Full Coverage: Water/sanitation
July 2007
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The aim of this Guide is to provide a brief introduction to the subject of Water and Sanitation, in the context of the Millennium Development Goals
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28.07.2007
NEW YORK, Jul 27 (OneWorld) - Calls for increased help from Washington are on the rise as global efforts to tackle the world's burgeoning water and sanitation crisis have largely failed to produce any meaningful results so far.
more...From: OneWorld US Related topics/regions: [United States] [Saudi Arabia] [Pakistan] [Iran] [India] [China] [Agriculture] [Politics] [Governance] Image: Water handpump, India. © Centre for Science and Environment
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20.07.2007
A newsletter - Contaminated Irrigation Water and Food Safety for the Urban and Peri-Urban Poor - has been published by Toxics Link which talks about the shortage of fresh water and the use of wastewater for irrigation purpose.
more...Related topics/regions: [India] [South Asia] [Agriculture] [Environment] [Governance] Image: A farmer using water for irrigation © SciDev.Net
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12.07.2007
Economic growth eludes the poor in South Asia, according to the recently-released UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Report 2007. The report says that over 30 per cent of the population still lives on a dollar a day in the region.
more...Related topics/regions: [South Asia] [India] [Population] [Poverty] [Social exclusion] [Climate change] [Health] [Governance] [United Nations] [MDGs] |
11.07.2007
La campagna "Acqua Pubblica, ci metto la firma!" ha consegnato ieri mattina al presidente della Camera, Fausto Bertinotti, oltre 400mila firme per una proposta di legge di iniziativa popolare che chiede la "ripubblicizzazione del serivizio idrico" e cioč che governo e gestione della risorsa idrica tornino ad essere interamente pubblici. In questi mesi di mobilitazione la campagna ha coinvolto circa 1000 comitati territoriali e 80 organizzazioni nazionali: "Un esempio di bella politica" - ha sottolineato Emilio Molinari del Forum Italiano dei Movimenti per l'Acqua. Il Forum chiede che la proposta di legge venga immediatamente calendarizzata e che nel frattempo anche il Senato, dopo la Camera approvi la moratoria su tutte le privatizzazioni in atto.
more...Related topics/regions: [Economy] [Activism] Image: da acquabenecomune.org
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10.07.2007
World leaders and global business chiefs gathered last week to assess progress on a voluntary initiative aimed at promoting human rights standards for cooperate operations. Several non-profits are criticizing the seven-year-old "Global Compact" as a mockery and a failure.
more...From: OneWorld US Related topics/regions: [Mexico] [India] [Ghana] [Corporations] [Pollution] [Human rights] [Codes of conduct] Image: The Global Compact: Worth the paper it's written on?
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