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• Pak pushing WB to appoint neutral expert over Kishanganga dam dispute with India

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 726
  Islamabad, Nov.8 (ANI): Pakistan is pushing the World Bank (WB) to appoint a neutral expert instead of going to the Court of Arbitration on the Kishanganga Hydropower project issue.“We are examining the possibility of invoking the option of a neutral expert instead of court of arbitration,” a Foreign Office ...
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• New dam for Iraq’s oil-rich Kerkuk

  
  EUROPE TURKMEN FRIENDSHIPS — Authority: 483
  New dam for Iraq’s oil-rich Kerkuk  Azzaman, November 6, 2009  The oil-rich city of Kirkuk is going to have a new dam with a storage capacity of 39 million cubic meters of water.  Work on the dam has just started. It was inaugurated this week by Water Resources Minister Abdullatif Rasheed.  “The target ...
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• Zimababwe: water wars hit rural Zimbabwe

  
  WASH news Africa — Authority: 125
  When water experts warned at the turn of the millennium that soon wars will be fought not over oil anymore but over water, little did Zimbabweans know that they would be some of the first people affected by this dire prediction. There is increasing competition for water due to a combination of numerous environmental ...
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• The atlas of water (2nd ed.)

  
  WASH Resources — Authority: 118
  Black, Maggie and King, Jannet (2009). The atlas of water . (2nd ed.). London, UK, Earthscan. 128 p. ISBN 9781844078271 Price: £12.99 Buy online The new edition of the atlas shows water distribution worldwide, and reflects the latest thinking and emerging issues. With updated data throughout, the atlas covers a ...
  5 days ago

• Are We Running Out of Safe Water?

  
  Mindzle - Living Green Smart - Sustainable Living Articles — Authority: 122
  Berkey Filter Review Water is a life giving substance! Both scientists and civilians are aware that life cannot continue without liquid water. People are able to live weeks without food but merely days without water. Recent moon explosions were planned for the purpose of, hopefully, detecting the presence of water ...
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• India, Mumbai: water cuts are on, protests against water shortage

  
  WASH news Asia & Pacific — Authority: 130
  Mumbai will have to live with steep water cuts until at least 15 July 2010. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has imposed a 15% cut in water supply for residential consumers, and a 30% cut for commercial establishments like hotels and malls. Normally, Mumbai gets 3,420 million litres a day (mld) of water ...
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• Population explosion and over usage of ground water dry out Yemen

  
  Climate Change: The Next Generation — Authority: 137
  Thirsty Plant Dries Out Yemen Across Yemen, the underground water sources are running out, a crisis that could prove deadlier than the resurgence of Al Qaeda here. At the root of the water crisis is the quadrupling of the population in the last 50 years. (Bryan Denton for The New York Times) ...
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• Critical Water Shortages - Practical Solutions to Save Both Water and Money

  
  EbioAnt — Authority: 144
  By Brent Beecham As of 9:15am, October 14, 2009, Lake Lanier has returned to full pool for the first time since October 2005. The lake had reached the 1050.97 foot level on December 8, 2008 and many declared Atlanta’s primary source of water dead. It has risen over 19 feet since then. Most Atlantans are probably ...
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• China, Guiyang: ADB to help combat water shortages in capital of Guizhou province

  
  WASH news Asia & Pacific — Authority: 130
  The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is helping China enact wide-ranging, integrated measures in Guiyang, the capital of Guizhou province, one of the poor western provinces in PRC, to tackle growing water shortages caused by rapid growth and urbanization. ADB has approved a US$ 150 million loan for the Guiyang ...
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• Jammu and Kashmir to introduce water conservation law

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 726
  By Binoo JoshiJammu, Oct 27 (IANS) The Kashmir valley needs 110 million gallons of water a day but gets only 40 million now. Alarmed by the disastrous effects of climate change such as receding glaciers and drying streams, the Jammu and Kashmir government will bring a law to force water conservation.A bill will be ...
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• Two killed, 11 injured as water pipeline crashes on train (Fourth Lead)

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 726
  Mumbai, Oct 23 (IANS) In a freak accident, a bridge carrying a main water pipeline came crashing down on a moving suburban train in Mumbai, killing two people and injuring 11 others. A probe has been ordered into the accident.The water pipeline which burst flooding the railway lines supplied drinking water to some ...
  2 weeks ago

• Tickle the funny bone for a serious issue

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 726
  New Delhi, Oct 20 (IANS) Who says serious issues must always be dealt with in a serious tone? The British Council is organising a cartoon contest on climate change and is looking out for someone who can pull off a serious message laced with humour to spread awareness on the subject.Sudhanshu Sinha, head of the [...]
  2 weeks ago

• Human Rights Ads (29): Drinking Water

  
  P.A.P. Blog - Human Rights Etc. — Authority: 136
  ( source , a Make Poverty History ad) More on the Millennium Development Goals . More on water here and here  (including an explanation of why this is a human rights issue). More human rights ads . Posted in health, human rights ads, poverty Tagged: ad, advert, human rights ad, make poverty history, MDG, ...
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• toilet run-ons all by themselves

  
  DIY Network - Home Improvement How-To & Projects : DIY Network — Authority: 158
  We have replaced our toilets but now, after the flush is complete & toilet is completely stopped, every few minutes they start making the run on noises like you need to jiggle the handle. They do this off & on all day long. What could be wrong? We have two full baths upstairs, one downstairs [...]
  3 weeks ago

• Also In Global Health News: HIV Immigration Rules; Global Fund Aid In Kenya; Water Shortage In Yemen; Testing For TB

  
  Information on HPV — Authority: 143
  NPR Examines U.S. HIV Immigration Rules NPR examines U.S. policy for HIV-positive visitors and immigrants. Source: Also In Global Health News: HIV Immigration Rules; Global Fund Aid In Kenya; Water Shortage In Yemen; Testing For TB
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• Experts warn glaciers in Indian Kashmir melting

  
  Climate Change: The Next Generation — Authority: 137
  Experts warn glaciers in Indian Kashmir melting Buzz up! By AIJAZ HUSSAIN, Associated Press Writer   –   Tue Oct 13, 6:54 am ET SRINAGAR, India – Indian Kashmirs glaciers are melting fast because of rising temperatures, threatening the water supply of millions of people in the Himalayan ...
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• Effects of Global Warming on Agriculture and Food Supply

  
  Cooler Choice — Authority: 161
  For a long time it has been believed that the effects of global warming on agriculture and food supply is going to be a positive one. This is because the rising level of carbon-dioxide resulted for global warming will help the greeneries for photosynthesis. Thus there will be a rise of agricultural production and food ...
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• Water Tops Climate Change as Global Priority

  
  WASH News International — Authority: 116
  International survey finds fresh water pollution, scarcity drive public concern. Valentin Pérez Hernandez, a young gardener from Mexico City, moves daily between the two water realities of the nation’s capital: though the immense city is roiled by fierce water shortages, fecal contamination, industrial ...
  8 weeks ago

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