Nachrichtenüberblick Dezember 2005
08.12.2005
… Today
the world of water is at the center of the international environmental and
development debate. Everybody is familiar with the water related MDGs, climate
change or variability, the impacts of global change as well as other important
problem areas. There is no doubt in my mind that IHD and IHP have made major
contributions to achieve this. Everybody now talks about global change and
impacts on the water cycle … UNESCO now possesses three pillars strength as far
as water is concerned: IHP, the UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education and
the UN system-wide World Water Assessment Programme hosted and led by UNESCO.
With these three pillars UNESCO’s water programme by orders of magnitude is the
largest within the UN system. UNESCO has now more than 200 people in water. But
more importantly, there is a powerful synergy between these three pillars ...
http://www.unesco.org/water/ihp/pdf/bonacci_rev.pdf
Prof.
Ognjen Bonacci
Chairperson
of the International Hydrological Programme (IHP) Intergovernmental Council
http://www.unesco.org/water/ihp/description/index.shtml
IWHA
Conference on Water and Civilization, 1 December 2005, UNESCO, Paris
http://www.iwha.net/infoparis.htm
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NACHRICHTEN
Water boss: desalination not
my idea
December 08, 2005 The head of
Sydney Water yesterday failed to name a single water expert who agreed with the
desalination plant proposal. And he admitted the decision to build the plant
was the State Government's, not his … Australia's leading water experts … have
been critical of the Government's decision to build a desalination plant ahead
of doing enough to recycle storm and waste water …
http://dailytelegraph.news.com.au/story/0,20281,17492077-5001022,00.html
Siehe auch:
Sydney 'biggest water waster'
November 26, 2005 SYDNEY Water's decision to desalinate rather
than recycle water would see 400 billion litres of water a year flushed down
the drain …
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,17372105%5E29277,00.html
Work team heads for Russia on
water pollution treatment
2005-12-07 A Chinese work
team set off for Russia to handle the pollution in the cross-border Songhua
River … The work team is expected to hold discussions with officials from the
Russian ministries of foreign affairs and natural resources, and to meet with
regional governors in Russia's border city of Khabarovsk and Jewish autonomous
region … The pollution spill in northeast China's Songhua River was caused by
an explosion at a Chinese petrochemical plant in November … The work team is
expected to express the willingness to cooperate with Russia to reduce the
damage from the pollution spill as soon as possible …
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-12/07/content_3891273.htm
Siehe auch:
Millions face life without
water as city is forced to turn off taps
November 23, 2005 Water
supplies were suspended for four days in Harbin as fears spread that an
explosion at a chemical plant had caused contamination …
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,3-1884663,00.html
Bad governance blamed for
water problems
December 07, 2005 A survey
has shown that people see the inefficiency of government departments as a major
obstacle to the provision of safe drinking water in the country and recommend
the formation of public committees at the union council level to monitor the
supply of potable water …“Nowhere in Pakistan were consumers satisfied with
either access to or the quality of drinking water,” the report said … They said
that people were only willing to pay water charges only if they were provided
adequate and quality water … “No doubt it is the responsibility of the
government to provide safe drinking water to the masses, however, people could
ensure the supply of safe drinking water for themselves if they boil it at
home. To meet this target, it is needed to create public awareness on the
issue,” …
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2005%5C12%5C07%5Cstory_7-12-2005_pg7_49
Legislative commission
examines troubled water authority
December 5, 2005 A
legislative commission has begun holding oversight hearings into a regional
water supplier that warns it could run out of water. Officials at the Kent
County Water Authority are warning of shortages unless new water supplies are
found … At the first hearing last week, Perry told lawmakers that building a
new reservoir is the "ultimate solution" to the authority's water
woes ...
