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Bangkok Urged to Prepare for More Severe Flooding Brought Due to Climate Change

7 Nov 2013- 10:13 by OOSKAnews Correspondent BANGKOK, Thailand Climate change will cause an increase in frequency and severity of storms and rising sea levels, which in turn will increase flooding risks for Bangkok, according to Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC) Adviser Bhichit Rattakul.
Chinese Investors Looking to Restart Myanmar’s Controversial Myistone Dam Project

2 Oct 2013- 10:02 by OOSKAnews Correspondent MYITKYINA, Myanmar The China Power Investment (CPI) company is trying to restart work on the controversial Myistone Dam project located on the Irrawaddy River just north of Myitkyina, in Myanmar’s Kachin State, despite ongoing environmental and social
Chilean Copper Producer CODELCO Faces Protests Over Andina 244 Project

The National Copper Corporation of Chile (CODELCO) faces protests by workers and public opposition to its Andina 244 expansion project.
Argentina’s Neuquen Province Invests $48 Million for Water Projects in Oil-Producing Region

The government of Argentina’s Neuquen Province will invest $48.3 million USD for water projects in the region, after intense rainfall earlier this month caused mudslides and oil spills in the Colorado River basin.
Cooperation Between Colorado River Basin States, Mexico At All-Time High

Cooperation between the seven US Colorado River basin states – Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Nevada, Arizona, California and Wyoming – and Mexico is at “an all-time high,” according to Southern Nevada Water Authority’s (SNWA) Senior Deputy General Manager John Entsminger.
Myanmar's Government Urged to Protect Source of River
Chile’s Aguas Andinas Criticized Over “Secret Agreement” for Alto Maipo Hydropower Project

Santiago water supplier Aguas Andinas, which is facing fines and other legal action over recent water cuts in the Chilean capital, is now under fire for its involvement in the Alto Maipo hydropower project.

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Bangkok Urged to Prepare for More Severe Flooding Brought Due to Climate Change

Chinese Investors Looking to Restart Myanmar’s Controversial Myistone Dam Project

Chilean Copper Producer CODELCO Faces Protests Over Andina 244 Project

Argentina’s Neuquen Province Invests $48 Million for Water Projects in Oil-Producing Region

Cooperation Between Colorado River Basin States, Mexico At All-Time High

Myanmar's Government Urged to Protect Source of River

Chile’s Aguas Andinas Criticized Over “Secret Agreement” for Alto Maipo Hydropower Project