water weblog; Water News : Aug. 2008

Water News 4 - August 2008

Asia Water Day highlights leadership role in solving region’s water problem
Environmental Expert (press release) - Madrid, Spain. 20 August 2008

 

Australia, NZ join forces with WB to improve Pacific infrastructure
Xinhua – China. 20 August 2008

 

Agreement to speed delivery of safe drinking water, sanitation to Asia
WaterWorld. 19 August 2008

 

Mekong Flood Warning System Fails by Marwaan Macan-Marker
The Irrawaddy News Magazine - Chiang Mai,Thailand. 19 August 2008

 

Ban to set up new climate change centre to support Pacific island countries
UN News Centre – 19 August 2008

 

87 dead in north India floods
ninemsn-Australia. 19 August 2008

 

Prince Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands speaks highly of China’s efforts in providing safe drinking water by Xuefei Chen
People's Daily Online - Beijing, China. 19 August 2008

 

UQ & partners to streamline healthy water management
The University of Queensland-Australia. 17 August 2008

Water News 3 - August 2008

Treatment plant needed to keep dirty water off Manila Bay – DENR chief by D'Jay Lazaro
GMA news.tv - Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines. 14 August 2008

 

World Bank funds a new project to improve water and sanitation services by Dhaka Water Supply Authority
ReliefWeb (press release) - Geneva, Switzerland. 13 August 2008

 

Maynilad Water details pipe rehab program
GMA news.tv - Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines. 13 August 2008

 

Meghna to be model basin for flood forecasting
The New Nation – Bangladesh. 11 August 2008

 

Life returns to shrivelled Aral Sea by Richard Gray
Telegraph.co.uk - United Kingdom. 9 August 2008

 

Climate change to increase sea level, clip East Asia GDP by Bao Van
ThanhnienNews.com. 8 August 2008

 

Thousands left homeless by floods in Pakistan
ReliefWeb (press release) - Geneva, Switzerland. 8 August 2008

Water News 2 - August 2008

Japanese firm looks into plans to export water to Australia
Trading Markets (press release) - Los Angeles, CA, USA. 6 August 2008

 

Dow Technology To Help Post-Olympic Beijing Sustain Water
Water Online (press release) - Horsham, PA, USA. 6 August 2008

 

No Need for Power Rationing Yet in Tajikistan
istockAnalyst.com - Salem, OR, USA. 4 August 2008

 

Clean Water & Disaster Recovery Top List of Asia's Greatest Needs for Summer 2008
Reuters. 4 August 2008

 

WASA unable to pay off debts despite financial assistance
Daily Times - Lahore, Pakistan. 3 August 2008

 

Filipinos’ access to clean, sufficient water must be improved nationwide by Nora O. Gamolo
Manila Times – Philippines. 3 August 2008

 

Bad water quality major cause of diseases in RP by Nora O. Gamolo
Manila Times – Philippines. 3 August 2008

 

Aral sea rescue plan a 'partial success' by Juliette Jowit
guardian.co.uk – UK. 1 August 2008

 

Central Asia’s Water Problems Soar During Long Summer by John C. K. Daly
Eurasia Daily Monitor - Washington, DC, USA. 1 August 2008

Water News 1 - August 2008

Kyrgyz Way of River Water Use Should Not Harm Neighbours - Uzbek Paper
RedOrbit - Dallas, TX, USA. 31 July 2008

 

Philippines Invites Foreign Investment In Water Projects
AHN – USA. 31 July 2008

 

Improvements to water resources for Mongolia’s nomadic herding families on tap
Environmental Expert (press release) – Madrid, Spain. July 31 2008

 

South Asia not on track to meet MDG sanitation goals: UNICEF- WHO report
Newspost Online - Baroda, India. 31 July 2008

 

Normal life hit by flood in Assam by Kishalay Bhattacharya
NDTV.com - New Delhi, India. 30 July 2008

 

United wins $300m power, water projects
The Age - Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. 29 July 2008

 

In August Azerbaijan to launch talks with ADB on its watersupply project expansion by three more cities
Azerbaijan Business Center – Azerbaijan. 29 July 2008

 

Beijing’s Water Crisis
Sin Chew Jit Poh – Malaysia. 26 July 2008

 

World Bank Publicizes Budget of Water Project in Azerbaijan
TREND Information - Baku, Azerbaijan. 25 July 2008