WASSER AKTUELL

64 -�� 10.01.2005

In eigener Sache: FLUTKATASTROPHE

... ich bitte um Unterst�tzung des nachfolgend skizzierten konkreten und nachhaltigen Hilfsprojekts auf Sri Lanka:

Alumni-Netzwerk

Helmut-Schmidt-Universit�t

Universit�t der Bundeswehr Hamburg

Was fehlt? ... sauberes und keimfreies Trinkwasser

Eine der dringlichsten Aufgaben ist die Versorgung der �berlebenden mit sauberem Trinkwasser. Die zur Verf�gung stehenden Wasseraufbereitungsanlage des THW und des Deutschen Roten Kreuzes sind schon im Einsatz, reichen aber bei weitem nicht aus.

Prim�res Ziel der Initiative ist es daher, eine mobile Wasseraufbereitungsanlage zu kaufen:

ReDo Water Systems GmbH (Innovationspreis 2004 des BMWi), kostet ca. 38.900 Euro und kann bis zu 15.000 Menschen versorgen.

http://www.redo-water-systems.com/pages_de/press_releases/umweltreport_2004_09.11.04.html

Finanzierung / Transport / Betrieb vor Ort soll in Zusammenarbeit mit der:

- ADRA-Stiftung (Mitglieder des B�ndnisses "Aktion Deutschland hilft"), selbst schon mit einigen Projekten vor Ort t�tig: http://www.adra-stiftung.de ,

- Deutschen Gesellschaft f�r Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ),

- Meinhard Schwendtke (Alumni WOW 1975), arbeitet auf Sri Lanka n�rdlich von Colombo,

u.a. erfolgen.

Als Spendenkonto hat die ADRA ein Unterkonto f�r die ALUMNI UniBw eingerichtet, das ausschlie�lich f�r dieses Projekt (steuerwirksame Spendenbescheinigung) genutzt wird:

Konto Nr:�� 0173881102

Bezeichnung:�� ALUMNI UniBw

BLZ:�� 50880050

Dresdner Bank Darmstadt

R�ckfragen?

Netzwerk der ALUMNI UniBw

[email protected]

VERANSTALTUNG mit aktuellem Bezug

Water and Natural Disasters

MPMD-2005 International Conference on Monitoring, Prediction and Mitigation of Water-related Disasters

12 � 15 January 2005, Kyoto, Japan

Organizer: Disaster Prevention Research Institute - DPRI, Kyoto University

http://fmd.dpri.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~flood/kyoto2005/index.html

http://www.unesco.org/water/water_events/Detailed/859.shtml

NACHRICHTEN

Study Urges Water Conservation on Farms

Jan. 09, 2005� A growing population coupled with diminishing fresh water supplies should force major changes in the way the world's farmers water their crops in the coming decades, a recent study recommends. Since agriculture uses about 70 percent of the world's fresh water every year, farming should be the focus of intense conservation efforts � in the October issue of the journal BioScience [http://www.aibs.org/bioscience/] ...

http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/business/national/10604801.htm?1c

India, Pakistan End Water-Sharing Talks Without Agreement

Jan 7, 2005�� India and Pakistan have ended talks on resolving a dispute over Indian plans to build a dam in the disputed Kashmir region without a breakthrough ...

http://www.politinfo.com/articles/article_2005_01_7_5310.html

Officials call for water conservation measures

Jan. 07, 2005� - South Dakota officials said Friday the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers should quickly begin additional conservation of Missouri River water to avoid severe consequences for both upstream and downstream states in 2006. Should the existing drought continue, all commercial navigation in downstream states could be halted in 2006, they said. Power plants that need river water for cooling purposes also could be affected, and hydroelectric production at Missouri River dams would suffer, too ...

