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13 Nov 2019 - 09:01 - BARCELONA - Local Press Report
The We Art Water Film Festival is an international short-film competition organised by the We Are Water Foundation, which aims to recognize and reward the talent of all those people with a clear aw
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13 Nov 2019 - 09:00 - WASHINGTON DC - Local Press Report
The Trump administration is preparing to significantly limit the scientific and medical research that the government can use to determine public health regulations, overriding protests from scienti
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11 Nov 2019 - 05:56 - EDINBURGH, Scotland - OOSKAnews Correspondent
Tune in 4.30 PM UK time TODAY Monday 11 November HERE for the next “aquaNOW Audience”!
The event will be livestreamed HERE (LINK)
The Dovecot Studios in Edinburgh, Scotland, will host the interactive panel discussion, produced by OOSKAnews and supported by “Scotland, the Hydro Nation”, engaging international water experts and Scottish expertise in global water-related challenges and solutions, filmed before a live audience and streamed online to a global viewership, with the theme "The Future Of Water Stewardship". Attendance is free.
On 12 and 13 November, the Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS) will host its Global Water Stewardship Forum, also in Edinburgh. This Forum is regarded as a “must attend” event for the international water stewardship community.
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10 Nov 2019 - 12:14 - NEW YORK NY, United States - OOSKAnews Correspondent
Marking the International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict on November 6, the head of the UN Environment Program (UNEP) Inger Andersen called for greater action to protect natural resources and the environment during wartime, describing the environment as a continuing “silent victim” of armed conflict.
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10 Nov 2019 - 10:17 - New Delhi, India - OOSKAnews Correspondent
India Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been criticised by the Pakistan government after he promised supporters that river waters that currently flow into Pakistan per terms of the 1960 Indus Water
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10 Nov 2019 - 09:53 - THE HAGUE - Local Press Report
Representation matters in water cooperation. It relates to who sits at the table, and who decides what the problem is and how it should be addressed.
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10 Nov 2019 - 09:44 - FRESNO CA - Local Press Report
The nation’s largest water agency signed an agreement that legally bars it from participating in a controversial plan to raise Shasta Dam, a move applauded by environmental groups that fiercely opposed the proposal out of fears enlarging the state’s biggest reservoir would swamp a stretch of a protected Northern California river and flood sites sacred to a Native American tribe.
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10 Nov 2019 - 09:46 - NEW YORK NY - Local Press Report
America's oil industry faces a number of challenges, including low oil prices, the rise of electric vehicles and proposals to limit fracking.
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10 Nov 2019 - 09:49 - TOKYO - Local Press Report
Water has been fully restored to Haneda airport following a three-day disruption caused by saltwater intrusion, the operator of its domestic terminals said Friday.
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10 Nov 2019 - 09:54 - GENEVA - Local Press Report
Swiss lakes offer huge potential as renewable energy sources that can be used to cool and heat buildings.
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10 Nov 2019 - 09:45 - DONETSK - Local Press Report
Since 2014, international organizations have provided $500 million in assistance for Donetsk region’s residents affected by the armed conflict.
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10 Nov 2019 - 09:46 - SAN PEDRO LA LAGUNA - Local Press Report
A small town in Guatamela came together three years ago to battle water pollution. The local government banned the use of plastic in town to reduce waste in their community.
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10 Nov 2019 - 09:48 - CULVER CITY CA - Local Press Report
This might surprise you, but water is a fantastic investment. Stock market volatility is part of the reason water stocks are doing so well right now.
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7 Nov 2019 - 11:58 - BUDAPEST, Hungary - Staff - Water Diplomat
At October's Budapest Water Summit, the Global High Level Panel on Water and Peace (GHLPWP) gathered two years after the publication of its milestone report "A Matter of Survival"formally launched in Geneva and presented in New York at the UN General Assembly in September 2017. The event was facilitated by the Geneva Water Hub acting as the Secretariat of the Panel. Public and private side events were held.
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7 Nov 2019 - 08:00 - BONN, Germany - OOSKAnews Correspondent
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has announced an offer from the Government of Spain to host United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP25) from December 2-13, 2019.
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7 Nov 2019 - 08:06 - TEHRAN, Iran - Staff - Water Diplomat
Construction of new energy production projects, and upgrade of existing infrastructure in Iran, has been stalled due to a number of different water-related reasons.
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7 Nov 2019 - 07:28 - WASHINGTON DC - Local Press Report
The Supreme Court on Wednesday appeared divided over how to deal with polluted waters that flow indirectly into rivers and oceans that are regulated by the federal government as the justices heard
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7 Nov 2019 - 07:29 - CANBERRA - Local Press Report
Murray River water destined for Adelaide will be reallocated to farmers upstream so they can grow feed for their livestock, as part of a federal drought stimulus package announced in Canberra today
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7 Nov 2019 - 07:31 - HANOVER NH - Local Press Report
With climate change, plants of the future will consume more water than in the present day, leading to less water available for people living in North America and Eurasia.
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7 Nov 2019 - 07:32 - YAOUNDE - Local Press Report
Cameroon's Ministry of Energy and Water Resources began here on Tuesday a two-day information sharing workshop on the process initiated by the African country to become a party to the UN Water Conv
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