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Water News 1 - July 2008

Beijing's water crisis and economic collapse by Richard Welford
CSR Asia - Hong Kong SAR, China. 2 July 2008

 

New toilet technology empowers low-caste Indian women
AFP -2 July 2008

 

Asia holds promise of big profits for water industry
International Herald Tribune – France. 1 July 2008

 

Singapore's First Water Week Sees Deals Worth Over $270M US
Water Online (press release) - Horsham, PA, USA. 1 July 2008

 

NGOs Slam Chinese Water Policy at Spain's World Fair
RedOrbit - Dallas, TX, USA. 1 July 2008

 

Drinking water from faucet still possible in RP by Eloisa I. Calderon
GMANews.TV. 1 July 2008

 

Water firms hope profits will flow from Asia
The Straits Times. 1 July 2008

 

Deals worth $367m signed at Water Week
The Straits Times. 30 June 2008

 

One tenth of global burden of disease preventable if improved water, sanitation and hygiene, according to WHO report by Marisha Wojciechowska-Shibuya
MaximsNews Water. 29 June 2008

Water News 4 - June 2008

Asia-Pacific Region reviews progress on Water Initiatives: Singapore to host the 2nd Asia-Pacific Water Summit in 2010 by Marisha Shibuya
MaximsNews WATER. 26 June 2008

 

Corruption plagues the water Sector worldwide according to new study
MaximsNews WATER. 26 June 2008

 

Professor Tommy Koh's Summary Statement at the closing of the Water Leaders Summit Singapore International Water Week
ACN Newswire (press release) - Tokyo, Japan. 26 June 2008

 

New Asia-Pacific network launched to tackle water problems
Environmental Expert (press release) - Madrid, Madrid, Spain. 26 June 2008

 

ADB President Outlines Water Agenda for Asia-Pacific Region
ACN Newswire (press release) - Tokyo, Japan. 25 June 2008

 

The northern Aral Sea returns to life in Kazakhstan
AFP – 25 June 2008

 

Institute launched to address Asia's water challenges
Earthtimes (press release) - London, UK. 24 June 2008

 

AT least 30 per cent of Singapore's water needs will come from non-conventional sources by 2012
Straits Times – Singapore. 24 June 2008

 

Water security could spark conflicts -Singapore's PM
Reuters – USA. 24 June 2008

 

Singapore is cutting-edge for further expansion of Siemens
WaterWorld - Tulsa, OK, USA. 23 June 2008

 

Singapore International Water Week Opens Gateway To China Market
Water Online (press release) - Horsham, PA, USA. 23 June 2008

 

India and Pakistan: watch out for water fights
Reuters India - Mumbai, India. 22 June 2008

 

'Proceedings of the 1st Asia-Pacific Water Summit'; Book Launch at Singapore International Water Week, Water Expo
ACN Newswire (press release) - Tokyo, Japan. 20 June 2008

Water News 3 - June 2008

China's Water Problems Reach Olympian Proportions by Peter Waldman
Wired News – USA. 19 June 2008

 

Blood in Kashmir’s Water by Sankar Ray
Asia Sentinel - Hong Kong, SAR, China. 18 June 2008

 

Splash of activities during S'pore Int'l Water Week by Liaw Wy-Cin
Straits Times – Singapore. 18 June 2008

 

No Blood for... Water? by Bradford Plumer

The New Republic .16 June 2008

 

Young People Suggest Solutions To World's Water Woes

Water Online. June 16, 2008

 

Singapore International Water Week Opens Gateway to China market; Business Forum and Country Pavilion Help Firms Discover New Opportunities in China
ACN Newswire (press release) - Tokyo, Japan. 16 June 2008

 

Tajikistan battles drought by Maria Golovnina

International Herald Tribune. 12 June 2008

Water News 2 - June 2008

One man's mission to rid India of its dirtiest job by Mian Ridge

The Christian Science Monitor. 11 June 2008

 

Water squabbles irrigate tensions in Central Asia by Maria Golovnina

Reuters – USA. 11 June 2008

 

Floating trash in Manila Bay worries environment activists by Gilbert Felongco

gulfnews.com. 11 June 2008

 

