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responsenetadmin
India
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 Posted - Mar 20 2009 : 05:32:16
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WATER - One days collation of repoprts had the following headers:
Wonder or Folly? 33 bln $ Libyan water scheme stirs debate
From a loo to you: recycled sewage struggles with yuk factor
Analysis: Iraq's pressing water needs
Despair as California's Central Valley dries up
Coming soon: 'Sustainable water' certification
Thirsty Cyprus looks to golf to rescue tourism
March rains temporarily lift spectre of drought in Jordan
HAITI: Six months after devastating hurricanes and storms descended on Haiti, drinking water remains a rare and precious commodity in the northern city of Gonaives. Mudslides last year buried the city under 2.6 million tonnes of mud and completely destroyed the already crumbling national drinking water network (Snep) which operates via water-selling stands and private wells.
ANGOLA: Water levels continue to subside in northern Namibia, the city of Ondjiva, provincial capital of Cunene in Angola, remains completely submerged by rain water. The National Service for Civil Protection (SNPC) estimates that 125,000 people have lost their homes in the southern Angolan province of Cunene alone, of which 52,000 are from the city of Ondjiva.
GLOBAL: Growing world population will cause a "perfect storm" of food, energy and water shortages by 2030, the UK government chief scientist has warned. By 2030 the demand for resources will create a crisis with dire consequences, Prof John Beddington said. Demand for food and energy will jump 50% by 2030 and for fresh water by 30%, as the population tops 8.3 billion, he told a conference in London. Climate change will exacerbate matters in unpredictable ways, he added. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7951838.stm
Arthur Rabjohn CEM
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PERFECT STORM of Food, Energy and Water Shortages
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