BOOKS
The Language of Water: Ancient Techniques and Community Stories for a Water Secure Future
by Minni Jain, Philip Franses
Going beyond simply addressing climate change, The Language of Water shows us how to actively change the climate by learning from communities around the world and their traditional relationships with water.
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A NEW WATER PARADIGM
Published by: People and Water
By M.Kravcik, J.Pokorny, J.Kohutiar, M.Kovac, E.Toth
A detailed book showing the theoretical basis for the Small Water Cycle.
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AFTER US, DESERT AND DELUGE
Published by: Michal Kravcík/NGO People and Water
Landscape revitalisation program in Slovakia
In a short period of 18 months the villages and towns involved in the Programme carried out about 80 thousand different water retention elements in degraded landscape.
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25 YEARS OF EVOLUTION
Publisher: Tarun Bharat Sangh
Restoring Life and Hope to a Barren Land
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PAPERS
5% FUTURE
By The Flow Partnership
A factsheet for farmers and land managers outlining simple, low-cost landworks that can be applied to restore the Small Water Cycle.
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REHYDRATING THE EARTH
By Richard Widows
A call for holistic, big picture thinking in the way we manage our land, questioning our assumptions and where we draw boundaries.
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RUN OFF ATTENUATION FEATURES HANDBOOK
Newcastle University / Environment Agency
A concise guide for all those working in Catchment Management.
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STOTEN PAPER
By M.E.Wilkinson, P.F. Quinn, N.J. Barber, J. Jonczyk
A framework for managing runoff and pollution in the rural landscape using a Catchment Systems Engineering approach.
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VIDEOS
Slovakian Regeneration
Slovakian Regeneration
Michal Kravcik, a hydrologist from Slovakia, succeeded in galvanizing community participation to stop a proposed large dam -- an environmentally destructive project conceived during the Communist era of central planning. Using democratic principles, he presented effective alternatives that included the creation of small dams, decentralization of water management authority and restoration of agricultural lands.