water weblog; Water News : Oct. 2007

Water News 4 - October 2007

 

1st Asia-Pacific Water Summit, Water Security: Leadership and Commitment

MaximsNews.com - Ridgewood, NJ, USA. 26 October 2007

 

Mangalore: Steep hike in water tariff soon

Mangalorean.com - Mangalore, India. 26 October 2007

 

National Water Week

Infolink Architecture & Building – Australia. 24 October 2007

 

India's Threatened Water Supplies by Tony Johnson

Council on Foreign Relations - New York, NY, USA. 23 October 2007

 

Rs 26m project to revamp underground water tanks by Aamir Yasin

Daily Times - Lahore, Pakistan. 23 October 2007

 

Sea-level rise to be monitored through geo-hazard mapping by TJ Burgonio

Inquirer.net – Philippines. 22 October 2007

 

DENR urged to act on contamination of water sources by Katherine Adraneda

ABS CBN News – Philippines. 22 October 2007

 

ADB to provide cash for water project

People's Daily Online - Beijing, China. 20 October 2007

 

Warning sounded over level of water pollution in China

AFP – 19 October 2007

 

Study: Growing more rice with less water

WW. 3 October 2007

Water News 3 - October 2007

 

Water pollution at 'alarming' levels in China

Independent Online - Cape Town, South Africa. 18 October 2007

 

ADB to assist China's water pollution management project with 500,000 usd grant

Forbes - NY, USA. 18 October 2007

 

China to fulfill UN millennium vow on water safety ahead of agenda

People’s Daily Online. 16 October 2007

 

Trouble is flowing from Yangtze River dam in China by Tim Johnson

Kansas City Star - MO, USA. 12 October 2007

 

ADB to aid clean up of China's Songhua river

AFP – 12 October 2007

 

Tajikistan: Agitating For A Central Asian Water-Management Framework by Deirdre Tynan

EurasiaNet - New York, NY, USA. 11 October 2007

 

Biofuel plans to hit water supplies in China, India

Economic Times – India. 11 October 2007

 

Greenpeace: Harmful Chemicals Found in Philippine Water Sources by Paul Icamina

AHN – USA. 8 October 2007

Water News 2 - October 2007

 

ADB funding flood risk management system Tajikistan

Infrasite - Noord-Brabant, Netherlands. 11 October 2007

 

Biofuel threatens China, India water supply

North Queensland Register - Townsville, Queensland, Australia. 10 October 2007

 

SIFE helps bring water to India by Amanda Foster

Drury Mirror - Springfield, MO, USA. 10 October 2007

 

DEVELOPMENT-INDIA: Lack of Water, Lack of Education by Kalinga Seneviratne

Inter Press Service (subscription) - Rome, Italy. 8 October 2007

 

Greenpeace warns of declining water quality and water scarcity in Philippines

People's Daily Online - Beijing, China. 8 October 2007

 

ADB: Asia Pacific Region Behind in Child Mortality, Sanitation by Douglas Bakshian

Voice of America – USA. 8 October 2007

 

Vietnam floodwaters recede, but toll rises

San Diego Union Tribune - United States. 8 October 2007

 

Deadly typhoons batter Asia by Faith Hung and Ralph Jennings

Scotsman - United Kingdom. 8 October 2007

 

Where Have The Narmada Waters Gone? by Himanshu Upadhyaya

CounterCurrents.org – India. 8 October 2007

Water News 1 - October 2007

 

India's Tsunami warning centre turns on

OneWorld.net - London, England, UK. 4 October 2007

 

Scientists not satisfied with India’s water management approach

NewKerala.com - Ernakulam, Kerala, India. 3 October 2007

 

Several Asian countries not on track to reach development goals – UN

UN News Centre - . 3 October 2007

 

A lot of rock to raise Hinze Dam wall

Gold Coast News - Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. 2 October 2007

 

Water Authority to be set soon

fijilive.com (subscription) – Fiji. 28 September 2007

 

PNG wetland risk to Aussie birds

The Australian - Sydney, Australia. 28 September 2007

 

Schools to adopt rainwater harvesting
Times of India – India. 28 September 2007

 

Govt to repair breaches in dykes by Feb ’08

Assam Tribune - Guwahati, India. 27 September 2007