World Economic Forum Annual Meeting closes with call for a new kind of collaborative leadership
January 27, 2008
World Economic Forum Press Release
Davos, Switzerland, 27 January 2008 – The World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2008 closed today with a call by business, government and civil society leaders for a new brand of collaborative and innovative leadership to address the challenges of globalization, particularly the pressing problems of conflict – especially in the Middle East, terrorism, climate change and water conservation.
World Economic Forum:Water Crisis as Urgent as Climate Change
January 23, 2008
Davos, Switzerland (23 January 2008) – (WEF press release) Global crises from escalating demand for fresh water and inadequate supply are as urgent as efforts to tackle climate change – yet are more vexing and complicated, the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2008 heard today.
China Faces Reign of Sand
January 21, 2008
INNER MONGOLIA, CHINA (January 21, 2008) – Furious dust and sandstorms from Inner Mongolia cripple airports, darken skies, and choke millions of people across East Asia every spring. According to “Reign of Sand,” the new multimedia report from Circle of Blue, the storms are growing in intensity and frequency, and the primary causes are deepening drought in northern China and the mismanagement of the largest grasslands on earth.
Major Pakistani Freshwater Source Compromised
January 17, 2008
KARACHI, Pakistan — Toxic water that will be discharged from Machar Lake into the Indus River poses a serious health danger to the populations of Karachi, Hyderabad and other districts in Pakistan.
Read More here.
Source: Daily Times
