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23 Nov 2020 - 09:07 - LONDON - Local Press Report
Will tensions and disputes among states sharing international water courses and lakes turn into active conflicts?
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23 Nov 2020 - 09:01 - ISLAMABAD - Local Press Report
An inter-ministerial forum on Thursday expressed concern over delays in implementation of water sector projects being funded by the international lending agencies and called for coordinated efforts to address bottlenecks.
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23 Nov 2020 - 09:05 - THE HAGUE - Local Press Report
According to Dutch law, a body of a deceased person can be buried, cremated or donated to science but the Government in the Netherlands is considering approval of water cremation, a relatively new technique.
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23 Nov 2020 - 09:02 - TBILISI - Local Press Report
Georgia has launched repair works of the south-eastern section of Tiriponi Irrigation Canal after what seems to be a rare deal with Moscow-backed Tskhinvali Region/South Ossetian authorities.
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23 Nov 2020 - 09:06 - SANTO DOMINGO - Local Press Report
The Minister of the Environment, Orlando Jorge Mera, affirmed that he is committed to protecting protected areas and the rescue of the Yaque del Norte River.
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23 Nov 2020 - 09:00 - BRUSSELS - Local Press Report
The European Commission on Friday (20 November) launched “the world’s first ever ‘green-list’” of sustainable economic activities for private investors by publishing draft guidelines under the EU’s green finance taxonomy.
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23 Nov 2020 - 09:04 - LONDON - Local Press Report
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) said on November 19 finance for the bank’s urban sustainability programme, EBRD Green Cities, is doubling in size with a further €950 million allocated to extend work over the next three years.
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23 Nov 2020 - 08:56 - LANSING MI - Local Press Report
Michigan environmental regulators under Democrat Gov. Gretchen Whitmer have upheld a controversial permit granted to Nestle Waters North America under the previous Republican administration that allows the company to increase the amount of groundwater it extracts for bottling.
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23 Nov 2020 - 08:59 - PLYMOUTH - Local Press Report
Scientists have identified the highest recorded microplastics ever found on Earth – at an altitude of more than 8,000 metres, close to the summit of Mount Everest.
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23 Nov 2020 - 08:54 - ROME - Local Press Report
FAO has designed a comprehensive training programme for the technical staff of the Water Resources Information Center - General Commission for Water Resources in Syria.
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23 Nov 2020 - 08:57 - RAMALLAH - Local Press Report
Palestinian-Israeli water issue could be resolved now if leaders on both sides give it priority, EcoPeace director says in a new video report.
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23 Nov 2020 - 08:59 - JUBA - Local Press Report
The World Food Programme (WFP) on Wednesday warned that this year's heavy flooding has destroyed harvest in the most affected parts of South Sudan, worsening the already dire food security situation caused by years of conflict.
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23 Nov 2020 - 08:55 - BAGHDAD - Local Press Report
Saudi Arabia abandoned a major agricultural investment project being discussed with Iraq in its early stages due to a water deficit, according to the Iraqi government.
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23 Nov 2020 - 08:58 - MUSCAT - Local Press Report
South Korean-based global construction heavyweight GS Engineering & Construction (GS E&C) has announced that consortiums led by its wholly-owned Spanish subsidiary, GS Inima, have secured mandates to build a pair of major Independent Water Projects (IWPs) in the Sultanate with a combined investment of over $400 million.
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22 Nov 2020 - 07:15 - GLASGOW, United Kingdom - OOSKAnews Correspondent
The World's 450 multilateral development banks have jointly pledged to “support the transformation of the global economy and societies towards sustainable and resilient development”. At a first "Finance in Common" Summit, the banks reaffirmed the need to respond to the impacts of COVID-19 and work cooperatively in order to deliver provide the support in each and every country, across the globe.
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22 Nov 2020 - 06:51 - WASHINGTON, United States - OOSKAnews Correspondent
The 2020 Annual Report of the Global Water Security Partnership (GWSP) describes activities and impacts achieved for the twelve months through June 2020.
The partnership acknowledges that COVID-19 had a significant impact on its activities and that resources were redirected to helping partners contend with both short- and long-term effects of the pandemic from March 2020. At the same time GWSP continued its efforts to deliver to Sustainable Development Goal 6 on water and sanitation for all, and to tackle the effects of climate change throughout its networks.
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18 Nov 2020 - 07:07 - SINGAPORE, Singapore - OOSKAnews Correspondent
Singapore’s High Court ruled 16 November that Hyflux, Singapore’s premier water treatment company, is to come under judicial management (JM) immediately. The Board of the company and its founder, Olivia Lum, have lost control.
Further OOSKAnews coverage of the Hyflux saga (150 articles)
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18 Nov 2020 - 07:22 - EDINBURGH, Scotland - OOSKAnews Correspondent
Please note that after this week's edition of the subscription-based OOSKAnews International Water Weekly, the next edition will not be published until Wednesday 2 December (recognising next week's US Thanksgiving holiday). The OOSKAnews website will continue to be updated in the meantime, and the free monthly The Water Diplomat will be produced to our usual schedule next week.
Very best wishes to you and yours, and stay well!
The OOSKAnews Team
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18 Nov 2020 - 06:12 - MANILA, Philippines - OOSKAnews Correspondent
New water concession agreements for the two suppliers to Philippnes capital city Manila have been approved by the administration of President Duterte. The terms of the agreements, drafted by four governmental departments in consultation with the Asian Development Bank, were presented to Duterte by Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra on 11 November.
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18 Nov 2020 - 06:05 - LUXEMBOURG, Luxembourg - OOSKAnews Correspondent
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has approved almost $1.2 Trillion USD in support for climate-, biodiversity- and sustainability-focused projects through 2030.
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