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On world water day, 650 million people can't get a safe drink
2016-03-16 11:33:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Some 650 million people, or one in 10 of the world's population, do not have access to safe water, putting them at risk of infectious diseases and premature death. Dirty water and poor sanitation can cause severe diarrheal diseases in children, killing 900 under-fives a day across the world, according to United Nations estimates - or one child every two minutes. Among newborn babies, the World Health Organization says infections caused by a lack of safe water and an unclean environment cause...
World Water Week: Water Management Key Priority For International Oil And Gas Sector
2015-08-27 14:43:57| oilandgasonline Downloads
The global oil and gas industry association,IPIECAcoordinated a session duringWorld Water Weekin Stockholm on water management within the sector from now to 2030.
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Feed the World announces testing for glyphosate in water, urine and breast milk
2015-04-23 16:21:11| Chemicals - Topix.net
The international Feed the World project is providing a process whereby people can have their water, urine or breast milk tested for glyphosate residues. The Feed the World project was launched today by director Henry Rowlands and documentary director Ed Brown.
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Roadmap needed to ensure future water security, say World Water Forum delegates
2015-04-17 12:33:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: Ensuring the world has a secure supply of water in the future is one of the many challenges associated with climate change and sustainability. Delegates of the World Water Forum, hosted by the World Water Council, have urged countries to deliver a roadmap on the issue. The seventh World Water Forum brought together over 300,000 visitors from 168 countries. Among the delegates were nine heads of State, 80 government ministers and 100 official national governments delegations. The Forum is held...
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World Water Future Demands Action Today
2015-04-16 03:13:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Environment News Service: In 2050 there will be enough water to produce food for a global population of nine billion, but over-consumption and climate change will increase water scarcity in the planet`s neediest regions, finds a new report from the UN Food and Agriculture Organization and the World Water Council. The report, "Towards a water and food secure future" was released Tuesday at the Seventh World Water Forum now underway at the Daegu EXCO. Held every three years since 1997, this year`s forum is jointly organized...
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