At the Annual Gathering of Global Leaders, Clean Water Described as “Mother of All Global Health Challenges”. J. Carl Ganter of Circle of Blue brings us the latest from New York NEW YORK, September 28, 2009 — Ever so steadily the basic factors that make up the global freshwater crisis — pollution, disease, scarcity, and [...]
'Right to water' at centre of world forum debate
21 March | Istanbul ISTANBUL (AFP) — Ministerial-level talks on the world’s worsening problems of water scarcity, pollution and sanitation began here Friday amid discord over whether water should be considered a fundamental “right” or a “need.” More than 100 ministers or their stand-ins from around the globe are meeting at the World Water Forum [...]
Access to Sanitation Reserved for the VIPs at World Water Forum
By Meera Karunananthan, Council of Canadians | March 18, 2009. It’s a perfect statement about the World Water Forum’s agenda serving the rich and powerful while the poor are denied access to water. Yesterday, I picked up my media accreditation for the World Water Forum. I now don’t need to pay the exorbitant fee of [...]
Zimbabwe Cholera Death Toll Rises to 1,111, UN Says
By Mike Cohen and Frank Jomo Dec. 18 (Bloomberg) — The death toll from a cholera epidemic in Zimbabwe has risen to 1,111, while 20,581 people are suspected to have contracted the disease, according to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. “Major causes for the current outbreak continue to be a [...]
Growing slums 'face water crisis'
BBC Rapid urbanisation in developing nations threatens to trigger a water and sanitation crisis in quickly expanding slums, a report has warned. Charity WaterAid said chronic water shortages in many of the world’s slums were being exacerbated by the arrival of millions of people each week. … Read article… Visit BBC News Online
