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28 May 2021 Geneva, Switzerland

30 Million New Internally Displaced People In 2020 Due To Climate Change

Weather-related disaster triggered 3 times more displacements than conflict in 2020. The latest annual report by the IDMC focuses on climate change as a driver, and highlights need for better data and sustainable, locally owned solutions.

21 Jan 2021 LIMA, Peru

Peru May Revoke Canadian Company’s Mining, Water Rights

Peru’s Ministry of Energy and Mines is currently working on a report to overrule Supreme Decrees which allowed Nuevo Arcoiris S.A.C, the Peruvian subsidiary of Canadian Tesoro Mineral Corpto acquire and hold mineral and other related exploration rights.The Supreme Decrees not only grant the company mineral rights but also several other related rights, including water rights...

18 Jan 2021 LIMA

Peru Hydro Project Delays

Peru’s energy and mines ministry has accepted force majeure requests from Empresa de Generación Eléctrica Santa Lorenza for its 18.7-MW Santa Lorenza I small hydro project. The plant was due to be online at the end of 2018. According to BNamericas, the developer of the US$41.7 million project submitted the requests in 2019 due to transit restrictions on the Ambo-San Rafael highway after heavy rains and opposition from the Salapampa rural community that prevented excavation of the hydro’s tunnel...

11 Aug 2020 LIMA

Three Indigenous Peruvians Killed In Amazon Basin Oil Company Protest

Three indigenous people died Sunday after clashes with police while protesting in front of an oil lot run by a Canadian company, Peruvian authorities said. The Interior Ministry indicated that during the confrontation outside of Lot 95, administered by Canada’s PetroTal, 11 indigenous people and six policemen were injured by pellets...

22 Apr 2020 EDINBURGH, Scotland

Water Stewardship: Inspiring Leadership In Peru’s Ica Valley

OOSKAnews Voices is a series of guest columns written by senior participants in different parts of the international water community. In this article, Adrian Sym, Chief Executive of the pioneering Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS) describes, with focus on the agri-export sector in Peru's Ica Valley, how a robust and credible standard for water sustainability is a framework behind which diverse stakeholders can unite and, with strong leadership, can help to plot a pathway through complex and contentious situations...

20 Apr 2020 AYACUCHO

Lessons From Ancient Peruvian Water Management

Rather than trying to seize the fertile valley floor, where people already lived, Wari colonists occupied high, dry land that no one else had figured out how to use. They constructed their government and religious buildings on top of a high mesa and erected canals and aqueducts that carried water much farther than any previously attempted in the valley...

26 Mar 2020 MONTREAL, Canada

World Youth Parliament For Water Launches New Web Platform

The World Youth Parliament for Water has launched a new web platform (www.youthforwater.org), showcasing members of Youth Parliaments for Water around the world, their actions and success stories.World Youth Parliament for Water is a network of passionate young people  from over 80 countries. It responds to the interests of youth, working together to prioritize water issues and create platforms for the expertise of youth to be recognized on these issues...

6 Feb 2020 CAPE TOWN, South Africa

WWF Analyses Mining Sector Water Risk

New analysis from environmental NGO WWF reports that the extractives sector suffered water-related financial losses of over $20 Billion USD in 2018, measuring operational risk (too much and too little water), regulatory and reputational risk to highlight companies, commodities, river basins and countries that face the highest overall water risks...

11 Nov 2019 EDINBURGH, Scotland

TUNE IN TODAY For "AquaNow Audience: The Future Of Water Stewardship"

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"...

5 Nov 2019 EDINBURGH, United Kingdom

"The Future Of Water Stewardship": aquaNOW Audience 11 November

Tune in 4.30 PM UK time Monday 11 November HERE for the next “aquaNOW Audience”!The Dovecot Studios in Edinburgh, Scotland, will host the interactive panel discussion, produced by OOSKAnews, 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"...

29 Sep 2019 NEW YORK NY, United States

Moody's: Water Availability Is An Increasing Operational Risk To Mining Sector

New analysis from credit rating agency Moody's outlining key risks for mining companies suggests that the combined effect of stricter environmental regulations and tighter controls over water resources will contribute to increased operational risk."Many countries, including Peru, Chile, Australia, South Africa and Mongolia, have large mining operations exposed to decreasing water availability," according to Moody's Senior Vice President Carol Cowan...

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21 Jul 2019 LIMA, Peru

Peru: Arequipa Governor Defends Tia Maria Mine Protests, Will Demand Removal Of President Vizcarra If Protesters Are Killed Or Injured

Over 400 police have been sent to the Tambo River Valley in Peru in order to contain the continuation of protests against the Tia Maria copper mine. Farmers in Peru’s Islay Province have declared strikes and initiated protests against US company Southern Copper’s (SCCO) $1.4 Billion USD Tia Maria mining project...

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