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26 Jul 2019 - 11:06 - BENGALURU - Local Press Report
A drought in more than a dozen provinces in Thailand has stoked worries over supply, with the Meteorological Department reporting rainfall in the main rice-growing regions was the lowest in 10 year
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26 Jul 2019 - 11:55 - EUGENE OR, United States - OOSKAnews Correspondent
Current theoretical models may be underestimating glacial melt, according to new research.
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25 Jul 2019 - 08:04 - CHISAMBA, Zambia - OOSKAnews Info
The African Union (AU) has called for new measures to warn of imminent disasters in the continent. Harsen Nyambe, AU Head of Environment, Climate Change, Water and Land Management Commission cited the continent’s long-standing reactive response to disasters and urged member states of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) to implement early warning systems in order to bolster reaction time and protect against disaster scenarios. (Zambia News Service).
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25 Jul 2019 - 08:18 - GENEVA, Switzerland - OOSKAnews Correspondent
Twenty-two scientists from Europe, the United States and Africa are calling on governments support the notion of the United Nations' International Law Commission to protect the environment in armed conflict. This would make wanton destruction of megafauna a war crime.
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25 Jul 2019 - 08:07 - ADELAIDE SA - Local Press Report
South Australia will push for an "independent umpire" to be appointed to ensure states and the Commonwealth deliver what has been promised under the Murray-Darling Basin plan. Premier Steven Marsha
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25 Jul 2019 - 08:06 - SANTIAGO - Local Press Report
From the sky, the glistening emerald ponds of northern Chile are almost beautiful, but closer to the ground they harbor an ugly and dangerous secret: the reservoirs, filled with toxic waste from th
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25 Jul 2019 - 07:37 - KAUB - Local Press Report
The bustling boat traffic on Europe’s Rhine river ground to a halt for the first time in living memory last year, as shrinking alpine glaciers and severe drought made the key transport artery impas
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25 Jul 2019 - 07:40 - BRUSSELS - Local Press Report
As the blistering heat pushes temperatures in Belgium to new highs, officials are preparing to face the first-ever red heatwave alert issued for most of the country, cutting some workers shift earl
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25 Jul 2019 - 07:41 - CHOLPON ATA - Local Press Report
Over 19,000 citizens of the Kyrgyz city of Cholpon Ata will have regular access to safe drinking water and improved wastewater services thanks to a joint investment in the amount of €5.1 million pr
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24 Jul 2019 - 08:32 - RABAT - Local Press Report
The French Development Agency (AFD) and the Moroccan National Office for Electricity and Water (ONEE) have signed two loan agreements for MAD 536 million ($56 million) and MAD 10.7 million ($1.13 m
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24 Jul 2019 - 08:34 - HOLLYWOOD CA - Local Press Report
As one of Hollywood’s best known environmentalists, Leonardo DiCaprio often uses Instagram to urge others to care about the planet.
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24 Jul 2019 - 08:35 - BANGKOK - Local Press Report
Prime Minster Prayut Chan-o-cha will be asked to approve seven urgent measures to deal with the looming water scarcity in 20 northern and northeastern provinces.
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24 Jul 2019 - 08:47 - BRUSSELS, Belgium - OOSKAnews Correspondent
A new WWF assessment paper describes mismanagement of water resources across Europe as exacerbating anticipated droughts, calling for European Union (EU) Member State governments to take emergency measures to tackle droughts, mostly caused by climate change.
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23 Jul 2019 - 11:00 - WASHINGTON DC, United States - OOSKAnews Correspondent
New legislation proposed by US Presidential hopeful Kamala Harris would establish a $10 Billion USD program to allow states to offset the cost of water bills in low-income communities and environmentally at-risk households. Harris’ plan is designed to ensure all Americans, particularly those in at-risk communities, have access to safe, affordable drinking water.
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23 Jul 2019 - 10:08 - BAGHDAD, Iraq - OOSKAnews Correspondent
A new report from international NGO Human Rights Watch (HRW) describes last year’s hospitalization of 118,000 and associated violent protests in Basra, Iraq, as attributable to corruption and mismanagement of access to safe drinking water.
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22 Jul 2019 - 08:01 - PARIS - Local Press Report
As France faces a scorching new heatwave this week, Paris authorities have urged residents to keep calm and carry on drinking tap water after rumours spread that the capital’s water supplies had been contaminated with harmful levels of the radioactive isotope tritium.
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22 Jul 2019 - 08:03 - PHUKET - Local Press Report
Leading water officials this week unveiled a B3.5 billion plan to have water piped across the channel from Phang Nga as a long-term solution to the island’s increasing water-supply woes.
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22 Jul 2019 - 08:03 - WASHINGTON DC - Local Press Report
USAID’s current allocation to support Jordan’s water sector stands at around $80 million per year, according to a senior USAID official, who said that the agency is now working with the Kingdom in two main areas: source water and non-revenue water.
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22 Jul 2019 - 08:06 - MACHAKOS - Local Press Report
London Distillers Kenya Ltd has written to the National Environmental Management Authority ( NEMA ) opposing the proposed construction of the third phase of residential apartments by Greatwall Hous
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22 Jul 2019 - 08:00 - QUETTA - Local Press Report
Deputy Speaker National Assembly Qasim Khan Suri and Deputy Chief of Mission at Chinese Embassy Lijian Zhao inaugurated solar tube wells here on Sunday.
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