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  1. GCC Establishing $1 Billion Food Security Fund in Morocco

    2 May 2013- 08:18 by OOSKAnews Correspondent DOHA, Qatar The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is planning to establish a $1 billion USD Food Security Fund in Morocco, according to Khalil al Khanji, chairman of the Federation of GCC Chambers. “The fund will ...

    OOSKAnews Corre... - 05/02/2013 - 10:04

  2. Volcanic Sediment in Lake Malawi Overturns Super-Eruption Theory

    1 May 2013- 10:01 by Local Press Report LONDON eNews Park Service New research has overturned the theory that the Mount Toba super-eruption, which took place at the Indonesian island of Sumatra 75,000 years ago, could have plunged the Earth into a ...

    Local Press Report - 05/01/2013 - 10:12

  3. Iraq to Invest $687 Million USD for Infrastructure Projects in Babil

    1 May 2013- 08:15 by OOSKAnews Correspondent Iraq, BAGHDAD The Iraqi government has allocated $687 million USD for water, sanitation, irrigation and other infrastructure projects in Babil governorate. “The Governorate Council has approved a $687 million ...

    OOSKAnews Corre... - 05/03/2013 - 10:40

  4. Uganda’s Inspector General Suspends Appointment of Water Company CEO, Citing Donor Concerns

    1 May 2013- 08:14 by OOSKAnews Correspondent KAMPALA, Uganda Ugandan Inspector General of Government Irene Mulyagonja has blocked President Yoweri Museveni’s choice to take over as managing director of the National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC), ...

    OOSKAnews Corre... - 05/01/2013 - 10:06

  5. 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

  6. Zimbabwe City Blames Non-Payment of Bills for Water Issues

    30 Apr 2013- 10:38 by Local Press Report HARARE The Herald (Zimbabwe) Harare City Council is failing to supply water to residents because consumers are not servicing their water bills, a senior council official has said. This had affected the city's ...

    Local Press Report - 04/30/2013 - 11:27

  7. Iran to Host Second International Drought Meeting

    30 Apr 2013- 09:54 by Local Press Report TEHRAN Tehran Times The second meeting of the International Drought Initiative (IDI) will be held in Tehran from May 14-16. Representatives from Oman, Egypt, Iraq, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, India, Serbia, Germany, ...

    Local Press Report - 04/30/2013 - 11:25

  8. Kuwait Tenders Second Phase of Az Zour North Power and Desal Plant

    30 Apr 2013- 08:17 by OOSKAnews Correspondent KUWAIT CITY, KUWAIT The Kuwaiti government on April 25 issued a call for expressions of interest for the second phase of the $1.7 billion USD Az Zour North power and desalination plant. Kuwait’s Agency for ...

    OOSKAnews Corre... - 05/16/2013 - 05:12

  9. South African Companies Particularly Exposed to Water Risks: Carbon Disclosure Project

    30 Apr 2013- 08:16 by OOSKAnews Correspondent LONDON, United Kingdom South African companies are highly vulnerable to water-related risks, with more firms disclosing negative consequences of water-related risks in 2012 than in previous years, according to ...

    OOSKAnews Corre... - 04/30/2013 - 11:26

  10. Tanzanian Government Ups Water Sector Budget by $111 Million USD

    30 Apr 2013- 08:15 by OOSKAnews Correspondent DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania The Tanzanian government on April 29 announced an additional $111 million USD for the water sector budget in the 2013-2014 financial year. The announcement by Minister for Finance and ...

    OOSKAnews Corre... - 04/30/2013 - 14:59

  11. Malawi Issues 172 Mining Licenses, Raising Environmental Concerns

    29 Apr 2013- 10:11 by OOSKAnews Correspondent Malawi, LILONGWE The Malawi government has issued 172 mining licenses in the past four years as part of its effort to boost the country’s agriculture-dependent economy. “According to records obtained from the ...

    OOSKAnews Corre... - 05/17/2013 - 17:23

  12. Israeli Project Looks to Sewage Algae As Fuel

    29 Apr 2013- 09:54 by Local Press Report JERUSALEM Israel Hayom The new project, headed by Dr. Marina Nisnevich from the Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology at Ariel University and Dr. Yakov Anker of the Samaria and Jordan Rift Regional ...

    Local Press Report - 04/29/2013 - 10:11

  13. Saudi Arabia Signs $220 Million USD Worth of Sanitation Projects

    29 Apr 2013- 09:41 by OOSKAnews Correspondent RIYADH, Saudi Arabia The Saudi government has signed 32 contracts, worth a total of $220 million USD, for water and sanitation projects across the country this year. Al Qassim province, in the center of the ...

    OOSKAnews Corre... - 04/29/2013 - 10:04

  14. South Africa Implements IBM's WaterWatchers Tool

    29 Apr 2013- 09:25 by Local Press Report JOHANNESBURG Co.EXIST Like many countries around the world, South Africa struggles with an aging water infrastructure that’s struggling to keep up with rapidly increasing urban populations. In 2010, IBM previously ...

    Local Press Report - 04/29/2013 - 10:11

  15. Kenyan Scientist Judi Wakhungu Appointed Cabinet Secretary for Water

    29 Apr 2013- 08:06 by OOSKAnews Correspondent nairoBi, Kenya Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on April 26 announced the appointment of Professor Judi Wakhungu, a geologist and academic, to a five-year term as the country’s first Cabinet Secretary for ...

    OOSKAnews Corre... - 04/29/2013 - 10:04

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