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16 Jan 2019 - 13:00 - Edinburgh, Scotland - OOSKAnews Correspondent
Matthews reflects on December's 24th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the evolving recognition and presence of "water" as a voice in the UNFCCC. The conversation follows up his "guest column" article for OOSKAnews in December "Climate and Water at COP24: Will We Catch the Current or Be Trapped in the Eddies?"
AGWA is an international network working on climate change adaptation and sustainable water management issues through global policy and technical programs, chaired by the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) and the World Bank. Matthews’ work integrates technical and policy knowledge for climate adaptation for practical implementation. John has worked globally on these issues since 2007 and has authored many publications on adaptive management for water infrastructure and ecosystems. He has a PhD in ecology from the University of Texas and is based in the United States.15 Jan 2019 - 11:27 - SAN SALVADOR - Local Press ReportThe Archbishop of San Salvador, Mgr José Luis Escobar, urged Salvadorans to vote responsibly in the presidential elections on 3 February.
15 Jan 2019 - 11:27 - ISLAMABAD - Local Press ReportLeader of the Opposition in National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif Monday urged the government to reconsider the award of contract of Mohmand Dam.
15 Jan 2019 - 11:27 - DHAKA - Local Press ReportAs more Bangladeshi families are uprooted by climate change pressures, including rising seas and coastal erosion, the Forest Department is distributing fallow land formed from river silt.
15 Jan 2019 - 11:27 - OUAGODOUGOU - Local Press ReportThe Burkina Faso government has signed an €8 million loan agreement with Belgium.
15 Jan 2019 - 11:27 - SERENJE - Local Press ReportA consortium of six commercial farmers in Serenje District of Central Province have come together under the umbrella name Luombwa Irrigation Company to construct a dam at a cost of US $12-million.
15 Jan 2019 - 11:27 - LUCKNOW - Local Press ReportOn the eve of Makar Sankranti, many devotees refused to take a dip in the sacred Gomti river of Uttar Pradesh because of the rising pollution level in it.
15 Jan 2019 - 11:44 - New York, United States - OOSKAnews CorrespondentNGO Food and Water Watch has submitted a letter to the office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights alleging that the US is in breach of the UN's International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights with regard to the human right to water.
15 Jan 2019 - 08:20 - KYIV, Ukraine - OOSKAnews CorrespondentThree water workers in Donetsk, Ukraine, were injured by gunfire January 10, bringing the total to eleven in the past nine months. The UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Ukraine, Osnat Lubrani condemned the attack on workers of Voda Donbassu, which delivers water to more than 3.5 million people on both sides of the "contact line" in the politically-divided region.
OOSKAnews coverage of the struggle over Donetsk’s water supply can be found here.
15 Jan 2019 - 08:06 - WARRENTON, VA - OOSKAnews CorrespondentNew research utilizing spatial modelling examines an unusual theory about the stone heads (moai) on Easter Island (Rapa Nui), Chile. The island has no above ground streams or rivers; could the size and location of the moai indicate the size and location of fresh water resources?
15 Jan 2019 - 07:12 - HARARE - Local Press ReportZimbabwe's capital, Harare, could run out of water by 2045 as the city's main water reservoir a serious situation threat, said a professor of environmental studies at the University of Zimbabwe Chr
15 Jan 2019 - 07:13 - PHNOM PENH - Local Press ReportSome $190 million will be spent to construct filtration stations in Preah Sihanouk province to address the problem of dirty water flowing into the sea.
15 Jan 2019 - 07:14 - TEHRAN - Local Press ReportOver the past few years Iran has faced recurrent drought spells and low precipitation and the value of water has become more tangible, according to Parvin Farshchi deputy director of the DOE for ma
15 Jan 2019 - 07:34 - Sydney, Australia - OOSKAnews CorrespondentThe Australian state of New South Wales will mechanically pump oxygen into lakes and rivers after recent masss fish deaths caused by drought in the region, it was announced January 15.
15 Jan 2019 - 07:45 - HAMILTON, Canada - OOSKAnews CorrespondentA new United Nations report calls into question the advisability of relying on desalination because of the high levels of brine produced.
13 Jan 2019 - 11:16 - ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - OOSKAnews CorrespondentThe government of India will permit Pakistan officials to inspect two controversial dam sites in the Chenab basin in a sign of some thawing in relations between the two signatories of the Indus Water Treaty (IWT).
13 Jan 2019 - 10:36 - WASHINGTON DC, United States - OOSKAnews CorrespondentUS President Donald J Trump is set to nominate controversial former coal industry lobbyist Andrew Wheeler to head up the country's Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), a move which is raising the ire of environmentalists. Wheeler has been acting head of the agency since Scott Pruitt resigned in disgrace in July 2018.
13 Jan 2019 - 08:32 - WASHINGTON DC, United States - OOSKAnews CorrespondentUS water organizations have sent a letter to Congress urging funding for the country's crucial water infrastructure. The January 10 letter from a coalition of 91 national, state and local organizations requests funding for drinking water, wastewater, water reuse and stormwater infrastructure to be considered in any infrastructure package deliberated by Congress.
13 Jan 2019 - 08:42 - COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - OOSKAnews CorrespondentThe Kalu Ganga River Development Project in central Sri Lanka has been officially opened by President of Sri Lanka Maithripala Sirisena and the Saudi Ambassador to the country.
13 Jan 2019 - 07:14 - PARIS, France - OOSKAnews CorrespondentInsurance giant Swiss Re has announced a new index-based product to protect companies from the financial impact of high or low river water levels. The insurance will cover lost revenues due to business interruption or increased cost due to risk mitigation measures.
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