water weblog; Water News : Jan. 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