water weblog; Water News : Jun. 2008

Water News 4 - June 2008

Asia-Pacific Region reviews progress on Water Initiatives: Singapore to host the 2nd Asia-Pacific Water Summit in 2010 by Marisha Shibuya
MaximsNews WATER. 26 June 2008

 

Corruption plagues the water Sector worldwide according to new study
MaximsNews WATER. 26 June 2008

 

Professor Tommy Koh's Summary Statement at the closing of the Water Leaders Summit Singapore International Water Week
ACN Newswire (press release) - Tokyo, Japan. 26 June 2008

 

New Asia-Pacific network launched to tackle water problems
Environmental Expert (press release) - Madrid, Madrid, Spain. 26 June 2008

 

ADB President Outlines Water Agenda for Asia-Pacific Region
ACN Newswire (press release) - Tokyo, Japan. 25 June 2008

 

The northern Aral Sea returns to life in Kazakhstan
AFP – 25 June 2008

 

Institute launched to address Asia's water challenges
Earthtimes (press release) - London, UK. 24 June 2008

 

AT least 30 per cent of Singapore's water needs will come from non-conventional sources by 2012
Straits Times – Singapore. 24 June 2008

 

Water security could spark conflicts -Singapore's PM
Reuters – USA. 24 June 2008

 

Singapore is cutting-edge for further expansion of Siemens
WaterWorld - Tulsa, OK, USA. 23 June 2008

 

Singapore International Water Week Opens Gateway To China Market
Water Online (press release) - Horsham, PA, USA. 23 June 2008

 

India and Pakistan: watch out for water fights
Reuters India - Mumbai, India. 22 June 2008

 

'Proceedings of the 1st Asia-Pacific Water Summit'; Book Launch at Singapore International Water Week, Water Expo
ACN Newswire (press release) - Tokyo, Japan. 20 June 2008

Water News 3 - June 2008

China's Water Problems Reach Olympian Proportions by Peter Waldman
Wired News – USA. 19 June 2008

 

Blood in Kashmir’s Water by Sankar Ray
Asia Sentinel - Hong Kong, SAR, China. 18 June 2008

 

Splash of activities during S'pore Int'l Water Week by Liaw Wy-Cin
Straits Times – Singapore. 18 June 2008

 

No Blood for... Water? by Bradford Plumer

The New Republic .16 June 2008

 

Young People Suggest Solutions To World's Water Woes

Water Online. June 16, 2008

 

Singapore International Water Week Opens Gateway to China market; Business Forum and Country Pavilion Help Firms Discover New Opportunities in China
ACN Newswire (press release) - Tokyo, Japan. 16 June 2008

 

Tajikistan battles drought by Maria Golovnina

International Herald Tribune. 12 June 2008

Water News 2 - June 2008

One man's mission to rid India of its dirtiest job by Mian Ridge

The Christian Science Monitor. 11 June 2008

 

Water squabbles irrigate tensions in Central Asia by Maria Golovnina

Reuters – USA. 11 June 2008

 

Floating trash in Manila Bay worries environment activists by Gilbert Felongco

gulfnews.com. 11 June 2008

 

ADB prepares a tender for construction within a project of water supplies of small cities of Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan Business Center – Azerbaijan. 12 June 2008

 

Kyrgyz Clean Water Project Under Scrutiny by Elina Karakulova

Environment News Service – USA. 11 June 2008

 

Asia flooding....uncontrollable natural disasters by Sumaya Samarasinghe

Zanesville Times Recorder - Zanesville, OH, USA. 10 June 2008

 

Paradise lost: climate change forces South Sea islanders to seek sanctuary abroad by Kathy Marks

The Independent World. 6 June 2008

 

World Bank Citizen Report Card on water and sanitation: Gulshan happy, Gadap not, with KWSB service

Daily Times. 6 June 2008

 

Singapore International Water Week Expo by Adeline Goh

Waterandwastewater.com. 5 June 2008

Water News 1 - June 2008

World Bank Citizen Report Card on water and sanitation: Gulshan happy, Gadap not, with KWSB service

Daily Times - Lahore, Pakistan. 6 June 2008

 

Tajikistan’s hydropower dreams by Konstantin Parshin
ISN - Zurich, Switzerland. 5 June 2008

 

Water shortages in Kyrgyzstan can cause serious problems in Uzbekistan
Neweurasia.net - Ulaanbaatar, Europe. 5 June 2008

 

China assessment focuses on pure water by Mark Kelly
BP News - Nashville, TN, USA. 3 June 2008

 

Equitable share of trans-boundary river water stressed
The New Nation – Bangladesh. 3 June 2008

 

Outdoing China’s Three Gorges project by Anand Sankar
Business Standard - Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. 3 June 2008

 

Asians love Hawaii's bottled deep-sea water by Greg Wiles
Sioux Falls Argus Leader - Sioux Falls, SD, USA. 2 June 2008

 

Singapore to Host High-Level International Water Meetings in June
ACN Newswire (press release) - Tokyo, Japan. 30 May 2008