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  1. Guangdong Coastal Pollution Worsened Last Year

    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 ...

    Local Press Report - 05/16/2013 - 10:54

  2. More Protests in Kunming Over Chemical Plant

    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 ...

    Local Press Report - 05/16/2013 - 10:54

  3. Floods, Landslides Kill Seven in Sri Lanka

    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 ...

    Local Press Report - 05/16/2013 - 10:54

  4. 45 Countries Have Less Than 50 Percent Sanitation Coverage: UN

    16 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 ...

    OOSKAnews Corre... - 05/23/2013 - 11:03

  5. GDF Suez to Sell Stake in Brazilian Dam to Mitsui

    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 ...

    Local Press Report - 05/15/2013 - 10:41

  6. Investigation Finds SNC-Lavalin Used Secret Accounting Code for Bribery

    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 investigation ...

    Local Press Report - 05/15/2013 - 13:05

  7. China Approves Assessment for Controversial Shuangjiangkou Hydropower Project

    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 ...

    Local Press Report - 05/15/2013 - 10:41

  8. Karachi Board Unable to Maintain Supply, Blames WAPDA

    15 May 2013- 10:15 by Local Press Report karachi Daily Times (Pakistan) Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (KWSB) on Monday said it was unable to maintain scheduled water supply of 10 million gallons in various areas as WAPDA has not been supplying the ...

    Local Press Report - 05/15/2013 - 10:41

  9. Shiram EPC Wins $23 Million Contract for Water Supply in Chennai

    15 May 2013- 10:11 by Local Press Report CHENNAI RTT News (India) Shriram EPC Ltd. said it had secured an order for $23 million USD from Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (CMWSSB), Chennai, for a comprehensive water supply scheme. The ...

    Local Press Report - 05/15/2013 - 10:41

  10. Selangor Government to Combine Restructuring, Langat 2 Construction

    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,” ...

    OOSKAnews Corre... - 05/15/2013 - 10:41

  11. India Calls Chinese Response to Its Brahmaputra Concerns “Positive”

    14 May 2013- 10:11 by OOSKAnews Correspondent China, BEJING The Indian government considers China’s response to its concerns over plans to construct three dams on the trans-boundary Brahmaputra River to be “positive,” according to Indian External Affairs ...

    OOSKAnews Corre... - 05/14/2013 - 10:15

  12. PepsiCo India Support's Government Water Efficiency Bureau

    14 May 2013- 09:52 by Local Press Report NEW DELHI The Economic Times The government's move to set up National Bureau of Water Use Efficiency will help in efficient use of water in various sectors and bring stakeholders for a co-ordinated effort, ...

    Local Press Report - 05/14/2013 - 10:29

  13. Selangor's New Chief Says Solving Water Crisis Is Top Task

    14 May 2013- 09:50 by Local Press Report KLANG The Malaysian Insider Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim said his first task as Menteri Besar (Chief Executive) of Selangor is to solve the problem of restructuring of the water industry in the state. He said the ...

    Local Press Report - 05/14/2013 - 10:29

  14. Uzbek Militants Threaten Water Source

    14 May 2013- 08:30 by Local Press Report FARYAB Central Asia Online Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) militants are menacing an Afghan water resource valuable to Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, the Faryab Province police chief told Deutsche Welle (DW) in ...

    Local Press Report - 05/14/2013 - 10:29

  15. IWMI Partners With Sri Lanka to Prevent Septage Pollution

    14 May 2013- 07:17 by OOSKAnews Correspondent COLOMBO, Sri Lanka The Colombo-based International Water Management Institute (IWMI) and the Sri Lankan Ministry of Water Supply and Drainage signed an agreement to improve septage management in the country. ...

    OOSKAnews Corre... - 05/14/2013 - 10:15

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