http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/local/10591809.htm

Construct Ganges Barrage to ensure water in lean period

January 04, 2005� Speakers at a seminar yesterday urged the government to take immediate steps to construct the Ganges Barrage for implementing the Integrated Water Resources Management Plan (IWRMP) ... called upon the government to encourage the use of surface water as much as possible as the level of groundwater, contaminated with arsenic, has dropped sharply. They also raised their voice in favour of incorporating the trans-boundary rivers issue in the agenda of the upcoming South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation summit for better negotiation. The seminar on 'National Consultation on Integrated Water Resources Management Plan and Water Efficiency Strategy in Bangladesh' was organised by Bangladesh Water Partnership at the LGED auditorium in the city ...

http://www.thedailystar.net/2005/01/04/d50104100180.htm

Water wastage continues despite tougher fines

January 03 2005� Tougher fines for those breaking water restrictions are in the pipeline and more severe restrictions were put in place by the City of Cape Town at the weekend, but wastage continues ...

http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=14&art_id=vn20050103102004133C173428

China faces water shortage of 40 billion cubic metres every year

28 December 2004� � More than 400 of 669 Chinese cities are facing water shortages, among which the situation in 110 cities was described as "serious" �

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/124478/1/.html

UAE is world's third largest water consumer after U.S.

25 December 2004� DUBAI - At present, the UAE is the world's third largest per capita water consumer after the US and Canada. The consumption of water is expected to increase by 44 per cent to 3.2 billion cubic metres by 2025 �

http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/business/2004/December/business_December449.xml&section=business

Water used for irrigation valued at nearly $1 billion

24 December 2004�� The first effort by the Government's statisticians to set a value on New Zealand's water supplies shows that water used for agricultural irrigation is worth nearly $1 billion a year ...

http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3137928a3600,00.html

Dire Water Shortage In Eastern Chad

23-December-2004�� The UN High Commissioner for Refugees says it�s trying to overcome a dire water shortage in eastern Chad. It says the shortage could undermine efforts to cope with additional refugees from Sudan�s Darfur region �

http://www.voanews.com/english/Africa/2004-12-23-voa13.cfm

weitere VERANSTALTUNG

The European Declaration for a New Water Culture and the Water Framework

Directive 2000/60/EC

14 � 15 January 2005, Rome, Italy

Organizer: Gruppo 183 Association for soil and water protection

http://www.unesco.org/water/water_events/Detailed/926.shtml

� conference, organized by Gruppo183, an Italian association for water and soil protection, is aimed at presenting and discussing the European Declaration for a New Water Culture, an initiative of the European scientific community to support the Water Framework Directive in the European Union ...

NEUE� DOKUMENTE / VER�FFENTLICHUNGEN

A More Secure World: Our Shared Responsibility - Report of the High-Level Panel on Threats, Challenges and Change

General Assembly� /� Distr.: General� /� 2 December 2004� /� A/59/565

Secretary-General: ��If we are to succeed in better protecting the security of our citizens, it is essential that due attention and necessary resources be devoted to achieving the Millennium Development Goals ��

http://cms.isn.ch/public/docs/doc_10476_290_en.pdf

Wasser: Dramatisches Politikum in Westbank

20.12.04 CARE-Studie best�tigt eine alarmierende Unterversorgung der Bev�lkerung mit Wasser in den n�rdlichen Gebieten des Westjordanlandes. Eine Studie der Hilfsorganisation CARE International belegt, dass die Bev�lkerung im Westjordanland zu gro�en Teilen von einer ausreichenden Wasserversorgung abgeschnitten ist. In zahlreichen n�rdlichen Regionen wie Dschenin steht der Bev�lkerung lediglich ein Drittel der Wassermenge zur Verf�gung, die die Weltgesundheitsorganisation (WHO) als Standard vorsieht ...

http://www.mysan.de/article31240.html

Bezugsdokument (englisch)

Zusammenfassung: http://www.care.de/uploads/media/westbank_access-to-water_summary.pdf

Studie: http://www.care.de/uploads/media/westbank_access-to-water.pdf

LINKS

HINWEIS mit der Bitte um freundliche Beachtung und h�ufige Nutzung:

Das Institut f�r Friedensforschung und Sicherheitspolitik an der Universit�t Hamburg (IFSH) ist mit einer neuen Website im Netz:

www.ifsh.de

Asian Development Bank:� Water for All

http://www.adb.org/Water/default.asp