News headlines for “Water and Development”, page 121
BRAZIL: Boycott of Dam Hearing Shows 'Radical' Foreign Policy Shift
- Inter Press Service
Activists opposed to the construction of the Belo Monte hydropower dam in the Amazon jungle say the Brazilian government's decision to boycott an Inter-American Commission on Human Rights hearing represents a 'radical' shift in the country's foreign policy.
THAILAND: Bangkok Braces for Month of Floods
- Inter Press Service
As the Thai Airways flight descends into Suvarnabhumi International Airport, passengers pull out cameras to snap pictures of flood waters rising inexorably and predicted to inundate the capital city by the end of the week.
BRAZIL: Costly Water for the Poor Northeast
- Inter Press Service
The visual impact is harsh: flattened hills, valleys full of mud, and kilometres and kilometres of bulldozed land - the modification of nature in Brazil's semiarid Northeast region is disturbing due to the enormous dimensions involved.
Burma Exposes Fault Lines in China’s Dam-building Juggernaut
- Inter Press Service
When Burma’s new president, Thein Sein, took the unusual step of opposing the construction of one of China's largest investment projects in the country — a mega dam — he did more than acknowledge the concerns of local communities and environmental activists.
LATIN AMERICA: Murky Waters
- Inter Press Service
More than 20 percent of the population of Latin America and the Caribbean lacks basic sanitation and 15 percent has no access to drinking water because of poor management, said experts at a meeting that ended Thursday in Brazil.
200 Million Depend on Melting Glaciers for Water
- Inter Press Service
At least 200 million people in the world are in danger of being left without water, because they depend for their supply on glaciers that are melting, although paradoxically the process creates the illusion of plentiful water resources.
INDIA: Kashmiris Hail Hague Stay on Dam
- Inter Press Service
A ruling by the International Court of Arbitration (ICA) at The Hague, staying construction of a dam across a river that flows into Pakistan, has brought cheer to the tribal people who live around the site.
BRAZIL: Every Raindrop Counts
- Inter Press Service
Brazil is considered a country rich in water resources, with its enormous underground aquifers and mighty rivers. But recognition of the vital importance of rainwater begins where it is most scarce: in the semiarid interior of the northeast.
BRAZIL: Every Raindrop Counts
- Inter Press Service
Brazil is considered a country rich in water resources, with its enormous underground aquifers and mighty rivers. But recognition of the vital importance of rainwater begins where it is most scarce: in the semiarid interior of the northeast.
PAKISTAN: Flood Relief by Caste, Creed
- Inter Press Service
With just the clothes on their backs, Moora Sanafdhano, 68, and his family of nine waded through waist-deep flood waters swirling through their village of Allah Ditto Leghari, saving themselves in the nick of time.
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