Tuesday, September 30, 2008 | By SAW YAN NAING The Burmese government’s plan to build two major hydropower dams—the Wai Gyi and Hat Gyi—on the Salween River in eastern Burma threatens the human rights of local residents and the biodiversity of the area, says an environmental organization. According to the report “Khoe Kay: Biodiversity in [...]
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Pipes but no water: A need grows in Egypt
Published: September 30, 2008 In a letter from Egypt Daniel Williams of Bloomberg News writes CAIRO: The women line up at a well, jugs in hand and on their heads, to draw water. It is a pastoral scene celebrated in paintings and in Middle Eastern lore from ancient times. This tableau, however, is in a [...]
