water weblog; Water News : Jun. 2007

Water News 5 - June 2007

 

 

Regional Disaster Managers Endorse Strategy for Pacific Early Warning System by Sanjeshni Naidu

SOPAC - 28 June, 2007

 

Pre-monsoon storms continue to kill in South Asia

ABC Online - Australia. 28 June, 2007

 

ADB Approves Assistance Project In Solomon Islands

Scoop.co.nz - New Zealand. 28 June, 2007

 

Kyrgyz Warn Neighbours of Possible Water Shortage

Institute for War and Peace Reporting - London, England, UK. 27 June, 2007

 

Cyclone kills 10, strands hundreds in Pakistan

Khaleej Times - Dubai, United Arab Emirates. 26 June, 2007

 

Bottled tap water leaves good taste in consumers' mouths

Mainichi Daily News – Japan. 26 June, 2007

 

Sailboat plies 6,000 km of water to unite Asia by Ralph Jennings

Reuters – USA. 26 June, 2007

 

Flood devastation in South Asia

BBC News – UK. 26 June, 2007

 

China aims for bigger share of South Asia's water lifeline by Brahma Chellaney

The Japan Times. 26 June, 2007

Phayul – Tibet. 26 June, 2007

 

TAJIKISTAN: Melting glaciers pose growing threat in the Pamirs

Reuters AlertNet - London, England, UK. 25 June, 2007

 

SundayInterview: Smart solution to flood woes

New Straits Times - Persekutuan, Malaysia. 24 June, 2007

 

Monsoon may start from 25th: Met Office

Daily Times - Lahore, Pakistan. 23 June, 2007

Water News 4 - June 2007

 

 

Water treatment firm to raise investment in China

Beijing, China. 22 June, 2007

 

Bangladesh: Floods, landslides, tornado DREF Bulletin No. MDRBD002

ReliefWeb (press release) - Geneva, Switzerland. 20 June, 2007

 

Fears of water shortage spreading across Japan

Mainichi Daily News – Japan. 20 June, 2007

 

Bangladesh gets $377 mln power, water loans

Reuters AlertNet - London, England, UK. 20 June, 2007

 

People: Action now, or mass climate refugees inevitable

ClimateChangeCorp.com - London, UK. 20 June, 2007

 

Polluted Chinese river hospitalises 61 - state media

Forbes - NY, USA. 20 June, 2007

 

Supercomputer weathers through Asia, mid-East by Don Sambandaraska

ZDNet Asia – Asia. 20 June, 2007

 

Dutch Knowledge Help Solve Asian water Problems

Infrasite - Noord-Brabant, Netherlands. 19 June, 2007

 

Philippines: Water Supply Contaminated at Adventist University

Adventist News Network - Silver Spring, MD, USA. 19 June, 2007

 

More networking on water issues in pipeline for Asia-Pac

Channel News Asia – Singapore. 18 June, 2007

 

Mumbai's largest water treatment plant to have new actuators

Daily News & Analysis - Mumbai, India. 18 June, 2007

Water News 3 - June 2007

 

Mudslides, floods and heatwave wreak havoc in Asia; hundreds die

Today's Zaman - Istanbul, Turkey. June 13, 2007

 

Wen orders investigation into drinking water crisis

Malaysia Star – Malaysia. June 13, 2007

 

For that 'love' of wasting water by Francis Aranha

Hindustan Times – India. June 12, 2007

 

Water Borne Disease a Major Health Problem in Nepal by Dambaru Ballab Kattel

Ohmy News International, South Corea. June 12, 2007

 

71 die in south China floods by Lindsey Hilsum

Channel 4 News - London, UK. June 11, 2007

 

Glaciers and Snowline in the Himalayas are Rapidly Melting and Retreating by Sahasis Maharjan

Telegraphnepal.com - Kathmandu, Bagmati, Nepal. June 11, 2007

 

Tajikistan’s Melting Mountains

Institute for War and Peace Reporting - London, England, UK. June 7, 2007

 

Drought leaves 4mn short of water in China

Gulf Times - Doha, Qatar. June 6, 2007

Water News 2 - June 2007

 

Climate change can have severe consequences for South Asia

Pakistan Link - Inglewood, CA, USA. 7 June 2007

 

Post Tsunami reconstruction - triumph or tragedy?

European Parliament (press release) – EU. 7 June 2007

 

Bangladesh aims for universal sanitation by 2010

Radio Australia – Australia. 7 June 2007

 

Melting glaciers hit Tajik lives by Nick Paton Walsh

Channel 4 News - London, UK. 6 June 2007

 

China shuts down plants on polluted lake

Forbes - NY, USA. 5 June 2007

 

Indonesia threatened by global warming, rising sea levels

Forbes - NY, USA. 4 June 2007

 

Vanishing Himalayan glaciers threaten a billion

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

 

Solomons disaster destroyed 6000 houses

NEWS.com.au – Australia. 4 June 2007

 

As India's economy booms, the Ganges pays a heavy price by Raymond Thibodeaux

Taipei Times - Taipei, Taiwan. 3 June 2007

 

ADB supports infrastructure Jammu and Kashmir India

Infrasite - Noord-Brabant,Netherlands 1 June 2007

 

China to ensure safe drinking water for more rural people

People's Daily Online - Beijing, China. 1 June 2007

 

ADB, UN joint statement on water and sanitation

Infrasite - Noord-Brabant, Netherlands. 1 June 2007

Water News 1-June 2007

 

Safe water for all is 2015 goal

China Daily. 1 June 2007

Everest showing effects of climate change by Mary-Anne Toy

Central Midlands & Coastal Advocate - Moora, Australia. 31 May 2007

Green group warns China of glacier retreat threat

Reuters AlertNet - London, England, UK. 30 May 2007

EU-Japanese efforts to stabilise C. Asia 'no threat to Russia'

EUbusiness (press release) - Richmond, Surrey,UK. 29 May 2007

ADB bankrolls central province’s water project

VietNamNet Bridge - Hanoi, Vietnam. 27 May 2007

ADB and Solomon Islands government partner on a plan to restore social and economic services to tsunami affected areas

ReliefWeb (press release) - Geneva, Switzerland. 25 May 2007

Worries About Water Politics by John Child

NewsBlaze - Folsom, CA, USA.