International Rivers Network

www.irn.org

IRN supports local communities working to protect their rivers and watersheds. They work to halt destructive river development projects, and to encourage equitable and sustainable methods of meeting needs for water, energy.

World Commission on Dams

www.dams.org

The World Commission on Dams is a focussed, independent think tank set up to look at the good, the bad and the ugly impacts of dams around the world.

http://www.water.az.gov/adwr

The Arizona Department of Water Resources works to secure long-term dependable water supplies for Arizona's communities. The site links up to the environmental issues such as groundwater management surface water management, river water management and rural watershed initiative. The site acts as an cleaning house of information providing reports, publications, project details, legal research and reference material on all the above mentioned topics. 

http://www.watereducation.org

Water Education Foundation, an impartial non-profit organization, aims to create a better understanding of water issues and help to resolve water resource problems through educational programs. The site links to the variety of educational programs initiated by the organization at school level, forth-coming projects, California’s water issue, online issues of Western Water Magazine and also enlists the latest publication and WEF Calendar of events for 2003.

http://www.clw.csiro.au/division

CSIRO Land and Water and its partners seek to develop innovative solutions to Australia’s land and water management challenges. The site links to organization’s research portfolios (in the field of environment contaminants, sustainable development, water security and various others), image gallery, general & scientific publication and information sheets. It also has an educational link providing environmental information for students, teachers and school projects.

http://www.narmada.org

The Friends of River Narmada is a volunteer-based international coalition of individuals and organizations (primarily of Indian descent). In particular, its a support and solidarity network for the Narmada Bachao Andolan (Save the Narmada movement) which has been fighting for the democratic rights of the citizens of the Narmada Valley. The site provides all the vital information about the dams in general by enlisting books, articles, audio, video, images, alerts and others. The site links to the other related organizations.

http://www.friendsoftheriver.org

Friends of the River is dedicated to preserving, protecting, and restoring California's rivers, streams, and their watersheds. The organization accomplishes its mission by providing public education, citizen activist training and organizing, and expert advocacy to influence public policy decisions on land, water, and energy management issues.

http://www.ci.tucson.az.us/water

Tucson Water is a department of the City of Tucson, Arizona and operates as a Utility for serving both potable and non-potable water to a customer base of approximately 675,000 people. The site is an information clearing house on the issue of water performing this service through the publications of newsletters, a case study series, fact sheets, legislation section, and events section.

http://www.giwa.net

This site is managed by the Global International Waters Assessment (GIWA). The aim of GIWA is to produce a comprehensive and integrated global assessment of international waters, the ecological status of and the causes of environmental problems in 66 water areas in the world, and focus on the key issues and problems facing the aquatic environment in trans-boundary waters. The site enlists the project reports as well as the progress reports for the various programs initiated by the organization in this area. The site overcomes the language barrier by providing access in various other languages also.

http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/atsdrhome.html

The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) is charged under the Superfund Act to assess the presence and nature of health hazards at specific Superfund sites and to help prevent or reduce further exposure and the illnesses that result from such exposures. Site includes general information and technical reports on common toxic substances, exposure risks, and other public health concerns. There is also a glossary of toxicological terminology.

http://www.riversmart.org

RiverSmart is a national public education campaign designed to make lasting changes to improve rivers and drinking water supply. The site compiles of the news section, interactive informative questionnaire dealing with water issue, and a search section particularly for the events organized in the area of water related issues.

http://wqc.arizona.edu

The site is hosted by Water Quality Center, Arizona. Through its various links the site provides wide informative information over the issues such as water security, water reuse and potable water management. The site accumulated the list of the projects undertaken by the organization on the above mentioned areas.

http://www.un.org/Depts/los/index.htm

The site is managed by the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) which lays down a comprehensive regime of law and order in the world's oceans and seas. The site includes the full text of the convention, as well as information on marine resources and marine environment. The site also links to a variety of international organizations and institutions. There is also information on settlement of disputes; links to documents and publications; education and training; and a search function to all oceans and law of the sea documents.

http://www.dwr.water.ca.gov/

This consortium belongs to the Department of water resources, California. The site aims to manage and protect, restore, and enhance the natural and human environments. The site is a hub of information on water related issues covering its conservation, prevention. The site serves this service by providing access to the reports, annual report, publication, study details, news bulletin. The site connects to the other related organizations.