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  1. UN Urges World to Work Together to Combat Drought, Desertification

    17 Jun 2013- 10:16 by OOSKAnews Correspondent NEW YORK, NY, United States The United Nations on June 17 urged countries around the world to work together to prepare for and build resilience to drought. “Droughts are hard to avert, but their effects can be ...

    OOSKAnews Corre... - 06/17/2013 - 10:17

  2. World Will Run Out of Freshwater Unless Current Trends Reversed: UN

    23 May 2013- 08:11 by OOSKAnews Correspondent new yorK, ny, united states The world is facing the very real possibility of running out of freshwater unless more is done to reverse current trends, the United Nations warned on May 22, the International Day ...

    OOSKAnews Corre... - 05/30/2013 - 10:25

  3. Puerto Rico's Water Agency Plans 67 Percent Rate Hike

    22 May 2013- 09:53 by Local Press Report SAN JUAN Bloomberg Bonds of the Puerto Rico agency that is the commonwealth’s sole water provider are the most expensive this year as the authority plans to boost rates by 67 percent and wean itself from government ...

    Local Press Report - 05/22/2013 - 10:06

  4. Conversations With Water Leaders: Jan Eliasson on Millennium Development Goals and Sectoral Cooperation

    22 May 2013- 08:57 by OOSKAnews Correspondent sinGapore Third in a series “Conversations With Water Leaders” conducted by OOSKAnews in association with Singapore International Water Week. In this edition, Jan Eliasson, United Nations Deputy Secretary ...

    OOSKAnews Corre... - 05/22/2013 - 10:24

  5. Private Sector Help Needed to Curb “Out of Control” Economic Losses From Disasters: UN

    17 May 2013- 09:16 by OOSKAnews Correspondent new yorK, ny, united states Economic losses due to natural disasters are “out of control” and will continue to rise if disaster risk management does not become a fundamental aspect of government and business ...

    OOSKAnews Corre... - 05/23/2013 - 11:00

  6. 45 Countries Have Less Than 50 Percent Sanitation Coverage: UN

    16 May 2013- 08:08 by OOSKAnews Correspondent new yorK, ny, united states Despite large gains in increasing the number of people with access to an improved sanitation source, 45 countries still have less than 50 percent coverage, according to a new United ...

    OOSKAnews Corre... - 05/23/2013 - 11:03

  7. Haiti Cholera Victims Threaten Lawsuit Against UN

    10 May 2013- 07:19 by OOSKAnews Correspondent HAITI, PORT-AU-PRINCE Lawyers for Boston-based Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti announced this week that Haitian cholera victims have givien the United Nations an ultimatum: start talks concerning ...

    OOSKAnews Corre... - 05/23/2013 - 22:27

  8. Chevron CEO Ordered to Testify in Ecuadorian Pollution Case

    8 May 2013- 08:47 by Local Press Report new yorK Orlando Sentinel A judge on Tuesday ruled that Chevron Corp's chief executive must testify in the U.S. oil company's fraud case against Ecuadoreans seeking to collect on a $19 billion judgment ...

    Local Press Report - 05/08/2013 - 09:35

  9. WaterAid, Coke Launch Safe Drinking Water Program in Burkina Faso, Ethiopia

    1 May 2013- 08:13 by OOSKAnews Correspondent new yorK, ny, united states International water and sanitation non-profit WaterAid and the Coca-Cola Africa Foundation announced on April 29 that they were teaming up on projects to bring safe potable water to ...

    OOSKAnews Corre... - 05/22/2013 - 08:46

  10. $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. “We have to fix sanitation if we want to end extreme poverty by ...

    OOSKAnews Corre... - 05/26/2013 - 16:07

  11. WaterAid Joins UN’s Water Action Hub

    18 Apr 2013- 09:21 by OOSKAnews Correspondent new yorK, ny, united states International water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) NGO WaterAid announced this week that it has joined the United Nations’ Water Action Hub, an online platform that allows users to ...

    OOSKAnews Corre... - 05/22/2013 - 08:46

  12. IADB Approves $250 Million Loan for Basic Services in Argentina

    16 Apr 2013- 07:42 by OOSKAnews Correspondent washington, dc, united states The Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) last week announced a $250 million USD loan to Argentina to increase basic services in Argentina, focusing on the poorest and the most ...

    OOSKAnews Corre... - 05/26/2013 - 16:07

  13. Consulting Firm for Plaintiffs in Ecuador, Chevron Suit Dismiss Findings

    12 Apr 2013- 10:04 by Local Press Report BOULDER CO The Sacramento Bee Stratus Consulting Inc. announced today that Chevron has dismissed with prejudice the fraud and racketeering claims against Stratus and two of its employees that were initiated by ...

    Local Press Report - 04/12/2013 - 10:23

  14. Ecuadorian Judge Denies Chevron Bribe Claims in US Court

    5 Apr 2013- 09:53 by Local Press Report new yorK Fox Business The Ecuadorean judge who issued an $18.2 billion USD verdict against Chevron Corp has denied bribery allegations made by another judge who presided over the landmark pollution case in the South ...

    Local Press Report - 04/05/2013 - 10:28

  15. Chile's Atacama Desert Using Fog Catchers for Water

    2 Apr 2013- 09:35 by Local Press Report new yorK Truth Dive Residents in Chile’s Atacama Desert, the driest desert on Earth, are turning to giant ‘fog catchers’ as a possible long-term means of revitalizing the arid area. In 2001, Canadian non-profit ...

    Local Press Report - 04/02/2013 - 10:15

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