March 14, 2010
World_water_week
The following articles have been tagged with "World_water_week":
Sweden hosts global water summit
Science & Technology: 18 Aug 09
The World Water Week opened in Stockholm on Monday welcoming an international cast of politicians, industry leaders and United Nations officials aiming to improve access to water and halt a tide of deaths in poor nations.
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Stockholm Water Prize to Indian sanitation expert
Science & Technology: 25 Mar 09
Bindeshwar Pathak, a sanitation expert from India, won the Stockholm Water Prize on Wednesday for his work developing inexpensive and environmentally friendly toilets.
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Finding the toilet in Stockholm
Analysis & Opinion: 22 Aug 08
This week a mix of ministers, water sanitation experts, royalty and corporate leaders are gathered for World Water Week in Stockholm to mull over the world’s biggest global public health crisis. The problem is that not enough people are paying attention, writes John Sauer.
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Lack of clean water 'one of the biggest scandals of all time'
Science & Technology: 19 Aug 08
A week-long conference on the impact of lacking water resources around the world began in Stockholm on Monday with calls for radical changes in behaviour and mentality when it comes to water usage.
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World Water Week opens in Stockholm
Science & Technology: 17 Aug 08
As the world races to find solutions to the planet's climate woes, some 2,500 experts meet in Stockholm this week to put the spotlight on one of the most pressing issues, that of water resources, at World Water Week.
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Biofuels 'divert water from food crops'
Science & Technology: 16 Aug 07
Biofuels, hailed by many as the green solution to offset a coming oil shortage and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, are not a cure-all solution, experts at a water conference in Stockholm warned this week.
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Reinfeldt calls for big countries to act on climate
Science & Technology: 13 Aug 07
Sweden wants the US, China and India to commit to tackling global warming, Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt said on Monday as World Water Week got underway in Stockholm.
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Global water conference opens in Stockholm
Smörgåsbord: 22 Aug 05
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