ADB prepares a tender for construction within a project of water supplies of small cities of Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan Business Center – Azerbaijan. 12 June 2008

 

Kyrgyz Clean Water Project Under Scrutiny by Elina Karakulova

Environment News Service – USA. 11 June 2008

 

Asia flooding....uncontrollable natural disasters by Sumaya Samarasinghe

Zanesville Times Recorder - Zanesville, OH, USA. 10 June 2008

 

Paradise lost: climate change forces South Sea islanders to seek sanctuary abroad by Kathy Marks

The Independent World. 6 June 2008

 

World Bank Citizen Report Card on water and sanitation: Gulshan happy, Gadap not, with KWSB service

Daily Times. 6 June 2008

 

Singapore International Water Week Expo by Adeline Goh

Waterandwastewater.com. 5 June 2008

Water News 1 - June 2008

World Bank Citizen Report Card on water and sanitation: Gulshan happy, Gadap not, with KWSB service

Daily Times - Lahore, Pakistan. 6 June 2008

 

Tajikistan’s hydropower dreams by Konstantin Parshin
ISN - Zurich, Switzerland. 5 June 2008

 

Water shortages in Kyrgyzstan can cause serious problems in Uzbekistan
Neweurasia.net - Ulaanbaatar, Europe. 5 June 2008

 

China assessment focuses on pure water by Mark Kelly
BP News - Nashville, TN, USA. 3 June 2008

 

Equitable share of trans-boundary river water stressed
The New Nation – Bangladesh. 3 June 2008

 

Outdoing China’s Three Gorges project by Anand Sankar
Business Standard - Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. 3 June 2008

 

Asians love Hawaii's bottled deep-sea water by Greg Wiles
Sioux Falls Argus Leader - Sioux Falls, SD, USA. 2 June 2008

 

Singapore to Host High-Level International Water Meetings in June
ACN Newswire (press release) - Tokyo, Japan. 30 May 2008

Water News 5 - May 2008

Palyja to propose 30 percent water rate increase by Agnes Winarti
Jakarta Post - Jakarta, Indonesia. 30 May 2008

 

Aral Sea problems will only be fixed by regional cooperation, UN stresses
UN News Centre – 28 May 2008

 

Myanmar finally opens its doors after Cyclone Nargis by Surya B. Prasai
American Chronicle - Beverly Hills, CA, USA. 28 May 2008

 

Singapore To Host High-Level International Water Meetings In June
Water Online (press release) - Horsham, PA, USA. 28 June 2008

 

Water-proof rice to make a splash next year by Carmel Crimmins
Reuters India - Mumbai, India. 27 May 2008

 

Chinese bottled water faces consolidation
Youngstown Vindicator - Youngstown, OH, USA. 26 May 2008

 

Rs 30m project to renovate 32 tube-wells
Daily Times - Lahore, Pakistan.

 

Dutch Grundfos opened office in Almaty
Kazinform - Astana, Kazakhstan. 23 May 2008

Water News 4 - May 2008

Hong Kong's Cheung Kong to expand water business as 3G turns EBIT positive - Li
Forbes - NY, USA. 22 May 2008

 

Japanese Premier Fukuda Calls for Asia Disaster Relief Network by Sachiko Sakamaki
Bloomberg – USA. 22 May 2008

 

Going Global With China Water by Melinda Peer

Forbes - NY, USA. 21 May 2008

 

JICA aid to Myanmar
ReliefWeb (press release) - Geneva, Switzerland. 19 May 2008

 

Glacial Lake Outburst Floods in Central Asia
Informationsdienst Wissenschaft (Pressemitteilung) - Bayreuth, NRW, Germany. 19 May 2008

 

EBRD: Tapping Tajikistan’s water resources
The FINANCIAL - Tbilisi, Georgia. 18 May 2008

 

Water scarce in Ladakh by Duncan Nelson
BurlingtonFreePress.com - Burlington, VT, USA. 18 May 2008

 

Water shortage would bring cooperation, not conflict
Gorkhapatra - Kathmandu, Nepal. 16 May 2008

Water News 3 - May 2008

UN says up to 2.5 million affected in Myanmar cyclone by Aung Hla Tun
Reuters – USA. 15 May 2008

