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1. Chelsea Clinton in Myanmar to Support P&G’s Children’s Safe Drinking Water Program

   28 May 2013- 09:09 by OOSKAnews Correspondent MYANMAR, YANGON Chelsea Clinton, daughter of former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, traveled to Myanmar on May 27 visited to represent the Clinton Global Initiative in ...

   OOSKAnews Corre... - 05/28/2013 - 10:04

2. India's Karnataka State to Provide Clean Drinking Water to Another 5,000 Villages

   28 May 2013- 08:11 by OOSKAnews Correspondent India, BANGALORE The new government of India’s Karnataka state last week announced plans to install small water treatment and defluoridation units in all villages with more than 2,000 residents. It has ...

   OOSKAnews Corre... - 05/31/2013 - 10:47

3. Pakistan's Leather Industry Demands Water Supplies

   28 May 2013- 08:06 by Local Press Report karachi The International News Chairman Pakistan Tanners Association (PTA) South Zone Amanullah Aftab has deplored the inordinate delay in completion of water supply pipeline by the Karachi Water and Supply Board ...

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

4. Power Outages in Pakistani City Cause Water Supply Disruptions

   28 May 2013- 07:51 by Local Press Report RAWALPINDI Daily Times (Pakistan) Various parts of Rawalpindi city and Rawalpindi Cantonment Board (RCB) have been hit hard by water shortage due to prolonged power outages causing immense inconvenience and ...

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

5. Indian Mob Attacks Municipal Building Over Inadequate Water Supplies

   28 May 2013- 07:46 by Local Press Report PALANPUR The Times of India Mehsana Municipality office was ransacked by an agitated mob on Friday, following the failure of the civic body to supply adequate quantity of water to the people of several residential ...

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

6. SIWI Announces 2013 Stockholm Water Prize Winner

   24 May 2013- 09:31 by Local Press Report STOCKHOLM Stockholm International Water Institute Dr. Peter Morgan has been named the 2013 Stockholm Water Prize Laureate for his work to protect the health and lives of millions of people through improved ...

   Local Press Report - 05/24/2013 - 10:06

7. 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

8. Chinese Experts Divert Water to Avoid Landslides in Post-Quake Region

   24 May 2013- 08:38 by OOSKAnews Correspondent China, QINGPING Chinese experts recently completed two dams and one diversion channel in Sichuan province-- near where the massive 2008 Wenchuan earthquake crumbled mountain tops along the Longmen fault line-- ...

   OOSKAnews Corre... - 05/24/2013 - 10:06

9. EU to Provide Kiribati $8.2 Million for Water Supply Project

   24 May 2013- 08:30 by Local Press Report KIRITIMATI The Jet Newspaper Improving drinking water supply in Kiritimati Island is the main objective of a new EU funded project under the 10th European Development Fun (EDF). The allocation of $6.2 million is ...

   Local Press Report - 05/24/2013 - 09:27

10. Publisher's Announcement

    24 May 2013- 08:03 by OOSKAnews Correspondent united states, WARRENTON, VA Please note that OOSKAnews Daily Water Briefing will not appear on Monday, May 27, because of a public holiday in the United States of America. Daily Water Briefing will be back on ...

    OOSKAnews Corre... - 05/24/2013 - 10:06

11. IDB Allocates $461 Million for Development Projects

    24 May 2013- 07:59 by OOSKAnews Correspondent DUSHANBE, Tajikistan The Islamic Development Bank (IDB) has approved $461.7 million USD to fund a portfolio of development projects throughout the world. During the 38th Annual Meeting of its Board of ...

    OOSKAnews Corre... - 05/24/2013 - 10:06

12. Afghanistan’s Water Resources Under Stress: UNEP

    24 May 2013- 07:59 by OOSKAnews Correspondent KABUL, Afghanistan The head of the United Nations Environment Program’s (UNEP) in Afghanistan office has warned that the country’s diverse water sources are now under stress, and must be protected. Marking the ...

    OOSKAnews Corre... - 05/30/2013 - 10:26

13. Punjab Government Looks to World Bank for Help on Project

    24 May 2013- 07:25 by Local Press Report Punjab Business Standard In a bid to ensure quality drinking water supply in urban areas, Punjab government today envisaged World Bank's technical support and guidance for execution of its ambitious programme ...

    Local Press Report - 05/24/2013 - 09:27

14. Pakistan's Wapda Currently Working on 20 Projects

    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 ...

    Local Press Report - 05/23/2013 - 10:17

15. Philippines Relocates Families Along Pasig River

    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 ...

    Local Press Report - 05/23/2013 - 10:17

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