(May 14, 2007) Water is the new gold – for investors at least.
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Chongqing pollution crackdown
Chongqing, the biggest industrial city on the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, will spend 430 million yuan (US$56.01 million) in harnessing water pollution caused by vessels.
EIB, AFDB add to bank funding for Bujagali
(May 14, 2007) The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the African Development Bank (AFDB) have approved loans for the 250MW Bujagali hydro project in Uganda close on the heels of the World Bank greenlight on funding.
Special report of the World Bank’s ad hoc group
(May 14, 2007) According to a report by the World Bank’s ad hoc group, World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz did violate ethics rules in his handling of a promotion and generous pay rise […]
Yellow River is 10% sewage: Official
(May 11, 2007) In the past 12 months, some 120 million tons of household sewage, mostly untreated, have been released into the Yellow River in Lanzhou, capital of Gansu Province in Northwest China, a report by China Central Television (CCTV) said on Wednesday.
Volume of pollutants exceeds 13m tons
(May 11, 2007) A study was conducted last year of 30 of the country’s major rivers that carry processed water to the sea. Their combined run-off volume accounted for 81.5 percent of the nation’s total.
Wolfowitz resign!
(May 11, 2007) A blog advocating for the resignation of World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz.
Environment watchdog calls for sharper teeth
(May 10, 2007) Pan Yue, vice-minister of the State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA), has called for the introduction of a new regulation that would require an environmental impact assessment to be carried out prior to the commencement of any major construction project.
Europeans press Wolfowitz to quit as bank chief
(May 10, 2007) “If this is true, it’s disappointing and outrageous. What is the point of giving us time to make a submission if they have already made up their minds?”
Never mind Wolfowitz: Scrap the World Bank
(May 10, 2007) The kerfuffle over whether Paul Wolfowitz, the World Bank’s president, behaved badly regarding the contract for his companion to facilitate her departure from the bank involves no large issue. The bank’s existence does. The bank’s rationale, never strong, has evaporated.
Graft Fights Back
(May 9, 2007) A majority on the World Bank’s board, many of whom are directors from Third World countries opposed to president Paul Wolfowitz’s anti-corruption campaign, understandably want him out. But why is the World Bank Group Staff Association so intent on getting rid of Wolfowitz?
Three Gorges landslide threat forces villagers to flee
(May 9, 2007) Nearly 100 villagers living upstream from the Three Gorges dam have been forced to leave their homes under threat of a landslide, which officials fear was disturbed during the filling of the dam’s reservoir last year, Xinhua News Agency reported this week.
Communication from the Executive Directors of the World Bank
(May 9, 2007) Additional time has been granted the World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz to comment on the draft report of the World Bank’s ad hoc committee, which was provided to him on May 6.
China invests to improve dams and drinking water
(May 8, 2007) China will invest 29.65 billion yuan (US$3.85 billion) this year to reinforce dams and improve rural drinking water quality, Chinese media reported on Monday.
China closes down 3,176 polluting companies in 2006
(May 6, 2007) China closed down a total of 3,176 polluting enterprises amid a campaign in which 720,000 companies have been checked for their pollution discharges last year, according to the country’s top environment watchdog.
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