water weblog; Water News : May. 2008

Water News 5 - May 2008

Palyja to propose 30 percent water rate increase by Agnes Winarti
Jakarta Post - Jakarta, Indonesia. 30 May 2008

 

Aral Sea problems will only be fixed by regional cooperation, UN stresses
UN News Centre – 28 May 2008

 

Myanmar finally opens its doors after Cyclone Nargis by Surya B. Prasai
American Chronicle - Beverly Hills, CA, USA. 28 May 2008

 

Singapore To Host High-Level International Water Meetings In June
Water Online (press release) - Horsham, PA, USA. 28 June 2008

 

Water-proof rice to make a splash next year by Carmel Crimmins
Reuters India - Mumbai, India. 27 May 2008

 

Chinese bottled water faces consolidation
Youngstown Vindicator - Youngstown, OH, USA. 26 May 2008

 

Rs 30m project to renovate 32 tube-wells
Daily Times - Lahore, Pakistan.

 

Dutch Grundfos opened office in Almaty
Kazinform - Astana, Kazakhstan. 23 May 2008

Water News 4 - May 2008

Hong Kong's Cheung Kong to expand water business as 3G turns EBIT positive - Li
Forbes - NY, USA. 22 May 2008

 

Japanese Premier Fukuda Calls for Asia Disaster Relief Network by Sachiko Sakamaki
Bloomberg – USA. 22 May 2008

 

Going Global With China Water by Melinda Peer

Forbes - NY, USA. 21 May 2008

 

JICA aid to Myanmar
ReliefWeb (press release) - Geneva, Switzerland. 19 May 2008

 

Glacial Lake Outburst Floods in Central Asia
Informationsdienst Wissenschaft (Pressemitteilung) - Bayreuth, NRW, Germany. 19 May 2008

 

EBRD: Tapping Tajikistan’s water resources
The FINANCIAL - Tbilisi, Georgia. 18 May 2008

 

Water scarce in Ladakh by Duncan Nelson
BurlingtonFreePress.com - Burlington, VT, USA. 18 May 2008

 

Water shortage would bring cooperation, not conflict
Gorkhapatra - Kathmandu, Nepal. 16 May 2008

Water News 3 - May 2008

UN says up to 2.5 million affected in Myanmar cyclone by Aung Hla Tun
Reuters – USA. 15 May 2008

 

Myanmar (Burma) Cyclone: Burma is dying! by Justyna Stępień
ReliefWeb (press release) - Geneva, Switzerland. 13 May 2008

 

What causes flood disasters in the Global South?
Socialistworker.co.uk - London, UK. 13 May 2008

 

UPDATE 1-Thai water firm to raise $130 mln from IPO
Reuters – USA. 13 May 2008

 

'Disease may up toll in Myanmar 15-fold'
Times of India – India. 13 May 2008

 

Water crisis raises fears for health of children by Margie Mason
The Age - Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. 10 May 2008

 

UNICEF flying in emergency supplies to Myanmar
UNICEF (press release) - New York, USA. 9 May 2008

Water News 2 - May 2008

 

China, Tibet, and the strategic power of water: Pollution and Global Warming Threaten Asia’s Most Important Freshwater Source
CSRwire.com (press release) – USA. 8 May 2008

 

ADB, Australia help manage Mekong resources
Xinhua – China. 8 May 2008

 

Water crisis can derail India's progress by Manik Mehta
GulfNews - Dubai, United Arab Emirates. 8 May 2008

 

Asian Water Markets Grow in 2007 to Over 65 Billion US Dollar
NewsBlaze (press release) - Folsom, CA, USA. 7 May 2008

 

Biwater AEWT's RO system to supply 15% of Singapore's water
Environmental Data Interactive – UK. 6 May 2008

 

Water supply resumes in Myanmar biggest city
Xinhua – China. 6 May 2008

 

The Aral Sea problem must be solved
PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung) - Wien, Austria. 30 April 2008

Water News 1 - May 2008

 

16% of Islamabad's water supply infected with bacteria: survey
Trading Markets (press release) - Los Angeles, CA, USA. 1 May 2008

 

Damned Hearings of Proposed Tipaimukh Dam by Jiten Yumnam
KanglaOnline - Kangla, Manipur, India. 1 May 2008

 

ADB promises to begin clean water supplies to small cities of Azerbaijan this September
Azerbaijan Business Center – Azerbaijan. 1 May 2008

 

Austria contributes US$5m to multi-donor water fund
Environmental Expert (press release) - Madrid, Spain. 28 April 2008

 

WSDWTF 2008 - The 9th China Water Supply & Drainage and Water Treatment Exhibition
GreenBiz - Oakland, CA, USA. 27 April 2007