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ADB: Water Crisis and Choices

mandag, 11. oktober 2010

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Over 600 water practitioners are discussing the water crisis facing countries in Asia and the Pacific, the consequent threats to…

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Groundwater Depletion Rate Accelerating Worldwide

søndag, 26. september 2010

In recent decades, the rate at which humans worldwide are pumping dry the vast underground stores of water that billions…

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Water security and climate change: Facts and figures

onsdag, 22. september 2010

Water security and climate change- Facts and figures - SciDev.Net_1285140570671

Climate change will affect the water security of developing countries. Lucinda Mileham explores their priorities as they struggle to cope.

Freshwater…

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Our Goals Need Water

tirsdag, 14. september 2010

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Participants at the 2010 World Water Week in Stockholm urged the High Level Plenary meeting on the Millennium Development Goals…

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First Worldwide Estimate Of Investments In Combating Water Pollution

søndag, 27. juni 2010

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State of Watershed Payments -  An Emerging Marketplace

How can we as a society address the many problems that plague the…

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Egypt’s Nile: nation puts great river at heart of its security

søndag, 27. juni 2010

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Threatened by a cut in Nile water supply, Egypt sees its leading regional role draining away and its desert farms…

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Growing Enough Food Without Enough Water

torsdag, 29. april 2010

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Water for Food, Water for Life

Water scarcity is a reality for about 1/3 of the world’s population. Driving increasing water…

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Water pollution expert derides UN sanitation claims

onsdag, 28. april 2010

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In its latest report on the progress of the UN Millennium Development Goal to halve the proportion of people lacking…

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Africa: Much more than a rain calendar

onsdag, 21. april 2010

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JOHANNESBURG, 21 April 2010 (IRIN) – How can a villager in Ethiopia, at the mercy of the climate’s eccentricities, get…

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MYANMAR: Coping with water scarcity in the Ayeyarwady Delta

tirsdag, 13. april 2010

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PYINKAYAING, 13 April 2010 (IRIN) – Water scarcity has become a daily challenge in Myanmar’s Ayeyarwaddy Delta in the dry…

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Small-scale Desalination

mandag, 12. april 2010

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A new approach to desalination being developed by researchers at MIT and in Korea could lead to small, portable desalination…

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Lack of clean water impacts children’s learning and health, UNICEF warns

mandag, 5. april 2010

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Many schools in poorer countries lack adequate water and sanitation facilities, affecting children’s educations and even claiming lives, the United…

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Cope with water scarcity

mandag, 5. april 2010

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A closer look at eight gadgets and techniques that could help the world cope with water scarcity

http://knowledge.allianz.com/en/news/viewdetail/aral_sea_water_shortage.html

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Arab states urged to be open on water scarcity

torsdag, 1. april 2010

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ALEXANDRIA, Egypt, April 1 (Reuters) – People in the Arab world need fuller and freer information about shrinking water supplies…

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SPECIAL COVERAGE:Climate changes global farming practices

torsdag, 1. april 2010

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Crops that provide a lifeline to farmers and their families in developing countries are coming under pressure from increasingly unpredictable…

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Perspectives on the Global Water Crisis

søndag, 28. marts 2010

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‘Water Views’: Perspectives on the Global Water Crisis

A global study commissioned by Molson Coors, conducted by GlobeScan and Circle of…

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Columbia University: State of the Planet 2010

fredag, 26. marts 2010

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Connecting Voices Globally to Meet the Challenges of Climate Change, Poverty and Economic Recovery

Global Event

On March 25, State of the…

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SYRIA: Why the water shortages?

torsdag, 25. marts 2010

DAMASCUS, 25 March 2010 (IRIN) – Poor planning and management, wasteful irrigation systems, intensive wheat and cotton farming and a…

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The Nile Delta’s Sinking Future

tirsdag, 23. marts 2010

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The Nile Delta’s Sinking Future

John Bohannon

As Egypt celebrates the 50th anniversary of the start of the construction of the Aswan…

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Environmental Refugees and Global Warming

mandag, 22. marts 2010

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ScienceDaily (Mar. 22, 2010) — Climate change and environmental degradation are likely to trigger increased migration in Sub-Saharan Africa with…

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Sick Water ?

mandag, 22. marts 2010

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UNEP grid

Nairobi (Kenya), 22 March 2010 – Transforming wastewater from a major health and environmental hazard into a clean, safe and…

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Bad Water More Deadly Than War

søndag, 21. marts 2010

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UNITED NATIONS, Mar 18, 2010 (IPS) – Bad water kills more people than wars or earthquakes, declares Anders Berntell, executive…