Siehe auch:
December 4, 2005 Regional water authority warns of
potential shortages …
Provinces to be taken into
confidence on construction big water reservoirs
December 05, 2005 Prime
Minister Shaukat Aziz has reiterated that all the provinces will be taken into
confidence on construction of all water reservoirs including Kalabagh dam … He
told that all the decisions on building water reservoirs will be taken in line
with aspirations of all segments of society. No haste will be shown in the
construction of water reservoirs … In future if not today, the reservoirs are
urgently needed …
http://www.paktribune.com/news/index.php?id=127396
Organization for Security and
Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)
5 December 2005 OSCE Office in Yerevan promotes Aarhus
Convention principles and values … http://www.osce.org/item/17258.html
2 December 2005 OSCE Office in Yerevan helps Armenia
address issue of municipal solid waste management … http://www.osce.org/item/17172.html
2 December 2005 OSCE Centre organizes study trip on
pollution control for Kazakhstani specialists … http://www.osce.org/item/17181.html
1 December 2005 OSCE helps implement Dniester river
basin project … http://www.osce.org/item/17163.html
Bulawayo Water Shortage
Worsens
December 4, 2005 Residents
facing serious water problems here have found relief following last week's
heavy downpours in this city that has experienced critical water shortages over
the years ... the water problems had worsened during the past two weeks as taps
had also dried up in suburbs, now accustomed to erratic supplies ... "The
government recently announced that construction of the Gwayi-Shangani Dam was
underway but I believe that this was a mere election campaign strategy for the
ruling party to entice voters to support the ruling party ..."
http://allafrica.com/stories/200512040033.html
Battle brews over water from
Salt Basin
Dec. 04, 2005 A battle is brewing between New Mexicans and
Texans over water from an underground reserve. The Salt Basin under Otero and
Chaves counties holds an estimated 15 million acre-feet of drinking water and
15 million acre-feet of brackish water …
http://www.dfw.com/mld/startelegram/news/state/13327291.htm
Need to improve water
management
NOVEMBER 30, 2005 Expressing
concern over allocation of "far less" funds for irrigation by States,
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday said this sector has suffered
neglect in the last decade and favoured a "credible" law on
groundwater to improve water management practices … The Prime Minister said the
water management practices needed considerable improvement in view of vast gap
between the irrigation potential created and potential utilised ...
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/msid-1312936,curpg-1.cms
121km water pipeline contract
signed
29 Nov 2005 … to increase water
supply for the planned expansion of Sasol and Eskom … The pipeline is to run
from the Vaal Dam near the Vaal Marina to a distribution structure at
Knoppiesfontein near Secunda ... On completion, the project would be able to
pump about 160 million cubic metres of water a year through a 1.9m-diameter
pipe. It was expected to generate about 750 jobs during construction, and 20
permanent ones during the project's operational phase ...
http://business.iafrica.com/news/634245.htm
Wasser
- alles in seiner Hand
29.
November 2005 ... Vom 1. Januar 2006 an wird Michael Beckereit Chef von 2400
Mitarbeitern sein. Im neuen Jahr werden die HWW mit der Stadtentwässerung unter
der Dachmarke "Hamburg Wasser" zusammengelegt. Dann wird das neue
Unternehmen mit einem Umsatz von 460 Millionen Euro das größte städtische
Wasser- und Abwasserunternehmen Deutschlands sein ... Fakt sei, daß die HWW
stetig weniger Wasser verkaufen, weil die Hamburger sparen. Allein im vergangenen
Jahr verbrauchten sie drei Millionen Kubikmeter (drei Prozent) Wasser weniger
...
http://www.abendblatt.de/daten/2005/11/29/508021.html
Wine growers face water
shortage
29.11.05 Marlborough wine
growers are being asked to investigate alternative water supplies as dry
weather threatens to shut down the local council's irrigation system. The
Wairau River is at its lowest level since recording started 40 years ago …
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/story.cfm?c_id=1&ObjectID=10357560
Water volume of Yangtze River
down 12.3 pct
Nov. 28 -- The total water
volume of the Yangtze River, China's longest, dropped by 12.3 percent in 2004 …
Despite the decrease in water volume, the water consumption of the Yangtze and
southwestern China rivers climbed to 180.48 billion and 9.69 billion cubic
meters, respectively ...
