News headlines for “Water and Development”, page 129
Peak Water Has Already Come and Gone
- Inter Press Service
Canadian Kevin Freedman is celebrating World Water Day Tuesday by living on 25 litres of water a day, instead of the North American average of 330 litres per day. And he has enlisted 31 others in his 'Water Conservation Challenge' to go water- lean, using just 25 litres per day for cooking, drinking, cleaning, and sanitation for the entire month of March.
U.N. Water Conference Focuses on Cities
- Inter Press Service
As a U.N. conference on water opens in South Africa today, the country's Council for Scientific and Industrial Research has repeated warnings that the country faces a water supply crisis. Experts attending the three-day conference will consider the challenges posed by growing demands, migration and water resources potentially limited by careless use and climate change.
LATIN AMERICA: Wave of Water Privatisation Over; Coverage Challenge Remains
- Inter Press Service
Now that the wave of water privatisation of the 1980s and 1990s has let up, the main challenge facing water utilities in Latin America is expanding coverage of high-quality water services.
A Moment of Silence for Dying Millions on World Water Day
- Inter Press Service
When the international community commemorates World Water Day next week, perhaps it should ponder the words of U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, who once remarked he does not expect people world over to stop what they are doing and observe a moment of silence, come Mar. 22.
NAMIBIA: Water in the Kambashu
- Inter Press Service
For Namibia's capital city, the goal of sustainable water and sanitation is a major challenge for the 21st century.
MALAWI: In Praise of Dry Sanitation
- Inter Press Service
At its best it is waterless, odorless, eminently affordable and has a rich fertiliser as byproduct, yet for residents of Malawi's informal settlements, dry sanitation retains a whiff of the unwanted.
Vietnam, Laos Split Over Mekong Dam
- Inter Press Service
The first in a new series of 11 dams planned across the Mekong, South-east Asia’s largest river, could break a special bond between two communist-ruled countries.
Brewers Pledge to Cut Water Use
- Inter Press Service
Beer manufacturers sell nearly 548 million litres of brew each day, but with every bottle, they are using many times that amount of water on a planet facing mounting resource challenges.
Water Evaporates in Peru's For-Export Crops
- Inter Press Service
As freshwater disappears from the super-populated Peruvian coast, the most water-intensive crops are expanding unabated as highly profitable exports. Observers warn about the harm this is causing and demand greater responsibility from the government and all involved.
PERU: Government under Fire for Waiving Environmental Certificates for Dams
- Inter Press Service
The Peruvian government has been forced to offer talks with governors, the ombudsperson's office and Catholic Church leaders, to stem the outcry over two emergency decrees that waive the requirement for environmental certificates for 33 investment projects, including hydroelectric dams in the Amazon rainforest.
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