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World Water
Week in Stockholm, August 16�20, 2004
Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI)� http://www.siwi.org/
CUT WATER FOR FOOD
WARNING
�Aug 16 2004�� WORLD water supplies will not be enough for
our descendants to enjoy the sort of diet the West eats now, experts say. The
World Water Week conference, which starts today in Stockholm, will be told the
growth in demand for meat and dairy products is unsustainable�
Siehe
auch: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3559542.stm
OSCE
Centre holds summer camp with focus on environmental education in Uzbekistan
TASHKENT, 18 August 2004 - A summer camp which helped promote
environmental education in schools ended its work today in a� mountainous area of Tashkent province.
During the 12-day camp, children had a...
http://www.osce.org/news/show_news.php?ut=2&id=4286
OSCE
Centre, WWF gather young people in Tajikistan to discuss ecological degradation
DUSHANBE,
17 August 2004 - 125 young people from the remote southern areas of Tajikistan
came together at a summer camp focusing on environmental issues�
http://www.osce.org/news/show_news.php?id=4287
Water crisis to continue
through Rabi season: Punjab, Sindh reject IRSA proposal
August 18, 2004 ISLAMABAD: Punjab and Sindh on Tuesday turned
down an Indus River System Authority (IRSA) proposal for water distribution
that would have meant a 21 percent shortage in the current Kharif season,
opting instead to continue with water distribution at a 10 percent shortage
until at least August 31�
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_18-8-2004_pg7_1
August
10, 2004 NEW
DELHI: In a rare gesture, former prime minister Atal Behari Vajpayee has
sent a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, urging him to convene a meeting
of all political parties to evolve a consensus on the sharing of river water�
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=52799
CSE Down To Earth � Aug� 15, 2004
- Editorial by Sunita
Narain: Frugality in water management
http://www.downtoearth.org.in/editor.asp?foldername=20040815&filename=Editor&sec_id=2&sid=1
- Paani Yatra (water
pilgrimage) to Gujarat
- Dossiers: Research
& policy papers: Chennai's Terrain Guide & more
- News of
community-based rainwater harvesting initiatives
- Reports from Down To
Earth magazine on water related issues
- Other Down To Earth
news
- Course announcement on
Managing Information.
- Jobs at CSE
Lecture for Army engineers
http://www.rainwaterharvesting.org/events/events_more.htm#army
Environmental awareness programme for schoolchildren
http://www.rainwaterharvesting.org/events/events_more.htm#kerala_school
Garland of Hope: River-linking as a Solution to Water Crisis
AUGUST 14, 2004�� The
drought-flood-drought syndrome repeats itself periodically. This year, a third
of the country in the north-east and east is hit by floods while almost half of
the country is threatened by drought�
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/814222.cms
Markenartikel Wasser
13.08.2004 Wasser ist ein kostbares Gut, nicht nur f�r
den Menschen, auch f�r die gro�en Lebensmittelkonzerne. Denn im Gegensatz zum
Getr�nke- und Nahrungsmittelsektor boomt der Absatz von abgef�lltem Wasser -
nicht nur im Sommer...
http://www.dw-world.de/german/0,3367,1503_A_1296524_1_A,00.html?mpb=de
August 12th, 2004 LAS VEGAS -- Terrorists discussed recruiting treatment
plant employees to poison drinking water supplies in major urban areas prior to
the Sept. 11 attacks, according to a federal bulletin ...
http://www.uswaternews.com/archives/arcquality/4repoterr8.html
�beim
Recherchieren sonst noch gefunden:
ecologic.de: Wasser
http://www.ecologic.de/modules.php?name=News&new_topic=3
Forschungsprojekt
"Sozial-�kologische Regulation netzgebundener Infrastruktursysteme"
des Forschungsverbundes "netWORKS"
http://www.networks-group.de/links/?druck=#99
...und
dann war da noch:
Dorf Ceanu Mare soll flie�endes Wasser erhalten
13. August 2004�
Cluj/Rum�nien
(AP) Nach dem Besuch von Bundeskanzler Gerhard Schr�der sollen die Bewohner der
rum�nischen Dorfs Ceanu Mare nun flie�endes Wasser erhalten. B�rgermeister
Gavrila Oros hatte nach eigenen Angaben auf die Frage Schr�ders nach den
Problemen des Dorfs den Wassermangel genannt. �Das Wasser ist nicht trinkbar,
und wir haben nicht genug davon�, sagte Oros. Schr�der, der sich in Begleitung
des rum�nischen Ministerpr�sidenten Adrian Nastase befand, erkundigte sich
daraufhin nach den Kosten zur Behebung des Mangels...
http://de.news.yahoo.com/040813/12/45xap.html
Man fined for firing
water pistol
13. August 2004
A County Durham road worker has been fined �300 for firing a water
pistol at a police officer. Gary Parker told a court he was only having a
"bit of fun" playing with pistols with friends �
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/wear/3559484.stm
Herzliche Gr��e von der Elbe
J�rg Barandat
http://de.geocities.com/joergbarandat/wassernetz.html