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World Water Forum muddied by controversies |
From corporate involvement in water provision to ministerial wording around the right to water, and standards for building large dams, many activists are far from happy with what ïs happening at the 6th World Water Forum in Marseille this week.
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Fighting India’s mega-dams |
Tanmoy Sharma
March 09, 2012
Popular protests against the construction of a vast network of dams in the Brahmaputra valley have gathered impressive momentum. Tanmoy Sharma reports from Assam.
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World Water Forums Expose Large Dams as ‘Unsustainable’ |
MARSEILLE, France , Mar. 19, 2012 (IPS) –
Numerous non-governmental organizations used the World Water Forum (WWF) held in Marseille last week as an opportunity to remind the international community about the serious global impacts of large dams all over the world.
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Evidence Qld dam engineers 'colluded' |
March 16, 2012
Three Wivenhoe dam engineers could face criminal or misconduct charges in the wake of damning findings by the inquiry into Queensland's flood disaster.
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Troubled Waters |
How Mine Waste Dumping is Poisoning Our Ocean, Rivers, and Lakes is a new investigative report from Earthworks and MiningWatch Canada that documents how mining companies are using the world's waterways as dumping grounds for their toxic mine wastes.
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World has entered an era of renewable energy |
On Feb 27th, in its annual mid-term report which will be published in July this year, the International Energy Agency (IEA) has confirmed that the world has entered an era of renewable energy.
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Flood & Drought |
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While annual floods have the potential to cause damage to unprepared communities, spoil crops and endanger food security, they also play a vital role in agriculture. Additionally, annual flood pulses sustain the world-renowned productivity of Mekong freshwater fisheries.
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