 

Myanmar (Burma) Cyclone: Burma is dying! by Justyna Stępień
ReliefWeb (press release) - Geneva, Switzerland. 13 May 2008

 

What causes flood disasters in the Global South?
Socialistworker.co.uk - London, UK. 13 May 2008

 

UPDATE 1-Thai water firm to raise $130 mln from IPO
Reuters – USA. 13 May 2008

 

'Disease may up toll in Myanmar 15-fold'
Times of India – India. 13 May 2008

 

Water crisis raises fears for health of children by Margie Mason
The Age - Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. 10 May 2008

 

UNICEF flying in emergency supplies to Myanmar
UNICEF (press release) - New York, USA. 9 May 2008

Water News 2 - May 2008

 

China, Tibet, and the strategic power of water: Pollution and Global Warming Threaten Asia’s Most Important Freshwater Source
CSRwire.com (press release) – USA. 8 May 2008

 

ADB, Australia help manage Mekong resources
Xinhua – China. 8 May 2008

 

Water crisis can derail India's progress by Manik Mehta
GulfNews - Dubai, United Arab Emirates. 8 May 2008

 

Asian Water Markets Grow in 2007 to Over 65 Billion US Dollar
NewsBlaze (press release) - Folsom, CA, USA. 7 May 2008

 

Biwater AEWT's RO system to supply 15% of Singapore's water
Environmental Data Interactive – UK. 6 May 2008

 

Water supply resumes in Myanmar biggest city
Xinhua – China. 6 May 2008

 

The Aral Sea problem must be solved
PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung) - Wien, Austria. 30 April 2008

Water News 1 - May 2008

 

16% of Islamabad's water supply infected with bacteria: survey
Trading Markets (press release) - Los Angeles, CA, USA. 1 May 2008

 

Damned Hearings of Proposed Tipaimukh Dam by Jiten Yumnam
KanglaOnline - Kangla, Manipur, India. 1 May 2008

 

ADB promises to begin clean water supplies to small cities of Azerbaijan this September
Azerbaijan Business Center – Azerbaijan. 1 May 2008

 

Austria contributes US$5m to multi-donor water fund
Environmental Expert (press release) - Madrid, Spain. 28 April 2008

 

WSDWTF 2008 - The 9th China Water Supply & Drainage and Water Treatment Exhibition
GreenBiz - Oakland, CA, USA. 27 April 2007

Water News 4 - April 2008

 

Months after disaster, little flood relief in India
International Herald Tribune – France. 25 April 2008

 

SPECIAL REPORT China water stocks hit by inflation, price controls by Chris Oliver
MarketWatch – USA. 24 April 2008

 

Siemens To Supply Filtration, Produced Water Treatment System
Water Online (press release) - Horsham, PA, USA. 23 April 2008

 

KWSB disconnects 314 connections
Trading Markets (press release) - Los Angeles, CA, USA. 22 April 2008

 

Thai water firm plans May IPO
Reuters – USA. 21 April 2008

 

ADB and Singaporean firms eye water projects in China
中华人民共和国水利部 - Beijing, China. 21 April 2008

 

Establishment of institute of disaster management by A. K. M. Abdul Ahad Biswas, Ph.D
The New Nation – Bangladesh. 21 April 2008

Water News 3 - April 2008

 

Asahi Kasei Chemicals to Start Wastewater Recycling Service in China by Hiroshi Idegawa
Tech-On English – Japan. 17 April 2008

 

Threat of floods and landslides in Tajikistan prompts UN humanitarian appeal
UN News Centre -17 April 2008

 

Promises $800m for water, power projects by Mohsin Babbar
The Post - Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. 18 April 2008

 

ADB/WATER COMPANIES by Yvonne Cheong
Reuters – USA. 15 April 2008

 

Indus River dying a slow death owing to climate change by Shahid Husain
The News - International – Pakistan. 13 April 2008

Water News 2 - April 2008

 

Climate change to hit RP hard—World Bank report by Roderick T. dela Cruz
Manila Standard Today – Philippines. 9 April 2008

 

