water weblog; Water News : May. 2007

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ADB loans $53 mln for water supply, sanitation in central Vietnam

Thanh Nien Daily - Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. 25 May 2007

 

Japan, Australia consult on climate change

Radio Australia – Australia. 24 May 2007

 

Diplomatic efforts on to rescue Melamchi: Mahat 

Gorkhapatra - Kathmandu, Nepal. 24 May 2007

 

It pays to deliver water

Economic Times – India. 24 May 2007

 

Tajik-Kyrgyz Water Consortium Willl Upset Neighbours

Institute for War and Peace Reporting - London,England,UK. 23 May 2007

 

ENVIRONMENT: China - New Promoter of Mega Dams by Antoaneta Bezlova

Inter Press Service (subscription) - Rome, Italy. 23 May 2007

 

Maldives: Coastal flooding OCHA Situation Report No.1

ReliefWeb (press release) - Geneva, Switzerland. 22 May 2007

 

Life returns to the dead Aral Sea by Emma Griffiths

ABC Online – Australia. 22 May 2007

 

Customers Spoilt for Choice in the Residential Water Treatment Equipment Market in Southeast Asia

Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco, CA, USA. 22 May 2007

 

Mountaineers' fear of global warming by Surendra Phuyal

BBC News – UK. 21 May 2007

 

Water saving rice varieties invented by Hasibur Rahman Bilu, Bogra

The Daily Star - Dhaka, Bangladesh. 20 May 2007

 

'Ministry exploring alternate ways to supply water in valley 

Gorkhapatra - Kathmandu, Nepal. 18 May 2007

 

Biodiversity-Philippines: Warmer Seas Threaten Rich Marine Life by Marwaan Macan-Markar

Inter Press Service (subscription) - Rome, Italy. 18 May 2007

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Asian Development Bank pulls out of Nepal water project

Monsters and Critics.com - Glasgow,UK. 17 May 2007

 

SWC5 Elements Meet The Desalination Challenge As China Prepares For The 2008 Olympics

Water Online (press release) - Horsham,PA, USA. 16 May 2007

 

Health expert blames pollution for cancer rise

Reuters AlertNet - London,England,UK. 16 May 2007

 

N China chemical plant blast pollutes water, but causes no toxic gas leak

EastDay.com - Shanghai, China. 14 May 2007

 

Tunnel to ease water woes

Calcutta Telegraph - Calcutta, India. 14 May 2007

 

Funds flow into water industry by Alison Leung

The Standard - Hong Kong. 14 May 2007

 

Drinking water shortage at Beijing Olympics

Spero News – USA. 13 May, 2007

 

Water scarcity forces people to drink dirty water in Rajasthan by Lokendra Singh

DailyIndia.com - Jacksonville, FL, USA. 12 May, 2007

 

Warming triggers `alarming' retreat of Himalayan glaciers by Tim Johnson

McClatchy Washington Bureau – USA. 11 May, 2007

 

Indonesia: UK government praises the reconstruction process in Aceh

ReliefWeb (press release) - Geneva, Switzerland. 10 May 2007

 

Indiscriminate water allotment to Orissa industries irks ADB

Financial Express – Bombay. India. 10 May, 2007

 

Japan's OTEC technology helps India desalinate seawater

Japan Today News. 8 May 2007

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Parched Asia buoys China Water Inc by Alison Leung

Reuters – USA. 10 May, 2007

 

Climate change threatens Indonesian agriculture by Wagdy Sawahel

SciDev.net – UK. 9 May, 2007

 

TAJIKISTAN: Disaster-prone communities need to be moved

Reuters AlertNet - London, England, UK. 7 May, 2007

 

Japan gives $2.1 bn to stem climate change

Economic Times – India. 7 May, 2007

 

Dead Sea "recovery" project back on track —despite ecologist dissent by Bill Weinberg

World War 4 Report. 6 May, 2007

 

Asia has few plans yet to deal with rising seas by Neil Chatterjee

Reuters AlertNet - London, England, UK. 4 May, 2007

 

Yangtze River art exhibit serves as launch pad for Asian studies by Kristen Andresen

Bangor Daily News. 1 May, 2007

 

Tajiks Unable to Cope Alone with Lake Sarez Risk

Institute for War and Peace Reporting. 1 May, 2007

 

Centre to set up expert group on climate change by Neha Kohli

The Economic Times. 30 April, 2007

 

Babies born with eye defects in two Jharkhand villages

newkerala.com. 30 April, 2007

 

Money makes it easier to be green by Malcolm Turnbull

Herald Sun. 30 April, 2007

 

Israel keen to partner Singapore in water technology industry

Channel News Asia – Singapore. 30 April, 2007

 

A Fight against Time and the Water Level by Joachim Hoelzgen

Spiegel Online. 27 April, 2007

 

U.S.-Japan Joint Statement on Energy Security, Clean Development, and Climate Change

Business Wire. 27 April, 2007

 

ADB provides loan to help Chinese city improve living environment

Peoples Daily Online. 30 April, 2007

 

Conserving water — a priority of govt, says Jatoi

Daily Times. 28 April, 2007

 

The big dry

The Economist. April 26, 2007

 

Japan gives Rs. 537 M for reconstruction projects

The Rising Nepal. 25 April, 2007

 

Major works planned for water supply system

The Fiji Time Online. April 25, 2007

 

100 per cent sanitation in Madhya Pradesh village

Hindustan Times. 25 April, 2007

 

Sri Lanka: Climate Change Worse Than Civil War - UN Expert by Feizal Samath
Inter Press Service News Agency. 24 April, 2007

 

Vietnam's industrial pollution 'choking rivers' by Goska Romanowicz

edie newsroom. 24 April, 2007

 

Chandrashekhar Dasgupta: Dealing with climate change

Business Standard. 22 April, 2007

 

Asia: China: Pollution Takes Heavy Toll On The Yangtze

The New-York Times. 17 April, 2007

 

IPCC Report: Millions At Risk Of Hunger And Water Stress In Asia Unless Global Greenhouse Emissions Cut

United Nations Environment Programme. April 11, 2007

 

Central Asia: Aral Sea Shows Signs Of Recovery by Farangis Najibullah

Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty. April 11, 2007

 

South Pacific Tsunami-OCHA Situation Report No. 4

United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). April 5, 2007

 

A lot is to be done to get away with the stink which smears our surroundings by Ezabir Ali

Greater Kashmir Online Edition

 

Hospitals Seek Immediate ‘Water Treatment’ by Marina Kozlova

Asia Water Wire. March 15, 2007

 

Starbucks Foundation Awards US$2 Million to Help Bring Clean Water to Communities Around the World 

Ethos Water News. 15 March, 2007

 

South Asia's water problems

BBC News. 13 March, 2007

 

Dams on Salween Threaten Indigenous Groups by Marwaan Macan-Markar

Asia Water Wire. 28 February, 2007

 

Asia: China: $128,000 Fine For Toxic River Spill

The New-York Times. 26 January, 2007

 

Natural Disasters or Mass Murder? by Andre Vltchek

Worldpress.org. 16 January, 2007

 

Tsunami: FROM RESPONSE TO RECOVERY by Inoke Bainimarama

Island Business - Suva, Fiji. 2007