water weblog; Water News : Jul. 2008

Water News 4 - July 2008

ADB Helps China Improve Baiyangdian Ecosystem
China CSR - Shanghai, China. 25 July 2008

 

Where does arsenic in West Bengal water come from? by Seema Singh
Livemint - Delhi, India. 24 July 2008

 

New water management in South Asia stressed: Take rivers as a whole from their source
The New Nation – Bangladesh. 24 July 2008

 

New flood-tolerant rice
The New Nation - Bangladesh. 24 July 2008

 

Myanmar Cyclone Damage Estimated at $4 Billion
FOXNews – USA. 21 July 2008

 

Asia’s largest fresh water lake has shrunk from 190 to 72 sq kms by Arif Shafi Wani
GreaterKashmir.com (press release) - Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. 21 July 2008

 

Tajik president suggests using Lake Sarez reserves to solve water shortages
ITAR-TASS - Moscow, Russia. 21 July 2008

Water News 3 - July 2008

Water supply restored after toxic spill at northeastern China mine – state media
華富財經 - Hong Kong. 17 July 2008

Water scarcity in the deserts of central Asia by Jax Jacobsen
guardian.co.uk – UK. 17 July 2008

MYANMAR: Cyclone victims harness rainwater to survive
Irin. 17 July 2008

Transparency International reveals corruption in the water sector by Derek Tam
CSR Asia - Hong Kong SAR, China. 16 July 2008

China's Pollution Olympics by Vincente Navarro
AlterNet - San Francisco, CA, USA. 15 July 2008

Kazakhstan's natural wonders under threat by Rebecca Beardmore
CNN International – USA. 11 July 2008

USAID links Malaysian and Indian Utility Companies in Water Project
Bernama.com. 11 July 2008

Water News 2 - July 2008

International Desalination Association Releases Key Findings from 2008 Water Leaders Summit by Marisha Wojciechowska-Shibuya
MaximsNews Network - New York, NY, USA. 10 July 2008

 

There’s water for just 100 days by Sandeep Ashar
Daily News & Analysis - Mumbai, India. 10 July 2008

 

Tajikistan: President Renews Push to Create Central Asian Water Consortium
EurasiaNet - New York, NY, USA. 8 July 2008

 

Healthy Marshall Islands' Coral Reefs Face New Threats
Yokwe - Lake Elsinore, CA, USA. 8 July 2008

 

Former Prime Minister of Japan Yoshiro Mori’s Keynote Speech at the Water Leaders’ Summit, Singapore International Water Week
MaximsNews Network - New York, NY, USA. 7 July 2008

 

Manila Water wins $15-million contract in Vietnam
Inquirer.net – Philippines. 3 July 2008

Water News 1 - July 2008

Beijing's water crisis and economic collapse by Richard Welford
CSR Asia - Hong Kong SAR, China. 2 July 2008

 

New toilet technology empowers low-caste Indian women
AFP -2 July 2008

 

Asia holds promise of big profits for water industry
International Herald Tribune – France. 1 July 2008

 

Singapore's First Water Week Sees Deals Worth Over $270M US
Water Online (press release) - Horsham, PA, USA. 1 July 2008

 

NGOs Slam Chinese Water Policy at Spain's World Fair
RedOrbit - Dallas, TX, USA. 1 July 2008

 

Drinking water from faucet still possible in RP by Eloisa I. Calderon
GMANews.TV. 1 July 2008

 

Water firms hope profits will flow from Asia
The Straits Times. 1 July 2008

 

Deals worth $367m signed at Water Week
The Straits Times. 30 June 2008

 

One tenth of global burden of disease preventable if improved water, sanitation and hygiene, according to WHO report by Marisha Wojciechowska-Shibuya
MaximsNews Water. 29 June 2008