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-11/28/content_3847885.htm
Siehe
auch:
Chinas
Wasserwirtschaft sucht internationale Partner ...
http://www.baulinks.de/webplugin/2005/1frame.htm?http%3A//www.baulinks.de/webplugin/2005/1545.php4
Water China 2006 ...
http://www.merebo.com/WaterChina-PVP-DE.pdf
Vereinigung
gegen Wasser-Privatisierung gegründet
26.11.2005
... Schweizer Zweig der Organisation «Association pour le contrat mondial de
l'eau» ... wehrt sich gegen die Privatisierung von Wasser. Er fordert weltweit
freien Zugang ...
http://www.baz.ch/news/index.cfm?ObjectID=CCB27628-60CF-2062-F4E49F3448149A9D&
French envoy says: SAARC can
help resolve water sharing problems
25 Nov 2005 … water
management problem in South Asia could be resolved through SAARC as they had
done it through the European Union. "I am told SAARC (summit) was a big
success. So, with this success may be in near future you can make the water
management successful. I think it's not only a problem between India and
Bangladesh, may be also a problem between other countries of SAARC…We solved
our water problem through European Union" …"France, of course, has
good experience and expertise in the water management" …
http://nation.ittefaq.com/artman/publish/article_23406.shtml
Group alleges order by
council ignored
November 23, 2005 A taxpayers
group filed suit against the city of San Diego yesterday, claiming that city
staffers are secretly promoting a controversial plan that would convert
wastewater into drinking water … The idea to convert city wastewater into
drinking water is steeped in controversy. Some fear the water will be tainted
and cause health problems, and that only poor people will be stuck drinking it.
Rich people can buy bottled water, they say. Proponents say the water is
perfectly safe and that the process has improved since 1999, when the idea was
proposed. In a nutshell, the concept works this way: Wastewater is cleansed of
contaminants and then piped to a reservoir, where it's mixed with river water.
Before being sent to homes, the water is treated again. Opponents call it
"toilet to tap." Or "Frankenwater." City officials call it
"reservoir augmentation" …
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20051123-9999-2m23wastewat.html
Hin
zu einer gemeinsamen Entwicklungspolitik
Der
Rat und die Kommission haben am 22. November 2005 eine ... Erklärung
angenommen, die ... eine gemeinsame Entwicklungspolitik schaffen, die die
Europäische Union – die 25 Mitgliedstaaten ebenso wie die Kommission – als
globaler Akteur und Partner unterstützen und fördern würde ... "Der
europäische Konsens stellt einen Wendepunkt in der Geschichte der
Entwicklungspolitik der EU dar", kommentierte Louis Michel, der Kommissar
für Entwicklung und humanitäre Hilfe, das Ereignis ... Die neue Politik stellt
die Entwicklungspolitik neben die gemeinsame Außen- und Sicherheitspolitik und
die Handelspolitik als zentrales Element des auswärtigen Handelns der
Europäischen Union und untersucht die Verbindungen zwischen diesen und anderen
Politikbereichen wie Migration, Umwelt und Beschäftigung ...
http://europa.eu.int/comm/development/body/development_policy_statement/index_en.htm
http://europa.eu.int/comm/development/body/development_policy_statement/docs/eu_dps_en.pdf
http://europa.eu.int/comm/development/body/development_policy_statement/docs/communication_DE.pdf
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Links / Hintergründe
3rd
International Conference on Early Warning (EWC III)
‘From Concept to Action’
27-
29.03.2006 Bonn, Germany
… aims to stimulate ideas and
generate proposals on how early warning projects can be concretely implemented
on all continents to bridge existing gaps … will
discuss key issues in early warning … such as earthquakes, droughts, floods,
landslides, tropical cyclones, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, winter storms … http://www.ewc3.org/
Coordinated by the World Council of Churches, 2004
http://www.wcc-coe.org/wcc/what/jpc/water2.pdf
Section of the ‘Sound of our Water project’ (UNESCO)
… contains information about the role of water in different
civilizations (Roman Empire, Egyptian Civilisation, the Venetian Empire and the
Omayyad Dynasty), religions (myths in Polynesia, Egypt, Japan, Borneo and the
Indian Civilization) and culture (art and music) …
http://unesco.uiah.fi/water/material/03_water_and_civilisation_html
Studie: Das Menschenrecht auf Wasser
unter den Bedingungen der Handelsliberalisierung und Privatisierung
Friedrich Ebert-Stiftung,2003
http://www.fes-geneva.org/reports/WaterIssues/Menschenrecht%20auf%20Wasser%20Rosemann%2011_03.pdf
Associated Programme on Flood Management, 2004
… Integrated Flood Management (IFM) … a subset of Integrated Water
Resources Management (IWRM) … describes the interplay between floods and the
development process …
http://www.apfm.info/pdf/concept_paper_e.pdf
Herzliche Grüße von der Elbe
Jörg Barandat
http://de.geocities.com/joergbarandat/wassernetz.html