News headlines for “Water and Development”, page 133
U.S. Regulators Omit Wider Implications of GM Salmon
- Inter Press Service
U.S. regulators are poised to decide as early as next week whether to approve a genetically modified salmon for human consumption.
Cracks in Costa Rica's Green Image
- Inter Press Service
For many, Costa Rica embodies the notion of a country committed to taking care of its natural environment. But Costa Rican activists beg to differ, and have a list of the actions that contradict the country's green 'for-export' image.
Mexican Farms Need a Water Revolution
- Inter Press Service
Without financing, many Mexican farmers cannot improve their ageing irrigation systems, which are essential if Mexico is to withstand the effects of climate change and reduce its emissions of greenhouse-effect gases.
Pulling Together To Protect Zambia's Kafue Flats
- Inter Press Service
Dams, sugarcane plantations and rapidly growing population threatened the health of the Kafue Flats, a richly diverse wetlands in southern Zambia. But growing recognition of more sustainable use of its water and fertile soil are securing the health of the ecosystem.
Free Trade Deals Bait Indian Fishermen
- Inter Press Service
A series of bilateral free trade agreements (FTAs) is threatening the livelihoods of India's fishermen on the 8,000 km peninsular coastline - among the longest in the world - and the diets of millions of Indians for whom fish is a cheap source of protein.
Broad Coalition Rallies for BP Accountability
- Inter Press Service
Gulf coast fishers, conservationists, seafood distributors and oil workers rallied here at Louisiana's capital over the weekend to demand that oil giant BP be held accountable for the 'ongoing' use of toxic dispersants in the Gulf of Mexico.
Despite Heavy Oil, Louisiana Keeps Fisheries Open
- Inter Press Service
Massive slicks of weathered oil were clearly visible near Louisiana's fragile marshlands in both the East and West Bays of the Mississippi River Delta during an overflight that included an IPS reporter on Oct. 23. The problem is that, despite this, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries has left much of the area open for fishing.
Brazilian Communities Find Ways to Live in Semiarid Environment
- Inter Press Service
No longer is the image of women trudging through fields carrying heavy water vessels on their heads just a 'quaint' scene of Brazil's semiarid northeast, for outsiders.
Palau Announces Massive Marine Sanctuary
- Inter Press Service
One of Japan's closest allies declared over the weekend that all of its oceans - more than 600,000 square kilometres - would be a sanctuary for whales, dolphins, dugongs, sharks and other species.
Hard to Put a Price-tag on Healthy Rivers
- Inter Press Service
Damming a river may bring electric power, but it often comes at the price of high-quality food fisheries, experts say. When dams are proposed for power, flood control or irrigation, the often devastating impacts on fisheries in rivers and lakes are ignored or discounted.
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