Water Resource Issues
UN seeks to end toilet 'taboo'
Mar 22, 2013 04:45 EDT
The United Nations launched a campaign Friday to lift a deadly taboo on talking about toilets and to turn the world into an "open defecation-free zone."
Drought declared in New Zealand's North Island
Mar 15, 2013 06:34 EDT
New Zealand declared a drought across its entire North Island for the first time in at least 30 years on Friday, with low river levels in the capital Wellington also worrying officials.
India offers $532 million to states hit by drought, floods
Mar 13, 2013 09:22 EDT
India's government on Wednesday offered millions of dollars to states hit by drought or floods, marking half the funds for a western zone were millions face their worst water shortage since 1972.
Asia-Pacific facing water crisis, says development bank
Mar 13, 2013 06:18 EDT
Nearly two thirds of people in the Asia-Pacific region have no clean, piped water at home despite the region's strong economic growth, according to a major report released on Wednesday.
Dead pigs in Shanghai river increase to almost 6,000
Mar 13, 2013 05:33 EDT
The number of dead pigs found in Shanghai's main river has doubled in two days to nearly 6,000, the government said, as residents worried over the water supply questioned the handling of the incident.
Dead pigs in Shanghai river jump to almost 6,000
Mar 13, 2013 03:07 EDT
The number of dead pigs found in Shanghai's main river has doubled in two days to nearly 6,000, the government said, as residents worried over the water supply questioned the handling of the incident.
Thousands of dead pigs found in Shanghai river
Mar 11, 2013 07:49 EDT
Nearly 3,000 dead pigs have been found floating in Shanghai's main waterway, the Chinese city's government said Monday as residents expressed fears over possible contamination of drinking water.
Plague of pigs in Shanghai river
Mar 11, 2013 00:57 EDT
More than 1,000 dead pigs have been found floating in Shanghai's main waterway, the Chinese city's government said Monday, as residents expressed fears over possible drinking water contamination.
Millions of Indians facing worst drought in decades
Mar 06, 2013 00:28 EST
Millions of people in western India are suffering their worst drought in more than four decades, with critics blaming official ineptitude and corruption for exacerbating the natural water shortage.
80% of Indian sewage 'flows untreated into rivers'
Mar 05, 2013 05:45 EST
Eighty percent of sewage in India is untreated and flows directly into the nation's rivers, polluting the main sources of drinking water, a study by an environment watchdog showed Tuesday.
UK must prepare for extreme weather, warns agency
Mar 04, 2013 05:20 EST
Britain needs to be more prepared for extreme weather, the head of the Environment Agency warned Monday, after the country was hit by floods on one of five days last year and droughts on one in four.
Large water loss detected in Mideast river basins: study
Feb 13, 2013 04:52 EST
US satellites have detected a large loss of fresh water reserves in the Tigris and Euphrates river basins during a seven-year period beginning in 2003, a new study has found.
Large water loss detected in Mideast river basins: study
Feb 12, 2013 12:56 EST
US satellites have detected a large loss of fresh water reserves in the Tigris and Euphrates river basins during a seven-year period beginning in 2003, a new study has found.
US launches Earth observation satellite
Feb 11, 2013 19:16 EST
The United States launched its latest Earth observation satellite Monday, enhancing an array of orbiting eyes that help with everything from climate change study to urban planning.
Water supplies in war-hit Syria cut by a third: UN
Feb 08, 2013 15:06 EST
Syrians living in areas affected by the nearly two-year conflict have seen their water supplies cut by one third, putting children at especially high risk of disease, the United Nations said on Friday.
Japanese giant buys water-supply firm
Feb 05, 2013 03:05 EST
Japanese trading giant Sumitomo has bought water supply and distribution firm Sutton & East Surrey Water (SESW) for a reported $455 million.
Japan's Sumitomo buys British water-supply firm
Feb 05, 2013 00:34 EST
Japanese trading giant Sumitomo has bought Britain-based water supply and distribution firm Sutton & East Surrey Water (SESW) for a reported $455 million.
Mozambique begins evacuating 55,000 from floods
Jan 22, 2013 08:32 EST
Mozambique authorities on Tuesday started emergency evacuations in the flood-struck south where 55,000 people are said to be in immediate danger from rising water levels.
Taiwan mulls shipping water from China as ties improve
Jan 13, 2013 03:40 EST
Officials on a Taiwan-controlled island group near the Chinese mainland said Sunday they are considering importing water from China in yet another sign of warming relations.
Uzbekistan 'cuts off gas' to Tajikistan
Dec 31, 2012 12:54 EST
The impoverished Central Asian state of Tajikistan said Monday that it had been cut off from natural gas shipments by its neighbour and sole energy supplier Uzbekistan.
