Wetlands span the surface or sub-surface interface‚ storing water in various times as groundwater‚ soil moisture and surface water. They are vital ecosystems that support wildlife and perform valuable ecosystem services‚ such as flood protection and water cleansing. They also provide livelihoods for millions of people who live within and around them. For example‚ the Inner Niger River Delta in the Western Sahel zone supports more than a million people who make their living as fishermen‚ cattle breeders
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New The external debt burden of the country was reduced through different mechanisms like conversion of loan into Aid (grant)‚ debt write-off and debt to development swaps. A brief description of measures taken by the government to reduce foreign debt is as under: Loans written off: Under such type of conversion outstanding loan is completely converted into grant. In such loans‚ all obligations of debt servicing were waived off. During 2001-04‚ the sources claimed that the total foreign
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China’s budgetary system Year III Finance and Banking Balea Calin Dobrovolschi Natalia 2012 Content Introduction………………………………………………………………..pg 3 Traditional Budget Accounting…………………………………...……… pg 3 1.Taxonomy of Chinese Accounting……..…………….......................... pg 3 1.1 The Domain of Budget Accounting……….…………...………... .pg 3 1.2 Chinese units……………………………………………………... pg 4 2. Public Financial Management Process……………………..……….. pg 4 Conventional Budget
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Labouring in Water This essay is a reflection of the pool birth I witnessed whilst out on my practical placement. The elements of my experience in this area that I will be reflecting on are the advantages and disadvantages of birthing in the pool and the communication between the midwife and the expectant mother. I have chosen this area to reflect on because I would like to feel confident in promoting pool birthing and I would like to be able to support and provide correct advice for a woman considering
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Paddy Field Fish Culture (also named Fish Culture in Paddy Field) Problem Identification: The bad harvest of paddy resulting in a high price of rice‚ accompanying with the low income of farmers. Problem Delineation: Firstly‚ the growth of paddy needs a mass of water to survive‚ and it is hard and cost to fertilizer and to sterilize the fields‚ especially in a rainy season. And manure is hardly to be absorbed sometimes. In addition‚ there are usually some problems with pests and weeds‚ which
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RAIN WATER HARVESTING INTRODUCTION 1. Urban centres in India are facing an ironical situation today. On one hand there is the acute water scarcity due to rise in consumption‚ over dependence and over-exploitation of ground water resources. Added to this‚ there is a lack of a coherent and credible water management policy. On the other hand‚ the streets are often flooded during the monsoons‚ giving rise to a situation of ‘water‚ water everywhere‚ and not a drop to drink.’ 2. This shortage
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Rainwater harvesting In urban areas‚ the construction of houses‚ footpaths and roads has left little exposed earth for water to soak in. In parts of the rural areas of India‚ floodwater quickly flows to the rivers‚ which then dry up soon after the rains stop. If this water can be held back‚ it can seep into the ground and recharge the groundwater supply. This has become a very popular method of conserving water especially in the urban areas. Rainwater harvesting essentially means collecting rainwater
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Mother Dairy Delhi "Mother Dairy" is the single largest brand of milk in Delhi‚ India as well as in Asia‚ marketing about 1.9 million litres of milk per day.Mother Dairy commands 40% market share in the organised sector in and around Delhi‚ primarily because of consistent quality and service what ever be the crisis-floods‚ transport strike‚ curfew etc. Mother Dairy‚ Patparganj‚ Delhi‚ is presently manufacturing & selling around 8.5 lakh litres of tonned milk through bulk vending shops. Mother Dairy
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The effect of salt concentration on grass growth Abstract Our aim was to test the effect of different salinities on the growth of plants which what we did was measured different amounts of salt dissolved into 2 litres of water‚ watered the plant once with the salt water then for 9 days with pure ware. I found with my investigation that the less the salt‚ the more the growth of the plant. My aim was achieved by measuring the 5 fastest geminating (out of 20) and to measure the differences in growth
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Environmental impact of mining The environmental impact of mining includes erosion‚ formation of sinkholes‚ loss of biodiversity‚ and contamination of soil‚ groundwater and surface water by chemicals from mining processes. In some cases‚ additional forest logging is done in the vicinity of mines to increase the available room for the storage of the created debris and soil. Besides creating environmental damage‚ the contamination resulting from leakage of chemicals also affect the health of the
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