190m people in Asia Pacific without basic sanitation, says Australia
Environmental Expert (press release) - Madrid, Spain. 8 April 2008

 

Suez to buy into water group
People's Daily Online - Beijing, China. 8 April 2008

 

Asia will bear brunt of climate change-linked deaths: WHO
AFP – 8 April 2008

 

Iloilo City inks twinning pact with Phnom Penh, Cambodia
News Today Online - Iloilo City, Iloilo, Philippines. 7 April 2008

 

Germany presented "Initiative on solution of water issues in Central Asia"
Gazeta.KZ – Kazakhstan. 4 April 2008

Water News 1 - April 2008

 

CM orders ending shortage of drinking water in Sindh
Trading Markets (press release) - Los Angeles, CA, USA. 3 April 2008

 

Health: SANITATION, IT’S THE BIG ISSUE
Island Business - Suva, Fiji

 

Tajik-Kyrgyz Water Clash a Sign of Things to Come by Yrys Kadykeev in Bishkek and Jamila Majidova
Institute for War and Peace Reporting - London, England, UK. 2 April 2008

 

Pakistan well on its way to achieving Millennium Development Goals
Unique Pakistan - Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. 2 April 2008

 

Global warming could displace 130 million in South Asia
RIA Novosti - Moscow, Russia. 31 March 2008

 

Asia and Africa at the Crossroads of Water and Sanitation Woes
MaximsNews Network - New York, USA. 21 March 2008

Water News 3 - March 2008

 

Millions spent but rivers still dirty
South Asian Post, Canada - Richmond, British Columbia, Canada. 20 March 2008

 

ASIA: Sanitation - Experts Call For All-Out Efforts by Marwaan Macan-Markar
Inter Press Service (subscription) - Rome, Italy

 

China considers wetland park at largest freshwater lake
Xinhua – China. 20 March 2008

 

The First Lee Kuan Yew Water Prize goes to Water Technopreneur Dr. Andrew Benedek

MaximsNews Network - New York, USA. 19 March 2008

 

Centre keen to supply arsenic-free water: Pranab
Hindu - Chennai, India. 16 March 2008

 

After severe winter, floods threaten Afghanistan and Central Asia by Oscar Grenfell
World Socialist Web Site - Oak Park, MI, USA. 15 March 2008

 

KMC to charge for water supply, says Mayor

Kolkata Newsline - New Delhi, India. 15 March 2008

Water News 2 - March 2008

 

ADB wants water meters in place

The Statesman - Kolkata, India. 13 March 2008

 

Making a park of the Punggol River

The Asian Pacific Post - Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. 13 March 2008

 

MWH Soft Australia 2008 Water/Wastewater Seminar Offers Packed Agenda

WebWire (press release) - Atlanta, GA, USA. 13 March 2008

 

Poor sanitation kills over 200,000 kids a year in East Asia

Malaysia Sun – Malaysia. 13 March 2008

 

Typhoid Outbreak in Philippines Sparks Water Sewage Leak Probe by Francisco Alcuaz Jr. and Jason Gale

Bloomberg – USA. 13 March 2008

 

UN aids flood victims in Kazakhstan as heavy snows melt

UN News Centre - 12 March 2008

 

NEPAL: Activists call for decisive action to improve sanitation

IRINnews.org - New York, NY, USA. 9 March 2008

 

ADB to lend $75 mn to Pakistan for water project

Economic Times - Gurgaon, Haryana, India. 7 March 2008

 

Zamboanga gears for sanitation and wastewater management plan

Philippine Information Agency – Philippines. 7 March 2008

Water News 1 - March 2008

 

ABD to provide $75m for water resources

Daily Times - Lahore, Pakistan. 6 March 2008

 

AFGHANISTAN: Poor sanitation, bad toilets cause deaths, misery

Reuters AlertNet - London, England, UK. 5 March 2008

 

Philippines' largest lake under threat: study

AFP. 4 March 2008

 

Sydney flood risk puts Melbourne on top

The Age - Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. 3 March 2008

 

Pakistan to launch 2008 as International Year of Sanitation

Associated Press of Pakistan – Pakistan. 1 March 2008

 

