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$260 Billion Lost Each Year Due to Lack of Sanitation: World Bank

19 Apr 2013 - 09:47 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

washington, dc, united states — An estimated $260 billion USD is lost every year from a lack of access to sanitation, according to the World Bank.

Russia Looks to PPPs to Clean Up Baltic Pollution

5 Apr 2013 - 09:35 by Local Press Report

ST. PETERSBURG (UPI) — Russia's push to create public-private partnerships as a way to help clean up the polluted Baltic Sea is the focus of an environmental summit in St.

World Bank Looks to Mobile Technology to Solve Global Sanitation Crisis

4 Dec 2012 - 01:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

united states, WASHINGTON DC — The World Bank and its partners this weekend launched the first-ever Sanitation Hackathon, modeled on the successful Water Hackathon of October 2011, bringing together software developers, designer

St. Petersburg Water Company Seen as Model for Rest of Russia

3 Dec 2012 - 01:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

LISBON, Portugal — The Vodokanal (water company) of St.

Agricultural Pollution in Baltic Sea May Not Be Reversible

21 Mar 2012 - 22:24 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

PARIS, France — Water pollution from farming has caused serious degradation of the Baltic Sea, and it may be too late to reverse the damage, according to a report published last week by the Organization for Econ

St. Petersburg Releases Development Strategy to 2020

2 Nov 2011 - 10:05 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

Russia, ST. PETERSBURG — The regional government of St. Petersburg has recently published its development strategy to 2020. 

Pöyry Wins Contract for Wastewater Disposal in Vietnam

13 Sep 2011 - 09:24 by Local Press Report

HELSINKI (Pöyry Plc (Press Release)) — Pöyry Plc’s Water & Environment business group won a contract for wastewater disposal and solid waste management in four provincial towns in Vietnam.

China, Kazakhstan Sign Agreement on Trans-Boundary Rivers

2 Mar 2011 - 11:11 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

ASTANA, Kazakhstan — Kazakh and Chinese officials signed an agreement on protection of the water quality of trans-boundary rivers during the state visit of Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev to China on February 2

China, Kazakhstan to Sign Agreement on Water Quality

22 Feb 2011 - 10:55 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

ASTANA, Kazakhstan — Kazakhstan and China will sign an agreement on trans-boundary rivers during the state visit of Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev to China on February 21-23, according to Kazakhstan’s Ministry

Baltic Sea Nations Report Progress in Clean-Up

16 Feb 2011 - 10:14 by Local Press Report

HELSINKI (AFP) — The governments of Baltic Sea nations have reported progress in efforts to clean up the water.

Court Hears Environmental Case on Teghut Forest

22 Jul 2009 - 14:47 by Local Press Report

YEREVAN, Armenia (Hetq (Armenia)) — The Yerevan Administrative Court has agreed to review the lawsuit presented by Transparency International Anti-corruption Center, the Vanadzor Office of the Helsinki Civic Assembly and EGODAR in rea

Panevezys Wastewater Treatment Plant Excluded From HELCOM List

1 Jul 2009 - 14:47 by OOSKAnews Correspondent

Lithuania, VILNIUS — T he Panevezys wastewater treatment plant has been removed from the list of pollution "hot spots" by the Helsinki Commission (HELCOM).

The decision was made during the meeting of HELCOM member

HELCOM Member States Propose Banning Sewage Discharge in Baltic Sea

3 Dec 2008 - 14:48 by Local Press Report

HELSINKI, Finland (Newsdesk (Sweden)) — Members of the Helsinki Commission (HELCOM) are submitting a proposal to the International Maritime Organization to ban discharge of untreated sewage from passenger ships and ferries into the Baltic