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Shanghai Selling Recycled Water in Effort to Conserve
13 May 2013 - 09:33 by Local Press Report
SHANGHAI (China.org.cn) — Shanghai is promoting the sale of recycled water among corporations as a way to save the resource, the Shanghai Water Authority said yesterday, the beginning of the annual water saving week
More Than a Billion Women at Risk Due to Lack of Safe Sanitation: WaterAid
20 Nov 2012 - 01:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
LONDON, United Kingdom — Approximately 1.25 billion women in the world, or one out of every three, lack access to safe sanitation, and almost half of those, or 526 million, have no option for a toilet and must practice o
90 Percent of Liberian Public Schools Lack Toilets
20 Nov 2012 - 11:18 by Local Press Report
MONROVIA (The News (Monrovia)) — A combination of seven civil society organizations operating in the country has alarmed that Liberia is facing serious sanitation challenges that need strong political will. The Liberia Civi
St. Thomas, Jamaica Residents Still Without Sanitation After 10 Years
12 Nov 2012 - 10:53 by Local Press Report
KINGSTON (Jamaica Observer ) — Ten years after being relocated to Crystal City in St Thomas, some residents still don't have toilets. This, despite an intervention by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) w
India Supreme Court Requires All Schools to Have Toilets, Water Supply Within Six Months
8 Oct 2012 - 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
NEW DELHI, India — For the second time in a year, the Indian Supreme Court has ordered all states in the country to ensure within the next six months that all schools have separate basic toilet facilities for boys
Zimbabwe Council Organizes Simultaneous Flushing
24 Sep 2012 - 10:10 by Local Press Report
BULAWAYO (NewsDay.com.zw) — Bulawayo City Council has come up with a system that will see all residents flushing their toilets simultaneously to prevent sewer blockages caused by the water-shedding prog
New Allies for Those With No Water or Toilets: Lawyers
17 Nov 2010 - 16:02 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
LISBON, Portugal — Millions of people around the world who do not have decent water or sanitation have largely been at the mercy of politicians, charity groups or poverty-fighting campaigns to
New Allies for Those With No Water or Toilets: Lawyers
17 Nov 2010 - 14:48 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
LISBON, Portugal — Millions of people around the world who do not have decent water or sanitation have largely been at the mercy of politicians, charity groups or poverty-fighting campaigns to
New Allies for Those With No Water or Toilets: Lawyers
15 Nov 2010 - 14:48 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
LISBON, Portugal — Millions of people around the world who do not have decent water or sanitation have largely been at the mercy of politicians, charity groups or poverty-fighting campaigns to
New Allies for Those With No Water or Toilets: Lawyers
15 Nov 2010 - 20:59 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
LISBON, Portugal — Millions of people around the world who do not have decent water or sanitation have largely been at the mercy of politicians, charity groups or poverty-fighting campaigns to
Society Cheap Toilet Technology Could Help Developed World, Too
7 Jun 2010 - 20:58 by Local Press Report
washington, dc (The Times of India) — Cheap toilet technology promoted in 50 developing countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East could also help developed nations reduce global warming, according to Bindeshwar Pathak
Cheap Toilet Technology Could Help Developed World, Too
7 Jun 2010 - 14:47 by Local Press Report
washington, dc (The Times of India) — Cheap toilet technology promoted in 50 developing countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East could also help developed nations reduce global warming, according to Bindeshwar Pathak
Only 40 Percent of Households Have Toilets
3 May 2010 - 20:58 by Local Press Report
KATHMANDU (Himalayan Times (Nepal)) — According to Ministry of Physical Planning and Works (MoPPW), 1.9 million households in Nepal, or 40 percent of the country's 4.75 million households, have toilets. The ministry data shows that
70 Million Indonesians Lack Sanitation Facilities
8 Mar 2010 - 20:57 by Local Press Report
JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post (Indonesia)) — Some 70 million Indonesians lack access to sanitation facilities, including clean water sources, toilets, domestic and industrial waste-processing plants and others, according to Budi Yuwono Prawiro
Singapore to Host 9th World Toilet Summit
24 Aug 2009 - 20:58 by Local Press Report
sinGapore (Bernama (Malaysia)) — Singapore will host the 9th World Toilet Summit and Expo (WTSE) in December 2009. WISE 2009 is organized by World Toilet Organization, founded in Singapore in 2001, in partnership with the Asian
5,000 Modern Toilets to Be Constructed in Nepal
17 Aug 2009 - 20:58 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
KATHMANDU, Nepal — A t least 5,000 modern toilets will be built over the next three months in the mid-western districts of Nepal, which have experienced high incidences of diarrhea and
High Time for Toilet Talk, Says Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council's Trouba
5 Aug 2009 - 14:48 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Sweden, STOCKHOLM — It is a dirty job, but someone has to do it.
In order to address one of the world's biggest problems, sanitation, international organizations are working on building demand
High Time for Toilet Talk, Says Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council's Trouba
27 Jul 2009 - 14:47 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Sweden, STOCKHOLM — I t is a dirty job, but someone has to do it.
In order to address one of the world's biggest problems, sanitation, international organizations are working on building demand
Reports Highlight Supply, Sanitation Problems in Nepal
23 Feb 2009 - 20:57 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
KATHMANDU, Nepal — Fifty-nine percent of public and community schools across Nepal lack toilets, a factor that is contributing towards the increasing dropping out of school by female students, according
Indian Study Reveals Lack of Sanitation, Drinking Water in Schools
12 Jan 2009 - 20:57 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
NEW DELHI, India — A study presented in the Indian Parliament earlier this month revealed that 70 percent of elementary schools in seven states in the country lack toilet facilities, with 20 percent of
World Toilet Summit Opens in Macau
11 Nov 2008 - 00:17 by Local Press Report
China, MACAU (World Toilet Organization) — The eighth annual World Toilet Summit and Expo opened in Macau last week. Summit participants include United Nations agencies, civil
Toto Ltd. Launched Water Environment Special Fund
7 Jul 2008 - 20:58 by Local Press Report
BEIJING, China (China CSR) — Chinese toilet maker Toto (China) Co., Ltd. and Beijingbased China Environmental Protection Foundation have established a new special fund, the Toto Water Environment Special Fund.
Japan: Sanitation Issues a Challenge in Asia-Pacific
11 Dec 2007 - 10:12 by Local Press Report
Japan, BEPPU (Bernama (Malaysia)) — — Asia-Pacific nations will have a difficult time meeting the United Nations Millennium Development Goals related to water and sanitation, participants agreed during the
India: World Toilet Summit Looks for Sanitation Innovation
5 Nov 2007 - 20:36 by Local Press Report
NEW DELHI, India (Hindustan Times (India)) — — Sanitation experts from 40 countries gathered in the Indian capital this week for the 7th World Toilet Summit.
The summit aims to exchange
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