water weblog; Water News : Sep. 2007

Water News 4 - September 2007

 

 

China Says Three Gorges Dam Could Become Environmental 'Catastrophe' by Claudia Blume

Voice of America – USA. 27 September 2007

 

Asian disaster management project to expand

SciDev.net – UK. 27 September 2007

 

Water body for new year

Fiji Times - Suva, Fiji. 27 September 2007

 

Sanitation Projects in the Offing in Chitwan

Himalayan Times - Kathmandu, Nepal. 26 September 2007

 

‘Poor sanitation indices in India’

Hindu - Chennai, India. 25 September 2007

 

Water Level in Kashmir Rivers on Decrease Due to Global Warming by Fayaz Wani

newsblaze – India. 24 September 2007

 

Study to identify areas in danger if sea level rises by V.P. Sujata

Malaysia Star – Malaysia. 24 September 2007

 

1, 076 kilos of trash fished out of Munti river

ABS CBN News – Philippines. 24 September 2007

 

ENVIRONMENT-SRI LANKA: In Denial Mode on Sanitation Issues by Feizal Samath

Inter Press Service (subscription) - Rome, Italy. 21 September 2007

 

China fines Hitachi and Unilever over pollution

Spero News – USA. 18 September 2007

Water News 3 - September 2007

 

Flood in Assam: Isn't it a National Disaster? By M. Burhanuddin Qasmi

Asian Tribune - Bangkok, Thailand. 20 September, 2007

 

Sri Lanka adopts water harvesting policy by Vijita Fernando

People and Planet. 19 September, 2007

 

No time to lose - water, sanitation need attention in Asian nations by Sahana Singh

Borneo Bulletin - borneo, Brunei Darussalam. 19 September, 2007

 

Beautiful images from Under the Sea by Lea Manto-Beltran

Manila Times – Philippines. 19 September, 2007

 

In Ladakh, glacier melt raises fears of water woes

AFP. 19 September, 2007

 

Rs 100m project to replace water pipes in Rawalpindi by Aamir Yasin

Daily Times - Lahore, Pakistan. 19 September, 2007

 

Shanghai evacuates 200,000 ahead of 'super typhoon' by Jonathan Watts

Guardian Unlimited – UK. 18 September, 2007

 

Australia Urged to Protect Pristine Coral Sea by Phil Mercer

Voice of America – USA. 17 September, 2007

 

Floods, rains and Dhaka city drainage by Prof Mustafizur Rahman Tarafdar

The Daily Star - Dhaka, Bangladesh. 14 September, 2007

Water News 2 - September 2007

 

Australia should help the drowning nations by Andrew Hewett

The Age - Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. 14 September, 2007

 

Tsunami Warning System Gets Good Marks by Michael Casey

The Associated Press. 14 September, 2007

 

Managing Nepal's Water Resource by Dr. Punya P. Regmi

Gorkhapatra - Kathmandu, Nepal. 12 September, 2007

 

Asian Water and Sanitation Need Attention Now by Sahana Singh

The Seoul Times - South Korea. 12 September, 2007

 

Glaciers and geopolitics in Kazakhstan by Stephan Harrison

EurActiv - Brussels, Belgium. 11 September, 2007

 

Doing the dirty work: sanitation and hygiene save lives in Pakistan by Stacey M. Winston

ReliefWeb (press release) - Geneva, Switzerland. 11 September, 2007

 

Tap water prices set to rise sharply

VietNamNet Bridge - Hanoi, Vietnam. 11 September, 2007

 

“Centre not serious about groundwater conservation”

Hindu - Chennai, India. 11 September, 2007

 

DPR Korea: Floods OCHA Situation Report No. 7

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

Water News 1 - September 2007

 

China Closes 400 Companies for Pollution

The Associated Press. 5 September, 2007

 

Millions try to rebuild lives after South Asia floods

Washington Post - United States. 2 September, 2007

 

Sustainable Water Supply In The 21st Century by Margaret Catley-Carlson

MaximNews WATER. 1 September, 2007

 

Sinking. Tuvalu and the Pacific Islands in an Age of Global Warming by Andre Vltchek

Japan Focus - Ithaca, NY, USA

 

Black & Veatch Continues Strong Growth In Its Asia Pacific Water Business

Water Online (press release) - Horsham, PA, USA. 31 August, 2007