Water Issues in Kyrgyzstan & Uzbekistan

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Water Issues in Kyrgyzstan & Uzbekistan

No Comments 01 March 2011

Uzbekistan and the Kyrgyz Republic in Central Asia face public health risks and high rates of mortality from water-borne diseases. In Uzbekistan, only 50 to 60 percent of the population living in rural areas has access to treated water delivered through a centralized, piped water system. Lack of infrastructural development and a water quality monitoring system [...]

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Irrigation Hype in Uzbekistan

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Irrigation Hype in Uzbekistan

3 Comments 07 January 2011

World Bank (WB) continues to invest in irrigation and drainage management in upstream countries of the Aral Sea. In a previous article published on 21 December 2010, the Senior Water Resource Specialist in the Agriculture and Rural Development Unit of the Europe and Central Asia region of WB, IJsbrand de Jong told WaterWideWeb, “Close to [...]

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Incentives for Water Conservation in Gujarat

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Incentives for Water Conservation in Gujarat

3 Comments 31 December 2010

Ground water depletion in Gujarat India has immediate consequences for the agricultural sector and economic development in the region. Farmers are abandoning their land due to unreliable access to water resources. Moreover, deeper drilling for groundwater as a short term solution could lead to irreversible salt water intrusion into the groundwater supply. Water instability is compounded [...]

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World Bank Invests in Uzbekistan’s Water Mangement

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World Bank Invests in Uzbekistan’s Water Mangement

3 Comments 21 December 2010

The World Bank (WB) is currently launching the Ferghana Valley Water Resource Management Phase-I Project in the Central Asian country of Uzbekistan.  The economy of Uzbekistan is largely dependent upon the agricultural industry. WB is investing in water use efficiency methods and rehabilitating the irrigation and drainage infrastructure in Uzbekistan’s Ferghana Valley in order to promote [...]

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Giving the Gift of Clean Water this Holiday Season

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Giving the Gift of Clean Water this Holiday Season

4 Comments 11 December 2010

What better time than the holidays to rethink the value of a gift?  As developed nations prepare their shopping lists, millions of children in under developed nations are still lacking the most essential necessity for life— clean water. Children in poor countries often have up to 1,000 parasitic worms in their body due to lack of [...]

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Student NGO Builds Wells in India

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Student NGO Builds Wells in India

5 Comments 07 December 2010

In 2007, an eighth grade student traveled to the rural village of Paras, India. Rujul Zaparde witnessed villagers walking over one mile a day to find clean water. The sight moved the young Zaparde. When he returned to the United States, he partnered with a peer, Kevin Petrovic, and the two founded Drinking Water for [...]

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PUB Singapore

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PUB Singapore

1 Comment 09 September 2010

Thanks to the hard work of this agency, Singapore’s tap water respects the World Health Organization drinking water guidelines and is safe for drinking without the need of any further treatments or filtration. PUB has water conservation at heart and they have come up with interactive and innovative ways to engage with children in order to familiarize them with water issues.

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Mekong River

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Mekong River

No Comments 02 September 2010

Starting in Tibet and finishing up in Vietnam, the Mekong river affects the lives of around 60 million people, amongst the poorest individuals on the face on the earth. One of the world’s longest rivers, Mekong also runs through China, Burma, Laos and Thailand. This precious wetland serves for various vital activities such as irrigation, fishing, transportation, industrial and domestic supply of water.

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The Asia Water Project: China

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The Asia Water Project: China

No Comments 08 July 2010

In the past decade, from an economical point of view China has been catching up with the economy of the wealthiest countries. Despite this growth, its population risks to suffer from the scarcity of an element crucial to their survival, water. If this crisis fails to be contained China's economy could suffer greatly.

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