(August 22, 2006) Rain brought some relief from the mainland’s worst drought in 50 years to Chongqing and Sichuan province yesterday, but government officials cautioned it was too early to announce an end to the disaster.
New anti-corruption group aims to cleanse water business
(August 22, 2006) Corruption is draining the water sector, says the Water Integrity Network, a new organization launched to fight the dirty business.
New alliance seeks to fight water sector corruption
(August 22, 2006) Water experts, NGOs and businesses are teaming up in the Water Integrity Network to fight corruption feared to be siphoning off billions of dollars from projects to supply drinking water to the Third World.
China’s urban water supply threatened by pollution, poor management
(August 22, 2006) A senior Chinese official says pollution and industrial mismanagement are threatening water supplies in nearly 300 cities. The government is planning to spend $125 billion in the next five years to try to fix the problem.
China to build earthquake warning system at Three Gorges Reservoir area
(August 22, 2006) A network of 21 digital earthquake-monitoring stations is to be set up in the Chongqing section of the Three Gorges reservoir by the end of next year, to ‘prevent damage caused by earthquakes and other disasters.’
Asia’s coming water wars
(August 22, 2006) In Asia, three regions are the most likely candidates for water-related conflict: Central Asia, South Asia and the Mekong sub-region in Southeast Asia.
Alarm bells sound as China goes dry
(August 22, 2006) ‘Economic growth cannot be allowed to come at a steep environmental cost,’ says Ma Jun, author of a book on China’s water crisis. ‘It is time for the government to cope with the realities of declining water stocks.’
China pours £70bn into rescuing its water supply
(August 23, 2006) The water in China is unfit for drinking, the government admitted this week, as it announced plans to spend £70 billion (US$132 billion) over five years on sewage and water treatment facilities.
Yellow River water use to be regulated
(August 2, 2006) China has launched what it said was its toughest water management program for the Yellow River in a bid to stem rampant over-exploitation along the nation’s second longest waterway.
Water pollution study keeps innovation in mind
(August 21, 2006) China will invest billions of yuan in a study on water pollution that will run for 15 years and look into drinking water security, environmental improvement of river basins and urban water pollution treatment, China Daily reports.
China blames fraud and lax enforcement for pollution
(August 21, 2006) A government investigation into pollution-control approvals for construction projects worth more than US$12.5 million found violations in almost 40 per cent of cases, China’s senior environmental official says.
Fixing leaks can avert world water woes: expert
(August 21, 2006) Fixing leaky pipes in conurbations from Mexico City to New Delhi is a better way to avert water shortages as the world population grows than costly schemes such as dams, a leading expert says.
Jiangsu villagers have to draw water from disease-ridden river
(August 19, 2006) Having been deprived of running water for two months, 2,100 residents in Gaochun county in Jiangsu have been forced to get their supplies from a river ridden with the parasitic worm that can cause liver, gastrointestinal tract and bladder diseases.
Kenyans want war on graft
(August 18, 2006) A new report by Kenya’s National Anti-Corruption Campaign Steering Committee claims that Kenyans rate corruption as the country’s Number One issue and want President Kibaki to lead the way in the fight against graft – an issue citizens consider even more grave than poverty, unemployment and famine.
Fight against graft a top priority for most Kenyans
(August 17, 2006) An overwhelming 96 percent of Kenyans believe that corruption is the most important issue that the country needs to deal with, a new report by a government agency shows.
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