Rs 280 cr for city water supply scheme

Assam Tribune - Guwahati, India. 1 March 2008

 

Thousands homeless as severe flood hits Kazakhstan

Reuters – USA. 26 February 2008

Water News 5 - February 2008

 

Engineers Without Borders Provides Clean Water to Villagers by Richard Springer

San Leandro India West - San Leandro, CA, USA. 29 February 2008

 

Tajikistan Weather Crisis Could Worsen, Aid Workers Warn by Fred Weir

Christian Science Monitor - Boston, MA, USA. 28 February 2008

 

ASEAN countries suffer huge economic loss from poor sanitation

Xinhua – China. 28 February 2008

 

India’s first holistic water resource management system

Media For Freedom - Nepal, Nepal, Nepal. 27 February 2008

 

Key delegates gather in Tokyo as part of the International Year of Water and Sanitation by Mihoko Nakagawa

UNICEF (press release) - New York, NY, USA. 26 February 2008

 

Water shortage projected for China

Spero News – USA. 26 February 2008

 

Japan Announces New Foreign Policy on Water

MaximsNews Network - New York, NY, USA . 25 February 2008

 

ADB to provide Pakistan 150 million for PIASDP

Unique Pakistan - Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. 24 February 2008

Water News 4 - February 2008

 

Philippines to clean up heavily polluted river

AFP -. 22 February 2008

 

Solomon Islanders in Sydney to Receive Global Award for Watershed Management from World's Leading Reinsurer

PR Newswire (press release) - New York, NY, USA. 21 February 2008

 

Japanese Alliance to Enter into Joint Development in Singapore with PUB

Japan Corporate News (press release) - Tokyo, Japan. 20 February 2008

 

China: Water Quality Worsens Near Three Gorges Dam by Keith Bradsher

New York Times - United States. 20 February 2008

 

Water shortages threaten human food supply by Henrylito Tacio

People & the Planet - London, UK. 18 February 2008

 

WB: 31 Filipinos die daily due to poor sanitation

Manila Times - Philippines. 18 February 2008

 

RP to launch international year of sanitation

Inquirer.net - Philippines. 15 February 2008

Water News 3 - February 2008

 

Dam drops to 50 per cent
Manning River Times - Taree, New South Wales, Australia. 13 February 2008

 

Water costs more; still undrinkable by Laura Poole
The Wimmera Mail Times - Horsham, Victoria, Australia. 13 February 2008

 

UNICEF Executive Board members visit child friendly school in northern Lao PDR

UNICEF (press release) - New York, NY, USA. 13 February 2008

 

Plan to develop inland water transport system along Indus River in Pakistan

Unique Pakistan - Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. 13 February 2008

 

Our Oceans Are Not Giant Trash Cans
Chosun Ilbo - Seoul, South Korea. 12 February 2008

 

Singapore International Water Week trade expo sold out within months

WaterWorld - Tulsa, OK, USA. 8 February 2008

 

ADB and other donors to proceed water supply project for Nepal

ReliefWeb (press release) - Geneva, Switzerland. 8 February 2008

 

Japan Bank to fund Hogenakkal water project

Myiris.com - Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. 7 February 2008

Water News 2 - February 2008

 

Innovative water filtration project by Mohsin Babbar

The Post - Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. 8 February 2008

 

More dams, less irrigation
OneWorld.net - London, England, UK. 7 February 2008

 

Monitoring Asia-Pacific disasters from space

Science Centric - Sofia, Sofia Town, Bulgaria. 6 February 2008

 

Push for KUKL to manage water supply  

Gorkhapatra - Kathmandu, Nepal. 6 February 2008

 

Two billion face water famine as Himalayan glaciers melt by Joydeep Gupta

Indian Muslims - San Diego, CA, USA. 6 February 2008

 

DEVELOPMENT: South Asia Exports Sanitation Successes by Nergui Manalsuren

PS – Italy. 4 February 2008

 

Indonesian floods displace thousands by Ade Mardiyati

International Herald Tribune - France. 3 February 2008

 

New agencies to oversee water supply in Valley

Nepalnews.com - Katmandu, Nepal. 3 February 2008

 

