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Chilean Mining Firm Accused of Water Pollution

14 Jun 2013- 10:00 by Local Press Report SANTIAGO Mail Online Antofagasta has disputed claims it caused water pollution and drought near its Los Pelambres mine in Chile, as well as putting the local community in danger. Anti-poverty group War on Want, ...

Local Press Report - 06/14/2013 - 10:00

Egyptian Foreign Minister Plans to Head to Ethiopia

11 Jun 2013- 09:59 by Local Press Report CAIRO ASWAT MASRIYA Arrangements are underway for the Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mohamed Kamel Amr, to visit Ethiopia in the upcoming days, in order to discuss the most recent developments in the Nile ...

Local Press Report - 06/11/2013 - 10:07

Indigenous Groups Confront Brazilian Government Over Mega-Dams

11 Jun 2013- 09:30 by OOSKAnews Correspondent BRASILIA, Brazil Some 140 indigenous people who are protesting Brazil’s controversial mega-dam projects met with government officials in Brasilia last weej in an effort to reach an agreement to stop protests ...

OOSKAnews Corre... - 06/14/2013 - 14:24

Kazakhstan Facing Severe Water Shortages; Environment Minister Says

7 Jun 2013- 09:45 by Local Press Report ASTANA Central Asia Online Kazakhstan is in danger of facing a 14 billion cu. metre annual water shortage by 2030, Environment Protection Minister Nurlan Kapparov June 5 warned at a Central Communications Service ...

Local Press Report - 06/07/2013 - 09:45

Saudi Arabia Rolls Out $179 Million Worth of Projects in Rural Areas

7 Jun 2013- 10:01 by OOSKAnews Correspondent RIYADH, Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Water and Electricity this week rolled out $179 million USD worth of drinking water projects in rural areas of Ihsaa governorate, in the eastern part of the ...

OOSKAnews Corre... - 06/07/2013 - 10:01

IFC to Provide $70 Million to Chinese Firm for Water Development

6 Jun 2013- 10:00 by Local Press Report BEIJING WebWire IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, is providing a $70 million loan to China Everbright International Limited, a leading investor and operator in environmental friendly businesses, to build three ...

Local Press Report - 06/06/2013 - 10:00

Russia Ready to Send Help to Central Europe Flood Areas

4 Jun 2013- 10:12 by Local Press Report MOSCOW Russia & India Report Russia’s Emergencies Ministry is ready to assist Europe in cleaning up after severe floods forced thousands to flee their homes across central Europe. The offer was voiced during a ...

Local Press Report - 06/04/2013 - 10:12

World Bank, Tajikistan Launch $45.9 Million Food Security Project

4 Jun 2013- 10:12 by Local Press Report DUSHANBE 4-Traders The Government of Tajikistan and the World Bank have launched a project today valued at $45.9 million USD that aims to improve agricultural production and create temporary employment in twelve ...

Local Press Report - 06/04/2013 - 10:12

Reduction of Pollutants Means Europeans Live Longer, Healthier

3 Jun 2013- 10:06 by OOSKAnews Correspondent COPENHAGEN, Denmark Successful environmental policies have reduced water, air and food pollutants, and this has directly contributed to Europeans living longer and healthier lives, according to a new report ...

OOSKAnews Corre... - 06/03/2013 - 10:06

Singapore Water Companies Interested in China's $850 Billion Investment

3 Jun 2013- 10:01 by Local Press Report SINGAPORE Reuters Water companies in Singapore are attracting big-name investors as they profit from exporting their expertise to China, which plans to spend $850 billion over the next decade to improve its scarce ...

Local Press Report - 06/03/2013 - 10:01

Haiti, DR Plan Joint Hydropower, Water Projects on Shared River Basin

29 May 2013- 08:57 by Local Press Report ELIAS PINA Dominican Today The Artibonite River basin can potentially supply water and electricity to nearly half a million people in Dominican Republic and Haiti, through the installation of small hydroelectrics ...

Local Press Report - 05/29/2013 - 09:46

Chile Issues Flood Warning

28 May 2013- 07:35 by Local Press Report SANTIAGO The Santiago Times With rain beginning to fall early Monday morning, many regions of the country began preparing for the risk of flooding and water damage. The government’s meteorological department ...

Local Press Report - 05/28/2013 - 10:16

Scientists Say Human-Caused Damage to Global Water System Has Ushered in New Geologic Epoch

24 May 2013- 09:06 by OOSKAnews Correspondent Germany, BONN Scientists who gathered this week in Bonn, Germany, say human-caused damage to the global water system has become so extensive that it should be considered a new geologic epoch, on par with the ...

OOSKAnews Corre... - 05/30/2013 - 10:27

ADB Lends RusHydro $25 Million for Armenia Hydropower Rehabilitation

22 May 2013- 09:22 by Local Press Report TEREVAN Hydro World JSC RusHydro has secured a $25 million USD loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) that will be used for the modernization of hydropower projects in Armenia's Sevan-Hrazdan Cascade. The ...

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

EBRD Joins With Kazakhstan to Improve Waste, Water Management

22 May 2013- 09:19 by Local Press Report ASTANA 4-Traders The government of Kazakhstan and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development are joining forces to improve standards of solid waste management and water management in the country which has ...