Global Water Crisis
May 5, 2008--Water looms as "The next oil" (Environmental News Network)
National and international attention is increasing about the vulnerability of water systems and the subsequent impacts on public health and welfare, business and
March 28, 2008--UN experts concerned by water footprint (USA Today)
It's not only our carbon footprint we should worry about, U.N. experts say.
March 23, 2008--Lack of political will impedes sanitation improvements (Environmental News Service)
A lack of political will remains the greatest obstacle to efforts to reduce the number of people without access to basic sanitation and clean, running water, UN Secretary-General Ba
March 17, 2008--World's water needs grow more urgent (Environmental News Service)
The international community needs to start creating strategies for using water more efficiently and sharing it more fairly, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today, warning that
January 16, 2008--In the trenches for clean water (Environmental News Network)
Water, our most basic need, is poised to be the most baffling challenge of the 21st century.
January 10, 2008--New device turns air into drinking water (Environmental Network News)
All around the world, we're dealing with a severe water shortage.
January 9, 2008--Drought-hit Cyprus considers importing water (Environmental Network News)
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World Water Day
Submitted by denise on January 4, 2008 - 8:54am.The International Year of Sanitation will include major regional conferences on sanitation to share best practices and help accelerate progress, including those that focus on school sanitation.
October 26, 2007--U.N. warns of rapid decay of environment (New York Times)
The human population is living far beyond its means and inflicting damage to the environment that could pass points of no return, according to a major report issued Thursday by the United Nations.&