Lost wetlands being recovered by Teresa Yong

New Straits Times - Persekutuan, Malaysia. 3 February 2008

Water News 1 - February 2008

 

Bangladesh receiving $190m to fund recovery from floods and cyclone

Associated Press of Pakistan – Pakistan. 31 January 2008

 

Lao PDR suffers their first cholera outbreak in nearly eight years by Tom Greenwood
UNICEF (press release) - New York, NY, USA

 

Two-thirds of people still excluded from safe sanitation services

Independent-Bangladesh - Dhaka, Bangladesh. 31 January 2008

 

Dry spell puts heat on aquifers by Jared Morgan
Stuff.co.nz - New Zealand. 29 January 2008

 

Fiji lashed by powerful cyclone

BBC News – UK. 29 January 2008

 

Tirupur water privatisation a success by Sam Daniel
NDTV.com - New Delhi, India. 29 January 2008

 

Goldman, funds to buy $50 mln China Water bonds

Reuters – USA. 26 January 2008

 

Treatment facility curbs park’s pollution
Viet Nam News - Hanoi, Vietnam. 26 January 2008

 

Filipinos aware water pollution a serious threat -- SWS by Jocelyn Uy

Inquirer.net – Philippines. 25 January 2008

Water News 2 - January 2008

 

Singapore to strengthen expertise in water-related technology with MIT alliance by Hasnita Majid

Channel News Asia – Singapore. 24 January 2008

 

Tajikistan cuts power supply amid shortages caused by frozen rivers

Xinhua – China. 23 January 2008

 

FEATURE-Beijing Olympic water scheme drains parched farmers by Chris Buckley

Reuters. 23 January 2008

 

Japan Special Fund to give 600,000 usd for Bangladesh water resource mgmt - ADB

Forbes - NY, USA. 21 January 2008

 

Nepal’s Melamchi Water Project: Numbers matter, not so fat

Telegraphnepal.com - Kathmandu, Bagmati, Nepal. 21 January 2008

 

SOUTH-EAST ASIA: Lao Dam To Feed Thai Energy Hunger by Johanna Son and Jaime Lim

Inter Press Service (subscription) - Rome, Italy 21 January 2008

 

Australia coal production hit by Queensland floods by Fayen Wong

Guardian Unlimited – UK. 21 January 2008

 

Chaudhry joins water campaign

Fiji Times - Suva, Fiji. 19 January 2008

 

Asia hardest-hit by disasters in 2007, group says by Stephanie Nebehay

Reuters India - Mumbai, India. 18 January 2008

Water News 1 - January 2008

 

Plans in the pipeline for water department

Fiji Times - Suva, Fiji. 18 January 2008

 

Dry, polluted, plagued by rats: the crisis in China's greatest river

Guardian Unlimited – UK. 17 January 2008

 

Starfish outbreak destroying coral reefs in Asia by Tan Ee Lyn

Reuters – USA. 16 January 2008

 

China to invest billions to deal with water pollution

China Daily – China. 15 January 2008

 

ADB launches study into Philippine river pollution

AFP. 15 January 2008

 

World Bank gives Bangladesh flood, cyclone relief

BuaNews Online (press release) - Cape Town, South Africa. 14 January 2008

Water News 2 - December 2007

 

The dream of sustainable hydropower by Shannon Lawrence and Carl Middleton

Bangkok Post – Thailand. 14 December 2007

 

Gov't prioritizes access to clean water supply by Jessie R. Valdez

Philippine Information Agency – Philippines. 12 December 2007

 

Tonga to improve governance of water

Tonga Now - Nuku'alofa, Tonga. 12 December 2007

 

ADB: $202.5mln To improve water supply Dhaka

Infrasite - Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.11 December 2007

 

700m Asian-Pacifics need clean water

PRESS TV - Tehran, Iran. 7 December 2007

 

Asia Pacific region still lacking in basic sanitation

Mathaba.Net - London, UK. 5 December 2007

 

First Asia-Pacfic Water Summit Targets Access For All In The Region To Safe Drinking Water By 2025 by Vittorio Hernandez

AHN – USA. 5 December 2007

Water News 1 - December 2007 "Special Summit Edition"

 

