News headlines for “Water and Development”, page 138
Sustainable Aquaculture Picks Up Steam
- Inter Press Service
As farmed fish consumption catches up on wild, a search for sustainable aquaculture picks up steam.
Nigeria Suffers Acute Lead-Poisoning Outbreak
- Inter Press Service
The Nigerian government is trying to cope with an outbreak of lead poisoning which has killed over 200 people in Zamfara State since early July.
Water as Human Right Threatens to Split World Body
- Inter Press Service
A long outstanding proposal to recognise the right to water as a basic universal human right is threatening to split the world's rich and poor nations.
ENVIRONMENT-INDIA: Fighting Drought With Check Dams
- Inter Press Service
Gazing out at the lush greenery that surrounds the village of Salaita in northern India, a smile of satisfaction appears on retired army general A.P.S. Chauhan's face.
PERU: 'Don't Minimise' Impacts of Amazon Oil Spill
- Inter Press Service
Pluspetrol's Jun. 19 petroleum spill has left the Marañón River, in the Peruvian Amazon, with oil and grease levels thousands of times greater than the maximum allowed for human consumption, affecting more than 4,000 local residents.
PARAGUAY: Clean Water Out of Reach for Native Peoples
- Inter Press Service
Of the many things that are not within the reach of everyone in Paraguay, safe drinking water is the one the indigenous population longs for most.
PAKISTAN: Water Trickles Back into Village, Thanks to Solar Desalination
- Inter Press Service
Ismail Achar never thought a day would come when his island village would be reduced to a barren tract of land with hardly a drop of water to drink.
LAOS: Water Headaches Follow Growth of Cities
- Inter Press Service
At 63, Kingkham Duoangsavanh has it made. Now retired after decades of working as a nurse, she lives happily with her grown-up children in a well- appointed home with all the amenities. But up until recently, a constant shortage of water has marred her comfortable existence.
Raising Water Productivity to Increase Food Security
- Inter Press Service
With water shortages constraining food production growth, the world needs an effort to raise water productivity similar to the one that nearly tripled land productivity over the last half-century.
Caribbean Under Fire for Pro-Whaling Stance
- Inter Press Service
The votes of six Caribbean countries could help decide whether or not the International Whaling Commission (IWC) will ease the 1986 global ban on commercial whaling and allow hunting in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary around Antarctica.
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