World environmental Congress to convene in Sri Lanka this fall

10 August, 2002

The 14th World Congress of Environmental Journalists is expected to draw 100 participants from nearly 50 countries for its sessions in Colombo, the capital of Sri Lanka, from October 27 to 31.

From Rio to Johannesburg: Securing Water for People, Crops, and Ecosystems

World Summit Policy Brief #8 | July 26, 2002

The World Summit Policy Brief series highlights and provides recommendations on key environmental and sustainable development issues that will shape this year's World Summit on Sustainable development.

Environmental Risks Could Reduce Shareholder Value of Leading Oil and Gas Companies

WRI Report | July 26, 2002

A new World Resources Institute (WRI) report released today calls on investors to pay closer attention to how oil and gas companies are exposed to environmental risks.

Journalists meet to discuss water issues in the Danube basin

July 26, 2002

More than 30 journalists gathered in Budapest between July 11-13 to discuss water issues in the Danube River Basin. According to Joszef Gayer, regional head of the Global Water Partnership for Central and Eastern Europe, the water crisis in the region is one of management.

Water sales boom in parched Delhi

Indo-Asian News Service | July 23, 2002

An unusually long dry spell and the failure of the authorities to rise to the occasion have led to a dramatic spurt in the sale of packaged drinking water in the Indian capital. During the past month, more and more people in this city of 15 million are opting for such water to meet a crisis sparked by an unprecedented shortage of potable water supplied by the city administration.

Protest against plans to build three dams may land critic in jail

Kevin Annett | July 23, 2002

"I am writing this personal appeal to the world because by August, I may be incarcerated in prison for having exercised my God-given and constitutionally protected freedom of speech in Canada"

Air pollution causes drought, says new study

Associated Press | July 23, 2002

Nearly two decades after one of the world's most devastating famines in Africa, scientists are pointing a finger at pollution from industrial nations as one of the possible causes.

Water: A limiting factor for Survival

Sultan Barq | June 18, 2002

The Irrigation System of Pakistan - part of the largest contiguous gravity flow system in the World was constructed on the principle of maintaining equity between the areas and therefore, canal water was always considered as a Public property. The system forms the life-line for the survival and sustenance of the economy and food security or prevention of famine from Pakistan entirely depends upon its performance.

Friends of the Earth Netherlands and Dutch MP's urge "Water is not a commodity."

Friends of the Earth Netherlands and Dutch MP's | June 17, 2002

Amsterdam 17 June 2002, On Tuesday morning, Friends of the Earth Netherlands and the Dutch MP's - Bert Koenders (PvdA), Harry van Bommel, Farah Karimi (GroenLinks) en Boris van der Ham (D66), will present more than 12,000 signed cards to the Trade Secretary Gerrit Ybema (D66). The signers are asking Ybema to ensure that the World Trade Organization (WTO) calls a halt to plans to liberalize the world's water resources.

USA Block plans for Water and Sanitation in the developing World

World Summit for Sustainable Development | 7th June, 2002

Access to water and sanitation and water resource management are the most fundamental and urgent issues the World Summit for Sustainable Development has to tackle. One fifth of the world's population live without safe drinking water and nearly half of the world lack adequate sanitation.

Don't let big Business rule the World!

Friends of the Earth iIternational | 1st June, 2002

Friends of the Earth International (FoEI) today launches a global campaign for the Earth Summit to take place in Johannesburg in August. Under the slogan "Don't let big business rule the world" FoEI is collecting demands to world leaders from people all over the world.

Double Exposure: Safety margins for a Radioactive pollutant are Slimmer than we thought

New Scientist | 1st June, 2002

Nuclear regulators have miscalculated the health risks from one of the most widespread nuclear pollutants. People are twice as likely as previously thought to develop cancer after being exposed to TRITIUM, which is discharged by nuclear plants & factories.

SIGN-UP To the Campaign against Exxon

Greenpeace Activist News | 29th May, 2002

ExxonMobil, the world's largest oil company, has been leading the battle against the Kyoto Protocol, the international agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. As the world's leading cause of global warming and climate change, ExxonMobil has been working closely with US President George W. Bush to undermine the reduction in coal and oil consumption required to halt devastating climate change.

What's new on Corpwatch India

CorpWatchIndia.org | May 28, 2002

US giant Coca Cola draws water freely from the common groundwater resource available to it in Kerala- the basis for its profits. This comes at a tremendous expense to the community who are left with dwindling water resources in the area because of Coke's thirst for profits, as well as polluted water because of Coke's operations in the area.

New Book on Water Pollution and Water Quality Law

For those involved in dealing with the UK or European water quality or water pollution issues, Shaw and Sons Ltd., Kent, England have recently published "Water Pollution and Water Quality Law" by Prof. William Howarth and Donald McGillivary (School of Law, Birkbeck College, University of London).