Work Together Globally To: 'SAVE OUR RIVERS'

Mission:

People's Movements to SAVE OUR RIVERS & RIVER BASINS

Founder:

Vinod B. , Pune, India

Description:

Human beings settled wherever water was available. Clean fresh flowing water was available at rivers So the early settlements are on the banks of the Rivers like the Nile, Euphrates, Indus, Ganges, and others. The Rivers 'digested' and 'recycled' our wastes for thousands of years. In the last few decades the population has grown and the culture of 'Use and Throw' has created packaging which is designed in order to help us to lazily avoid having to wash the containers. We have also added pollutants to our effluents - pollutants which nature has yet to learn how to 'digest' and 'recyle' into harmless components. The entire population of the River Basin is of stake-holders who are today unaware of their responsibilities towards the protection of the river and the conservation of t... Read more Human beings settled wherever water was available.

Clean fresh flowing water was available at rivers So the early settlements are on the banks of the Rivers like the Nile, Euphrates, Indus, Ganges, and others.

The Rivers 'digested' and 'recycled' our wastes for thousands of years. In the last few decades the population has grown and the culture of 'Use and Throw' has created packaging which is designed in order to help us to lazily avoid having to wash the containers. We have also added pollutants to our effluents - pollutants which nature has yet to learn how to 'digest' and 'recyle' into harmless components.

The entire population of the River Basin is of stake-holders who are today unaware of their responsibilities towards the protection of the river and the conservation of the river as a sustainable resource. For most human beings in urban areas the flow of water begins from the tap and ends at the drain-hole - and there is no responsibility felt about the flow of water before the tap and the flow of water after the drain-hole.

This network on change.org will:

1. Gather and highlight information about Activism related to Saving Rivers, from all over our planet.
2. Facilitate the sharing of this Data so that the sharing of experiences empowers each of the people's movements
3. Raise and engage funds and human resources for the networking of people's movements which are focussed on saving rivers
4. The primary focus is on networking 'to bring back people to visit the rivers physically'. People's Movements like the Jaladindi People's Movement in the Upper Bhima River Basin in Maharashtra State, India will be discussed along with all movements from all over our planet where Integrated River Basin Management (IRBM) and Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM) are empowered by People Awakening and Mass-Action-Engagement.
5. The change will act as a forum to evolve a Shared Overiew of how we are managing/mismanaging our rivers, and to evolve a personal river-ethic of 'what can I do for my river'.

Impact:

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FRESH-WATER FISH DECLINE OF PUNE URBAN AREA

via www.ranwa.org Vline2 posted by Vinod B. Vline2 20 hours ago

EXTRACTS FROM THE REPORT: BY S. S. Kharat and Neelesh Dahanukar. Zoology Department, Abasaheb Garware College, Pune 411004.2- 1104 B, Shivaji Nagar, Shashi Apartments, Model Colony, Pune, 411 016. Email :- neeleshdahanukar@usa.net Decline of over third of the rec...

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Post a report here on the state of the river(s) near to you

commitment posted by Vinod B.

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Help bring awareness with your writing

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The name of the river/lake near to my residence and its state of pollution today.

by Vinod B.
on the Work Together Globally To: 'SAVE OUR RIVERS' Discussion Forum
most recent comment on May 13

Lashitha? Can you help kickstart this discussion by telling us briefly about the Hussein Sagar Reservoir near your residence in Hyderabad? I could ...

A City must awaken to its River(s), as to all other issues...

by Vinod B.
on the Work Together Globally To: 'SAVE OUR RIVERS' Discussion Forum
most recent comment on May 12

"Tomorrow, 12-05-2008, 6.00 pm, Retd. Cdr. Deepak Naik of NERIL (Naik Environmental Research Institute Limited) speaks on the protection and ...

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As an iEARN teacher I am involved in River Conservation Projects

from Geetanjali B. Vline2 May 09

As an iEARN teacher I have been testing the water of the River Mutha in Pune.

A month back I was in New York attending the iEARN "Four Rivers One World" workshop. I have come back with renewed determination to work with my students this year. We will create responsible and sensitive young global citizens together. I have been on the river Bhima during Jaladindi. I am convinced the river water testing is a good starting point for children to get involved in Environment and in their development as global citizens.

Geetanjali

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Because when our rivers are healthy it will mean that we are healthy in all ways.

from Vinod B. Vline2 May 04

Experience as an activist within the Jaladindi People's Movement, initiated by the NGO Jaladindi Pratishthaan under the able mentoring of Dr.Vishwas Yevale, has taught me that entire villages, towns and cities in the river basin have to be reached and transformed in ALL their aspects before the river flows clean and pure AND the entire River Basin is comprehensively healed in all aspects of water management and conservation.

It is an exhaustively comprehensive approach. I believe such an approach is being explored in other river basins and people's movements to save rivers in other countries - I believe that by sharing their experiences each of the people's movements will be enriched and empowered.

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