• The problem is that most chutneys require water, and the water in Mumbai...well, it's the water in Mumbai.

    WSJ: Indian Snacks That Pack a Punch

  • Peru's Pacific coastline is at the confluence of the Humboldt and Equatorial Counter currents, with warm water in the north and cold water in the south, a recipe for great marine diversity.

    WSJ: The Best Ceviche in Lima, Peru | In Search Of

  • The film highlights key water quality problems such as lack of access to safe water and sanitation, inefficient wastewater management in urban areas, water pollution caused by intensive use of nutrients and chemicals in agriculture, the invisible threat of new and emerging pollutants in water and the economic costs of water quality degradation.

    UNESCO: MEDIA SERVICES

  • The Multi One Attitude Foundation, in partnership with UNESCO, will promote ocean and freshwater conservation, sound resource management and awareness of our water footprint in a Water Pavilion on the occasion of the arrival of the transatlantic Krys Ocean Race in Brest, France.

    UNESCO: Race for Water at the Tonnerres de Brest

  • Other major events marking the Year include World Water Week, in Stockholm (Sweden) from 1-6 September, a conference on water cooperation in Dushanbe (Tajikistan), also in September, and the Water Summit, which will take place in Budapest (Hungary) on 10 and 11 October.

    UNESCO: OFFICE IN BRASILIA

  • Already in the planning stages: a 37-km tunnel to channel water from the Benus river in water-rich Pahang state to drought-stricken Selangor state, and a pipe to link the Gombak river in KL to the Wangsa Maju water treatment plant.

    CNN: Special Report Drought

  • This latest edition, Water in a Changing World, emphasizes the role of water in development and economic growth.

    UNESCO: UK National Commission for UNESCO :: International Water Day 2009 - Transboundary water

  • "Adding compost to the soil dramatically increases its ability to hold water, aiding in water conservation, " he adds.

    CNN: Downtown Atlanta recycles self into a Zero Waste Zone

  • High population density, a poor ratio of available water to demand, and regional imbalances in available water supplies are serious challenges for China in managing its usable water supply.

    FORBES: Quenching China's Thirst For Water

  • The training was divided into six models and focused on water resources assessment, integrated water resources management tools and methodologies, integrated water resources management in agriculture and GIS in integrated water resources management.

    UNESCO: OFFICE IN AMMAN

  • It provides a succinct overview of the key issues in water management and use in language accessible to diverse stakeholders involved in water adaptation.

    UNESCO: Social and Human Sciences

  • Tests by Severn Trent Water in Broadway last month showed discolouration and a change of taste in water.

    BBC: Broadway water still unfit 10 days after problems arose

  • Michael Klein: First of all the notion that private water - water provided by private providers is somehow more expensive than state water provided that in many cases is not true, there are some cases in the world the state owned water companies that are very efficient in many other cases there are private water companies that are very efficient, so once again it's case-by-case.

    BBC: NEWS | Have Your Say | Water privatisation: Ask the experts

  • Other major events marking the Year include a conference on water cooperation to be held in August in Dushanbe (Tajikistan), World Water Week in Stockholm (Sweden) from 1-6 September, and the Water Summit, which will take place in Budapest (Hungary) on 8 to 11 October.

    UNESCO: MEDIA SERVICES

  • To support these global goals, in recent years the UK National Commission for UNESCO (UKNC) Scotland Committee has focused on water treatment and sanitation, water quality and water management in International Development.

    UNESCO: Water Policy and Science

  • In "Liquid Stocks", Summit Global Management's John Dickerson discussed opportunities to invest in water companies that were helping build water systems in China and other developing nations.

    FORBES

  • High demand for water amid the heat wave and problems with soil shrinking as the ground warms has resulted in burst pipes and low water pressure in Oklahoma City, prompting officials to issue mandatory water-use restrictions for the first time in at least a decade, according to utilities department spokeswoman Debbie Ragan.

    CNN: Heat advisories issued to states dwindles to 15

  • This international review of participatory water governance forms an important resource for academic researchers in hydrology, environmental management and water policy, and also practitioners and policy-makers working in water management.

    UNESCO: THEMES

  • Intensive development of agriculture and industry may become a reason of deterioration of underground water in various regions in the absence of water-protective measures which can prevent its pollution.

    UNESCO: OFFICE IN TASHKENT

  • He cited the outbreaks of pfiesteria in Maryland and Virginia and the 131 deaths in Milwaukee from tap water because toxins were in the water.

    CNN: AllPolitics - Gore Calls On Congress To Bolster Clean Water Act

  • This workshop is an extension activity of the integrated and integral management of water in the province of Santa Fe, supported by the Regional Water Observatory of the MWSE, designed to encourage participation and training of all sectors involved in the issue of water and Habitat.

    UNESCO: Programa Hidrol��gico Internacional: Workshop - Online Forum: "Water and Habitat"

  • So saving water in Atlanta may be more cost effective, but its environmental impact is arguably less meaningful than saving water in a desert.

    FORBES: Apples to Apples: Comparing Sustainability Projects' Cost And Environment Benefits

  • Even people who swim well in warm water are at risk for drowning in cold water.

    CNN: Are polar bear plunges good for you?

  • Anglers say the sudden drop in water levels mean that there is not enough oxygen in the water for the fish.

    BBC: dead fish

  • Managing director and Belu co-founder Reed Paget, a former documentary maker, told CNN the idea behind the business was to use water to create water in areas where it was not widely available.

    CNN: Eco-friendly bottle for ethical water

  • Groundwater is the source for nearly half of all drinking water in the world and around 43% of all water effectively consumed in irrigation.

    UNESCO: World��s groundwater resources are suffering from poor governance, experts say | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

  • In fact, people have been drinking such water in other parts of the state, and similar water reclamation programs are also under way in Virginia, Texas and Florida.

    CNN: toilet

  • Because the company is a leader in its field of water and waste-water treatment in China, it has enjoyed access to bank financing in the past, and has even been able to raise capital in the United States by selling its shares on NASDAQ.

    FORBES: China's SMEs Access The Bond Market

  • Guinea worm is a non-fatal disease transmitted by water fleas living in stagnant water.

    CNN: How fight against Guinea worm was won

  • "There has been, over the last few years, some specific planning for the possibility of a significant hurricane in New Orleans with a lot of rainfall, with water rising in the levees and water overflowing the levees, " he told reporters Saturday.

    CNN: Chertoff: Katrina scenario did not exist

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