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23 May 2013 - 08:05 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
washington, dc, united states — The World Bank announced on May 21 that it is launching the second phase of its joint Water Partnership Program, which involves the bank and the governments of the Netherlands, Denmark and the Un
23 May 2013 - 07:50 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
NEW DELHI, India — A majority of Indians polled see water shortage as the second biggest threat to the country's security, according to a survey released on May 20.
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 for Biological
23 May 2013 - 09:24 by Local Press Report
ISLAMABAD (PakTribune) — The Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) is working on more than 20 projects in water sector with cumulative water storage capacity of about 13 million acre feet (MAF) and power generati
23 May 2013 - 09:19 by Local Press Report
MANILA (Dredging Today) — At least 1,200 families living along the Pasig River have been relocated to safer areas as part of government efforts to keep them out of harm’s way during typhoons, according to Interior and Loc
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.
22 May 2013 - 07:56 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
India, SRINAGAR — The government of Indian-administered Kashmir and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have signed a $110 million loan agreement to finance improvements to urban services, including water supply, in th
22 May 2013 - 08:07 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Malaysia, PUTRAJAYA — Malaysia’s newly appointed Energy, Green Technology and Water Minister Datuk Seri Dr. Maximus Ongkili said this week that he would focus on the ongoing water supply issue in Selangor.
22 May 2013 - 09:48 by Local Press Report
BEIJING (Global Times ) — China is investing millions of dollars in a flood control project to prevent Mogao Grottoes, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in northwest China's Gansu Province, from seasonal flooding, the caves' adm
22 May 2013 - 09:45 by Local Press Report
MYSORE (Times of India) — Water crisis is expected to escalate in another week's time both in Mysore and Bangalore. Water received from Hemavathy is fast running dry.
22 May 2013 - 09:42 by Local Press Report
MANILA (Inquirer News) — Tipid. Walang tubig (Conserve.
21 May 2013 - 07:57 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
NEW DELHI, India — As part of overall efforts to improve bilateral relations, India and China this week signed agreements on information-sharing on the trans-boundary Brahmaputra River and on water-efficient irrigati
21 May 2013 - 08:55 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
thailand, CHIANG MAI — Asian and Pacific leaders, who gathered in Thailand this weekend for the 2nd Asia-Pacific Water Summit, warned that fierce competition in the region for water resources has the potential to cause c
21 May 2013 - 07:57 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taipei authorites have raised concerns that a landfill in Neihu district will cause pollution of the Keelung River.
21 May 2013 - 09:11 by Local Press Report
KATHMANDU (The Himalayan Times) — Water suppliers in the Kathmandu Valley today announced their anti-government protests, threatening to halt water supply to Singha Durbar, the government secretariat. The announcement from wat
21 May 2013 - 09:09 by Local Press Report
Hours-long load shedding in Islamabad has impacted the water supply in areas dependent on tube wells, which are the second-biggest source of fresh water for the capital after Simly Dam.&n
21 May 2013 - 09:01 by Local Press Report
AMSTERDAM (Aquatech) — The Aquatech Innovation Award, that has been granted for many years to the most innovative product, service or solution in the water industry, is now open for entries. Aquatech Ams
20 May 2013 - 09:37 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
thailand, CHIANG MAI — Representatives of a number of environmental non-government organizations have gathered alongside the 2nd Asia-Pacific Water Summit in Thailand this week to protest failures in water management p
20 May 2013 - 07:30 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
India, SRINAGAR — The long-running dispute between India’s Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir states over the $1.2 billion USD Ranjit Sagar multi-purpose dam project could be coming to an end, after Punjab last week agree
20 May 2013 - 10:07 by Local Press Report
JAIPUR (Times of India) — Agriculture sector in the state is likely witness a boost as the government is set to sign an agreement with an Israeli company for transfer of technology that would help produce crops in salinat
20 May 2013 - 09:48 by Local Press Report
SARAWAK (AFP) — The world hydroelectric industry's decision to meet in a Malaysian state where dams have uprooted rainforests and native peoples is drawing bitter fire from environmental and tribal groups.
