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10 Apr 2021 DAMMAN

Saudi Utility Completes Five Water, Environmental Projects Worth $28.8 Million USD

Projects benefit 12,000 people, include implementation of more than 130km of main and subsidiary networks, and household connections.

8 Apr 2021 VILNIUS, Lithuania

EIB Finances Vilnius Water System Upgrades

Major upgrades and renovations to ensure long-term sustainability and environmental improvements in water and wastewater networks and treatment facilities.

8 Apr 2021 DUBAI, United Arab Emirates

First DEWA Project Using Independent Water Producer (IWP) Model

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) signs water purchase agreement with Utico FZC, boosts water capacity and clean energy goals.

7 Apr 2021 NEW DELHI, India

“Cordial” Meeting of India-Pakistan Permanent Indus Commission

India maintains its position that construction activities on the Chenab River are treaty-compliant. Pakistan requests information share re planned projects.

7 Apr 2021 TEL AVIV, Israel

Israel Delays On Routine Jordanian Water Request

Water Sharing Arrangement Sates Back To 1994 Peace Treaty. Jordan Drought Continues. Natanyahu's Fractious Relationship With King Abdullah.

6 Apr 2021 MEXICO CITY

Fuel Banditry Safety Threat To Mexico Water Pumping Plant

The Mexican army dug up parts of a gasoline pipeline and found illegal taps that led to a warehouse and vacant lots with hundreds of large tanks used to siphon off fuel; leakages soaked into the ground and storm drains.

6 Apr 2021 CAPE TOWN

Humans Thrived in "Water-Rich" Kalahari Desert

New evidence of complex symbolic and technological behaviors at Ga-Mohana Hill in the Northern Cape, South Africa dating back 105,000 years challenges the idea that the origins of our species were linked to coastal environments.

6 Apr 2021 OXFORD, United Kingdom

China Rice Crop Threat To Kazakhstan's Lake Balkhash Basin

The demise of the Aral Sea is a tragic tale often told. Less known is the peril facing Central Asia’s largest remaining lake, Balkhash in eastern Kazakhstan.

6 Apr 2021 SANTIAGO, Chile

New Ministry Of Water For Chile

Central Oversight Of 43 Chilean Water Authorities

6 Apr 2021 GENEVA, Switzerland

Accounting For "Context" In Corporate Water Strategies

New guides from WWF and H&M Group offer a practical guide to understand the strategic importance of water in corporate value chains to create meaningful targets and goals that connect with overall corporate business strategy.

1 Apr 2021 NEW YORK NY, United States

Valuing "Blue Gold", Our Most Precious Resource

UN report emphasises the need to broaden the notion of the value of water beyond monetary concepts of price and cost. Supply and sanitation services, the economy, the environment, cultural values and hydraulic infrastructure examined.

1 Apr 2021 WASHINGTON DC, United States

United States: Thousands Of Lives Could Have Been Saved By Nationwide Suspension Of Water Cutoffs During COVID Crisis

A nationwide moratorium on water shut-offs during COVID crisis would have saved lives and prevented infections.

Minorities disproportionately effected.

Calls for Biden administration to cancel water debt.