Water, drought and desertification in Africa
Sustainability of Water Resources under Increasing Uncertainty (Proceedings of Rabat Symposium S1. April 1997) IAHS Pubi. no. 240, 1997. Water, drought, and desertification in Africa NAGINDER S. SEHMI World Meteorological Organization, Geneva, Switzerland ZBIGNIEW W. KUNDZEWICZ Os. Raczynxkiega 1/41, 62-020 Swarzedz, Poland Abstract. One of the most pernicious plagues that humankind has always suffered is…
Alpage, cowshit and bullshit
Summer time is phasing out warmly. For cows it’s the end of grazing in the high succulent alpine pastures. Farmers have adorned them with colorful bouquets. It is Saturday 28 September the day fixed for bringing them down to the plains ceremoniously with much folkloric fanfare. I joined a huge crowd in St-Cergue, a picturesque…
Celebrating 25 Years of WHYCOS
Celebrating 25 Years of WHYCOS By Michel Jarraud, WMO Secretary-General Emeritus, Former Chairperson UN-Water Contact: SPECIAL ISSUE ON WATER – WMO Water Bulletin nº : Vol 67 (1) – 2018 Anniversaries are a good opportunity to reflect upon the past, look at successes and failures, and project into the future. 2018 will mark the 25th…
Kale, the Sukuma wiki of Kenya
Sukuma wiki of Kenya Those who grew up in Kenya or its neighbouring countries should remember the taste of ‘sukuma wiki’. It is possible that you did not eat it because it tasted better with ugali the type of food you did not eat in those days. Sukuma wiki means “push the week” which implies that…
Climatic Hazards and Water Management in the Mediterranean region
Climatic Hazards and Water Management in the Mediterranean region.
World Water Crisis
IS THERE A WORLD FRESHWATER CRISIS? By Naginder S. Sehmi (This article is based on an unpublished report on “Rehabilitate Aquatic Ecosystems to Resolve Freshwater Crisis” that the author had prepared for World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) in March 1998.) The article summarizes the current debate on existence of a freshwater crisis. It then examines the dire consequences…
No war over the Nile
Water & Environment WMO Bulletin, Volume 45-No.3, July 1996 as “The enigmatic Nile” (p.265-268) THERE WILL BE NO WAR OVER NILE WATERS By Naginder Sehmi Hydrology and Water Resources Department, WMO Introduction The Nile is the longest river in the world (6671 km. Fed by the eternal snows of the Ruwenzori mountains, the legendary Nile…
Telecommunications and water in Africa
African weather and water data exchange (pdf)
For a strong and democratic United Nations
WORLD AFFAIRS JUL – SEP 1998 VOL 2 NO 3 (pages 108 –129) Book Review FOR A STRONG AND DEMOCRATIC UNITED NATIONS: A SOUTH PERSPECTIVE ON UN REFORM (London & New York, South Centre, Zed Books Ltd, 1997; pp 229) NAGINDER SEHMI The South Centre is an inter-governmental Organisation of developing countries. The Centre has…
