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Faith in Water: meeting leads to new partnerships between religions and UN agencies
05 Aug 09
UN agencies and the World Bank have invited faith organisations to become partners in their water and sanitation activities. This was one of the results of a Faith in Water meeting that brought together for the first time religious groups, international water agencies and water innovators. It focussed in particular on water, sanitation and hygiene promotion (WASH) in schools.
Water crisis: Google brings water data to life
26 Jun 09
A new Google web application, Fusion Tables, helps visualise complex water data. It was used to show the correlation of death by water-related illness, wealth and safe drinking water availability.
Rotavirus vaccination : World Health Organization move boosts fight against fatal diarrhoea
19 Jun 09
WHO has recommended that a vaccine which can prevent a diarrhoea-causing virus should be included in national immunisation programmes worldwide.
USA: Water for the World Act aims to provide 100 million people with safe water and sanitation by 2015
19 May 09
On 22 April 2009, Earth Day, Members of the US House of Representatives, Earl Blumenauer and Donald Payne introduced the 2009 Water for the World Act. The bill sets a goal of providing 100 million of the world’s poorest with sustainable drinking water and sanitation by 2015.
Cholera: vaccination or improved sanitation?
18 May 09
With a new, cheaper anti-cholera vaccine about to be released, the debate continues on whether it is better to control the disease through vaccination or by improving sanitation practices.
Diarrhoea: reports claim that inadequate response is risking millions of children's lives
18 May 09
Reports published by two major aid agencies claim that inadequate responses to diarrhoea outbreaks by governments and the international community are placing the lives of million of children at risk.
Climate change: a scapegoat for the world’s water woes?
27 Apr 09
Is the overwhelming emphasis on water and climate change justified? Roger Calow (ODI), believes that treating development and climate adaptation as separate issues is misguided, and that climate change is just one of the many pressures on water.
Water shortages: political upheaval and economic stagnation loom, UN report warns
24 Apr 09
Demand for water is increasing due to population growth and mobility, rising living standards, changes in food consumption, and increased energy production, especially biofuels. These are among the conclusions of the 3rd United Nations World Water Development Report, released in March 2009. The latest edition emphasizes the role of water in development and economic growth.
World Water Forum: water unites but forums divided
03 Apr 09
Three forums on water remained divided during the 5th World Water Forum. Civil society and other organisations boycotted the World Water Forum in two separate events, the Alternative Forum and the Counter Forum.
Population growth: global water crisis ‘to strike by 2030′
02 Apr 09
Growing world population will cause a “perfect storm” of food, energy and water shortages by 2030, the UK government chief scientist Prof. John Beddington has warned. Demand for fresh water will jump by 30% by 2030, as the population tops 8.3 billion.
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