDF
WATER CONSUMPTION. What is water consumption?

This document is concerned about the water consumption on household level and gives some water conversation advices.

SDWF (n.y): WATER CONSUMPTION. What is water consumption?. Saskatoon: SDWF URL [Accessed: 09.08.2010]
Unlocking the water potential of agriculture

This FAO document explains why agricultural water productivity is crucial for the global water challenge. Furthermore, it contains information on how to improve irrigation water management.

FAO (2003): Unlocking the water potential of agriculture. Rom: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) URL [Accessed: 09.08.2010]
High Strength Flows - Not your Average Wastewater

The Pipeline Newsletter was formerly edited by the National Small Flows Clearinghouse (NSFC) and is now edited by the National Environmental Service Center based at the West Virginia University (USA). Popular with small community officials, citizens, maintenance and inspection personnel, and community educators, each quarterly issue of Pipeline focuses on a single wastewater topic and presents it in an easy-to-read format. This issues deals with on-site treating of commercialy generated wastewater, as well as treating non-residential wastewater to an acceptable level.

NSFC (2003): High Strength Flows - Not your Average Wastewater. (= Pipeline , 3 / 14 ). Morgantown: National Small Flows Clearinghouse URL [Accessed: 09.08.2010]
Recycling of wastewater and sludge in Salix Plantations. Sustainable and profitable use of waste resources and farmland in Europe for production of biofuels

An eight-page factsheet on the reuse of wastewater and sludge in willow plantations, also presenting some case sties from Europe.

AGROBRAENSLE ; SWEDISH ENERGY AGENCY ; SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES ; SWECO VIAK (2000): Recycling of wastewater and sludge in Salix Plantations. Sustainable and profitable use of waste resources and farmland in Europe for production of biofuels. URL [Accessed: 09.08.2010]
Manual on Conservation Agriculture Practices in Uzbekistan

This report describes conversation agriculture techniques with their effects and potentials in Uzbekistan.

NURBEKOV, A. (2008): Manual on Conservation Agriculture Practices in Uzbekistan. Rom: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) URL [Accessed: 09.08.2010]
Performance and Sustainability of Short-Rotation Energy Crops Treated with Municipal and Industrial Residues

The summary of this doctoral thesis by Ioannis Dimitriou analyses the performance and sustainability of short rotation plantations treated with municipal and industrial wastes and contains the results of several scientific papers.

DIMITRIOU, I. (2005): Performance and Sustainability of Short-Rotation Energy Crops Treated with Municipal and Industrial Residues. (= Doctoral Thesis ). Uppsala: Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences URL [Accessed: 09.08.2010]
Vital Water Graphics. Water use and management

This online collection of graphs illustrates water use and management in the different sectors, including agriculture. ONLY ONLINE

UNEP (2002): Vital Water Graphics. Water use and management. Nairobi: UNEP URL [Accessed: 09.08.2010]
Household Water Conservation

This paper gives an overview of the water use on household level in Pennsylvania. Furthermore, the document contains some water saving advices.

PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY (2008): Household Water Conservation. Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania State University URL [Accessed: 09.08.2010]
Developing Skills of NGOs, Project Proposal Writing

This guide will lead trainers through project proposal writing sessions and exercises. It enables the user to: improve participants’ skills in developing quality project proposals, show them how to manage projects within an organisation; and help them to understand a project’s value as a tool to achieve and further the organisation’s mission.

NEBIU, B. (2002): Developing Skills of NGOs, Project Proposal Writing. Szentendre: The Regional Environmental Centre for Central and Eastern Europe URL [Accessed: 07.08.2010]