20 May 2013 - 07:46 by Local Press Report
YANGON (Eleven Myanmar) — The Yangon City Development Committee has signed an agreement with the SK Engineering Construction last Friday to conduct feasibility surveys on the water supply from Kokkowa River to Hlinethaya
20 May 2013 - 07:41 by Local Press Report
karachi (Daily Times (Pakistan)) — Chinese company has shown keen interest to invest in a water supply project K-IV of Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (KWSB) the project will cater the needs of Karachi for 30 years.
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 investment strate
17 May 2013 - 09:43 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
washington, dc, united states — The US Agency for International Development (USAID) on May 21 will launch its first-ever Water and Development Strategy aimed at promoting sustainable development, achieving humanitarian goals an
17 May 2013 - 09:35 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
China, GUANGZHOU — Investigations by the Guangdong provincial environmental department have found serious pollution in the Pearl River Delta between the cities of Guangzhou and Foshan.
17 May 2013 - 10:13 by Local Press Report
HO CHI MINH CITY (VietNamNet Bridge) — Two of the earth's great river systems, the Mekong and the Mississippi, will be the focus of global deltaic leaders who will gather in HCM City this week for a conference. Speaking about "DE
17 May 2013 - 07:33 by Local Press Report
COLOMBO (Bloomberg ) — China Machinery Engineering Corp.
17 May 2013 - 10:11 by Local Press Report
NEW DELHI (Bloomberg ) — India’s biggest lender, State Bank of India, plans to work with Jain Irrigation Systems Ltd.
17 May 2013 - 10:07 by Local Press Report
KATHMANDU (Reuters) — South Asia has always been a climatic hot spot.
17 May 2013 - 09:42 by Local Press Report
Degremont, the water-treatment subsidiary of Suez Environnement (SEV), acquired BASF SE (BAS)’s Industrial Water Management France SAS business. Neither BASF nor Suez, Europe’s second-largest wat16 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 Nations’ report
16 May 2013 - 10:42 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
India, BANGALORE — The southern Indian city of Bangalore, the country's IT capital, is facing potentially severe water shortages as its main water storage facility, the Krishnaraja Sagar Dam, is currently only holdin
16 May 2013 - 09:59 by Local Press Report
GUANGZHOU (South China Morning Post) — Pollution in Guangdong's coastal waters continued to worsen last year, mainly in the Pearl River Delta, which affected offshore water quality in Hong Kong. The steady deterioration of water qu
16 May 2013 - 09:54 by Local Press Report
KUNMING (The Guardian (United Kingdom)) — Thousands of protesters have gathered in the southern Chinese city of Kunming for the second time this month to voice concerns over the environmental impact of a planned chemical plant, according t
16 May 2013 - 09:51 by Local Press Report
COLOMBO (Australia Network News) — At least seven people have been killed and two are missing in floods and mudslides following heavy rain across Sri Lanka. The country's Disaster Management Centre says a tropical cyclone eas
15 May 2013 - 07:09 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Malaysia, KUALA LUMPUR — The government of Malaysia’s Selangor State will combine the Langat 2 water treatment plant project with its water sector restructuring plan “so that it will be not operated separately,” Selangor &
15 May 2013 - 10:40 by Local Press Report
PARIS (Bangkok Post (Thailand)) — French energy group GDF Suez is to sell a stake of 20 percent in a giant dam being built in Brazil to Japanese group Mitsui & Co to reduce debt, GDF Suez said on Monday.The French group said th
15 May 2013 - 10:29 by Local Press Report
MONTREAL — A division of Canadian engineering giant SNC-Lavalin has for years used a secret internal accounting code that former employees say was for bribes on projects across Africa and Asia, a joint invest
15 May 2013 - 10:19 by Local Press Report
BEIJING (China Daily) — A yearlong assessment of the controversial Shuangjiangkou hydropower project in southwestern China has been given approval on Monday, prompting concern among green campaigners and local residents
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