Archive for the ‘Global Water Issues’ Category
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The Journal of Contemporary Water Research and Education
December 2009 last issue features articles on topics such as Industry perspective on Water use efficiency, Energy and water programs and education. For current and past issues, LINK: Journal of CWR&E
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Global Politician: Emerging water wars by Sam Vaknin
Global Politician is an independent journal of politics and world affairs. It has grown rapidly in recent months, and now gets over 100,000 unique visitors a month. A unique article worth reading, was published on the Emerging Water Wars LINK: Global issues
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About WaterTech
The WaterTech 2010 conference, which combines two highly successful annual events, WaterTech and WastewaterTech, will overlap due to the increasing and growing importance of wastewater topics in the Middle East. The conference will address key water resource and water demand management issues in the Middle East, including an in-depth look at wastewater treatment and reuse which is now a key priority for regional governments. This third annual gathering will bring together experts from water authorities, municipalities, regulators and industry to discuss solutions to critical water and wastewater problems. LINK: WaterTECH
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Dr. Kathleen Miller on climate change and water research
Discussing how in recent years there has been growing evidence that the earth’s increasingly warm climate in 21st century. This raises the essential question: What impacts will global warming have on the environment and human activities? LINK: Dr. Kathleen Miller
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Science Daily Article: how plants respond to water shortage
According to researchers in an experiment, plants that were genetically engineered had stronger resistance to drought. The article, taken from Science Daily and published in Nature, features the discovery of a protein called PYR1 which could open up a whole new approach to increasing crops’ resistance to water shortages. LINK:Water Conservation News
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CBC’s radio special series of water for profit
According to Fortune magazine, water is ….”One of the world’s great business opportunities. It promises to be to the 21st century what oil was to the 20th.” CBC has taken a look at the world’s top water corporations. Is the world becoming more vulnerable to these high-powered corporate giants? LINK: Water for Profit CBC Water
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The Gift Of Clean Water
Project Awesome – This is a video of some amazing work being done by “Save The Children-U.S.A.” To Donate, follow links at end of video….Source: www.youtube.com -
Copenhagen Summit
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Nestlé features water stories and initiatives in the global community
Nestlé features water stories and initiatives in global community, such as an irrigation conservation project in Vietnam, reducing water consumption in Northern Italy or saving water during coffee processing in Ethiopia. Please visit Nestlé’s community website for more. LINK: Nestle stories
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Documentary film: FLOW
Read about Irena Salina’s award-winning documentary investigation into what experts label the most important political and environmental issue of the 21st Century – The World Water Crisis. LINK: FLOW
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