Water summit eyes joint action / Beppu meet calls for collaboration to prevent water-related disasters

The Daily Yomiuri - Osaka, Japan. 7 December 2007

 

Small Islands have no time to waste by Kalinga Seneviratne

Indian Muslims - San Diego, CA, USA. 6 December 2007

 

Water exporting Tajikistan

Neweurasia.net - Ulaanbaatar, Europe. 6 December 2007

 

Remengesau in Japan for water forum by Bernadette H. Carreon

Marianas Variety - Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands, Micronesia. 6 December 2007

 

Summit calls for Asia water crisis leadership

Radio Australia – Australia. 5 December 2007

 

DENR chief warns of looming water crisis by T. Villavert

Philippine Information Agency – Philippines. 5 December 2007

 

Fundamental change needed in water management in Asia, Pacific - ADB president

Forbes - NY, USA. 4 December 2007

 

Tajik President Visits Japan for Asia-Pacific Water Summit

TCA. 4 December 2007

 

Asian meeting looks to confront water crises

Radio Australia – Australia. 4 December 2007

 

1st APWS: Asia-Pacific Heads of State Meet to Solve Region's Water and Sanitation Problems

Asia Corporate News Network. 4 December 2007

 

ENVIRONMENT-ASIA: 'Talking Dirty' on Sanitation Can Save Lives by Sahana Singh

IPS – Italy. 4 December 2007

 

Climate Change Dominates Water, Sanitation Talk at Japan Summit by Stuart Biggs

Bloomberg - USA. 4 December 2007

 

1st APWS: Region's Fragile Freshwater Resources Threatened by Climate Change

Japan Corporate News (press release) - Tokyo, Japan. 4 December 2007

 

First Asia-Pacific Water Summit Tackle Water Problems

Bernama - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 4 December

 

Asia-Pacific nations urge awareness on water issues under climate change

Xinhua - China . 4 December 2007

 

Asia-Pacific policy makers call for water security in region

Xinhua - China. 3 December 2007

 

First Asia-Pacific Water Summit opens in Japan (Roundup)

Monsters and Critics.com - Glasgow, UK. 3 December 2007

 

Asia-Pacific policy makers call for water security in region

People's Daily Online - Beijing, China. 3 December 2007

 

Japan Summit Takes Aim at Regional Water Shortages, Sanitation by Stuart Biggs

Bloomberg – USA. 3 December 2007

 

First Asia-Pacific Water Summit opens in Japan - Summary

Earthtimes - London, UK. 3 December 2007

 

1st Asia-Pacific water summit discusses scarcity, diseases in region

The China Post. 3 December 2007

 

Iran keen on Asia-Pacific water, energy projects

MehrNews.com - Tehran, Iran. 2 December 2007

 

Asian Water Development Outlook Launched in Singapore by Kalinga Seneviratne

The Seoul Times - South Korea. 2 December 2007

 

Better sanitation urged in East, Southeast Asia

Xinhua – China. 30 November 2007

Water News 5 - November 2007

 

ENVIRONMENT-ASIA: Bank's Water Report - Wakeup Call for Leaders by Lynette Lee Corporal

Inter Press Service (subscription) - Rome, Italy. 29 November 2007

 

Asia governments should rethink policies to secure water supplies: report by Wong Mun Wai

Channel News Asia – Singapore. 29 November 2007

 

ADB, Japan & The Netherlands funding Nepal's water and sanitation project design

Forbes - NY, USA. 26 November 2007

 

Achieving Water Security for Asia

The New Nation – Bangladesh. 26 November 2007

 

Wasa starts replacing old water supply pipelines in Pakistan

Unique Pakistan - Karachi,Sindh,Pakistan. 25 November 2007

 

Asia-Pacific Water Summit: India: Lack of Water, Lack of Education by Kalinga Seneviratne

MaximsNews.com - Ridgewood, NJ, USA. 24 November 2007

 

Drinking Water in Benguet, Bulacan Contaminated with Nitrates

Bulatlat - Quezon City, Philippines. 25 November 2007

 

1st Asia-Pacific Water Summit to be Held December 3-4 in Beppu, Japan

Japan Corporate News (press release) - Tokyo, Japan. 24 November 2007

 