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SOMALIA: Galgadud villages abandoned as water shortage bites

torsdag, 18. marts 2010

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NAIROBI, 17 March 2010 (IRIN) – An acute water shortage after a prolonged drought in central Galgadud region of Somalia…

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Failed rains put 10 million people at risk of a food crisis across West Africa

onsdag, 17. marts 2010

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Almost 10 million people across the Sahel region of West Africa are threatened with a severe food shortage, international aid…

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Water Tops Climate Change as Global Priority

tirsdag, 16. marts 2010

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International Circle of Blue | GlobeScan survey finds fresh water pollution, scarcity drive public concern

A comprehensive Circle of Blue |…

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Coming Era of Water Scarcity Will Prompt Global Industrial Transformation, According to Survey of International Experts

tirsdag, 16. marts 2010

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Population growth, urban development, farm production, and climate change is increasing competition for fresh water and producing shortages so acute…

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‘World’s Most Useful Tree’ Provides New Low-Cost Water Purification Method for Developing World

mandag, 15. marts 2010

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A low-cost water purification technique published in Current Protocols in Microbiology could help drastically reduce the incidence of waterborne disease…

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Drought in the Mekong Basin Hampers Southeast Asia Economy

fredag, 12. marts 2010

A short monsoon and low rainfall have cut the region’s economic lifeblood to a trickle

One of the worst droughts in…

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KENYA: Thousands hit by flooding

torsdag, 11. marts 2010

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ISIOLO-NAIROBI, 10 March 2010 (IRIN) – At least 10,000 people in Kenya have been displaced by flooding, mainly in the…

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WB: Overexploitation of groundwater in India

mandag, 8. marts 2010

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NEW DELHI, March 5, 2010: India is the largest user of groundwater in the world, with an estimated use of…

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The Thirsty Caribbean

fredag, 5. marts 2010

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PORT OF SPAIN, Mar 4, 2010 (Tierramérica) – Caribbean countries are considering options like desalination plants and cloud seeding to…

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Climate change human link evidence ’stronger’

fredag, 5. marts 2010

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A review from the UK Met Office says it is becoming clearer that human activities are causing climate change.

It says…

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WHO: Climate Change Hurts

onsdag, 3. marts 2010

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Key facts

* Climate change affects the fundamental requirements for health – clean air, safe drinking water, sufficient food and secure…

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The new world order

tirsdag, 2. marts 2010

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Global Warring: How Environmental, Economic, and Political Crises Will Redraw the World Map

Cleo Paskal must be cursing the publishing gods.…

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Africa Carbon Forum – 2010

mandag, 1. marts 2010

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In November 2006, the Secretary-General Kofi Annan launched the Nairobi Framework, aimed at supporting the application of the Kyoto Protocol’s…

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Regional climate patterns of global warming

mandag, 1. marts 2010

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Analyzing global model warming projections in models used by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, a team of scientists headed…

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AMS Feb. 2010: Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation

torsdag, 25. februar 2010

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climate change series

Program Summary: Human caused climate change is well underway and almost certain to continue in the decades ahead. Comprehensive risk…

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BURUNDI: Drought leaves thousands needing food aid

onsdag, 24. februar 2010

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Rains stopped just after crops were planted and did not resume until mid-February, so many farmers had nothing to harvest,…

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UN to host extra climate talks in April

mandag, 22. februar 2010

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http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/LDE61L221.htm

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Seeds from the Moringa tree can be used for water purification

mandag, 22. februar 2010

Uppsala universitet

Pure water is a key requirement for good health and alternative cheap, safe methods are required in many countries. In…

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African Green Revolution Needn’t Be a Mirage

mandag, 22. februar 2010

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Gebisa Ejeta:

Africa missed out on the scientific breakthroughs that revolutionized agriculture in Asia. However, with locally developed and locally relevant…

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Science Community Stands Behind Evidence for Climate Change, Top Scientists Say at AAAS

lørdag, 20. februar 2010

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AAAS 2010 Annual Meeting News

A panel of influential U.S. and European scientists yesterday affirmed the overwhelming scientific consensus that the…

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2004-2010 World Newspaper Coverage of Climate Change or Global Warming

torsdag, 18. februar 2010

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This figure tracks newspaper coverage of climate change or global warming in 50 newspapers across 20 countries and 6 continents.

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Who’s On Board With The Copenhagen Accord?

torsdag, 18. februar 2010

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January 31, 2010 marked the deadline for parties to the Copenhagen Accord to submit their respective plans for reducing greenhouse…

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