57 - 18.10.2004
"for her contribution to
sustainable development, democracy and peace"
Republic of Kenya, Assistant Minister, Environment, Natural Resources
& Wildlife
http://nobelprize.org/peace/laureates/2004/
Statement Maathai:
http://www.greenbeltmovement.org/Prof.%20Maathai%20Nobel%20Prize%20Statement.htm
Profile:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3726084.stm
http://www.greenbeltmovement.org/biographies.htm
Maathai, Wangari: The Green Belt Movement:
Sharing the Approach and the Experience (englisch)
Taschenbuch - 117 Seiten -
Lantern Books
Erscheinungsdatum: 1. April
2003
Auflage: Revised
ISBN: 159056040X
Presse:
http://idw-online.de/public/zeige_pm.html?pmid=87077
http://www.umweltjournal.de/fp/archiv/AfA_politik/7443.php
http://www.nzz.ch/2004/10/08/al/page-newzzE02BBMWW-12.html
http://news.independent.co.uk/people/profiles/story.jsp?story=570395
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NACHRICHEN
Water could have big future
in politics - Those who plant grass and thirsty landscaping may face 'sticker
shock'
October 17, 2004… "I
think I was shocked," she said when she saw the bill for a little extra watering
-- it was $46. The "sticker shock&quoot; prompted Lopez to ease up on the
watering of her new grass. She said that she often monitors the timers on her
sprinkling system, which is one way she makes water conservation a priority.
Kirby Brill, the general manager of the Mojave Water Agency, said that water
conservation is the same thing as gaining additional water supply. He also said
that by far water conservation is the cheapest way to gain additional water.
"The community is just beginning to become more water aware," he
said. "Gearing up in the next two, three or four years you're going to
start to hear a lot more about water conservation." …
http://www.desertdispatch.com/2004/109802629877289.html
October 17, 2004 In the face
of a changing global climate, South Africans must use their water more
carefully, warned Mike Muller, the department of water affairs director-general
…
http://www.sabcnews.com/south_africa/general/0,2172,90043,00.html
October 16, 2004 In case you haven't heard, October is
National Toilet Repair Month. Did you know that toilet flushing accounts for 38
percent of household water use and that a leaking toilet can be one of the
greatest sources of water waste in the home? …
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2004/10/16/HOGAQ992741.DTL
OPEN SKIES TREATY STATES
DISCUSS USAGE OF UNARMED OBSERVATION FLIGHTS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PURPOSES
VIENNA, 15 October 2004 -
Experts from 31 states party to the Open Skies Treaty today discussed the
possible use of the Treaty's tools for ecological purposes, such as cases of
floods, tornadoes, air and soil pollution as well as urbanisation ...
www.osce.org/news/show_news.php?ut=2&id=4457
14.10.2004 Der
SAM Sustainable Water Fund wird auch im dritten Jahr bestätigt hinsichtlich seiner
Konzeption und seinem Management, ... Die Verknappung der lebenswichtigen
Ressource Wasser bei gleichzeitig steigendem Bedarf in Haushalten,
Landwirtschaft und Industrie stelle die Wirtschaft weltweit vor große
unternehmerische Herausforderungen. Es gelte, Wasser flächendeckend zur
Verfügung zu stellen, veraltete Infrastruktur zu sanieren, Wasser gründlich zu
reinigen und nicht zuletzt mit Wasser effizient umzugehen, sei es in der
Landwirtschaft oder in der Industrie. An den interessanten Möglichkeiten rund
um den Rohstoff Wasser können Anleger mit dem SAM Sustainable Water Fund
partizipieren ...
http://www.fondsprofessionell.at/redsys/newsText.php?endDate=2004-10-14&per=2w&kat=1&sid=22434
Wasser-Qualität
der Neiße steigt
13.
Oktober 2004Görlitz. Die Wasserqualität der
Neiße wird nach Ansicht von Experten vom EU-Beitritt Polens und Tschechiens
weiter profitieren ...
http://www.sz-online.de/nachrichten/artikel.asp?id=696976
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NEUES DOKUMENT
Water Challenges for South Australia in the 21st Century
Prepared by Professor Peter Cullen, Adelaide
Thinker in Residence
Department of the Premier and Cabinet -
Department of Water, Land and Biodiversity
September 2004
http://www.thinkers.sa.gov.au/images/Cullen_final_report.pdf
Herzliche Grüße von der Elbe
Jörg Barandat
http://de.geocities.com/joergbarandat/wassernetz.html