Bangladesh: Cyclone SIDR OCHA Situation Report No. 8

ReliefWeb (press release) - Geneva, Switzerland. 23 November 2007

 

Asia-Pacific Water Summit: China’s Liao River People cry out for Clean up by Jie Cao

MaximsNews.com, NJ. 23 November 2007

 

Bangladesh to feed millions of cyclone homeless amid warnings of food shortages

International Herald Tribune – France. 21 November 2007

Water news 4 - November 2007

 

Q&A: 'Out-of-the-Box Solutions Needed to Solve World's Sanitation Problems'

Inter Press Service (subscription) - Rome, Italy. 22 November 2007

 

Asia-Pacific water summit

The New Nation – Bangladesh. 20 November 2007

 

DPR Korea: Floods OCHA Situation Report No. 15

ReliefWeb (press release) - Geneva, Switzerland.19 November 2007

 

1st APWS to Be Held in Beppu on Dec. 3-4

The Seoul Times - South Korea. 19 November 2007

 

City lags in water supply - Report rap from ADB

Calcutta Telegraph - Calcutta, India. 19 November 2007

 

Asia storm toll crosses 2,000

InTheNews.co.uk - London, UK. 18 November 2007

 

IPCC Report predicts a crisis for Asia by Richard Welford

CSR Asia - Hong Kong SAR, China. 18 November 2007

 

Japan to provide 700,000 usd grant to Palau for water supply development - ADB

Forbes - NY,USA. 15 November 2007

 

Japan and ADB Help Palau Prepare Water Supply Sector Development Plan

Solomon Times Online - Honiara, Solomon Islands. 15 November 2007

 

Waste Dumped In China's Yangtze River Rises To Record Levels

AHN – USA. 14 November 2007

Water news 3 - November 2007

 

Queensland water invention wins Asian Innovation Award

Queensland Business Review - Spring Hill, Queensland, Australia. 14 November 2007

 

China paying dearly for cleaner rivers by Candy Zeng

Asia Times Online. 14 November 2007

 

HIH THE CROWN PRINCE OF JAPAN TO PARTICIPATE IN THE 1ST ASIA-PACIFIC WATER SUMMIT

MaximsNews.com - Ridgewood, NJ, USA. 13 November 2007

 

Central Vietnam struggles with new flood disaster by Ho Binh Minh

Reuters – USA.13 November 2007

 

Fiji to expect more water cuts

fijilive.com (subscription) – Fiji. 13 November 2007

 

Tap water in Lamphun industrial zone contaminated

Nation Multimedia - Bangkok, Thailand. 13 November 2007

 

SOUTH KOREA: 'Toilet Training' for Adults Underway by Lynette Lee Corporal

IPS – Italy. 13 November 2007

 

Mekong River Commission fails to deliver, donors warned

Earthtimes - London, UK. 13 November 2007

 

ASIA-PACIFIC WATER SUMMIT: PHNOM PENH'S WATER CHAMPION

MaximsNews.com - Ridgewood, NJ, USA. 11 November 2007

 

PHILIPPINES: Water Privatisation - Boon or MNC Conspiracy? by Kalinga Seneviratne

Inter Press Service (subscription) - Rome, Italy. 12 November 2007

 

Looking back in anger by Ann-Kathrin Schneider

The News - International – Pakistan.12 November 2007

Water News 2 - November 2007

 

Asia-Pacific Water Summit: Commitment to put water in national agenda

The New Nation – Bangladesh. 9 November 2007

 

05 - RP to develop sustainable sanitation strategies

Bayanihan.org - Philippines. 6 November 2007

 

ADB: $36 mln loan to water supply, sanitation Armenia

Infrasite - Noord-Brabant, Netherlands. 5 November 2007

 

ASIA: Water Services - Fee or Free? by Irfan Shahzad

Inter Press Service (subscription) - Rome, Italy. 3 November 2007

 

Sanitation facilities continue to elude India

TopNews - Noida,Uttar Pradesh, India. 2 November 2007

 

China's Yangtze River less polluted than feared, Swiss scientists

Earthtimes - London, UK. 2 November 2007