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Singapore Will Cut Water Imports from Malaysia, Pursue Self-Sufficiency

Written by Brett Walton
Thursday, 20 May 2010 11:19
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Plans are underway to replace imported water with recycled wastewater and desalinated water in Singapore.

Written by Andrew Maddocks
Friday, 16 April 2010 01:30
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The voyage and vessel are designed to redefine global use, and reuse, of plastic.

New Zealand Environment Council Removed from Office Due to ‘Bad Water Management’

Written by Trevor Seela
Monday, 05 April 2010 12:08
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Issues of water management caused the New Zealand Parliament to replace a 14-member elected environmental council with an appointed commission.

Written by Brett Walton
Thursday, 01 April 2010 09:58
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Even though access to drinking water is on the rise, the safety of those sources is in question.

Drought in Philippines Forces Blackouts

Written by Brett Walton
Sunday, 07 March 2010 13:11
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Low reservoir levels have caused several hydroelectric plants to shut down or cut operations in the Southeast Asian country.

Chinese Farms Generate More Water Pollution than Factories

Written by Brett Walton
Wednesday, 10 February 2010 12:39
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Comprehensive government study shows agriculture to be the country’s biggest water polluter.

China’s government released its most in-depth domestic water pollution study Tuesday, showing discharges in 2007 to be twice as high as previous estimates

Video: Following the Hidden Waters of Southwest China’s Karst Region

Written by Circle of Blue
Wednesday, 20 January 2010 16:35
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The vast yet inaccessible underground waters in southwest Yunnan Province represent the front lines of China’s freshwater crisis. Two openings in the earth, Shi Dong and Nan Dong caves, where the Yang Liu River slips into and out of the shadows, mark the point where a fluvial region rich with surface streams meets an unusual geologic formation of soluble rock layers known as a karst landscape. It is also a fateful human dividing line, a place where China’s challenges with water scarcity, land use, and pollution come into clear focus.

China Karst | Slideshow

Written by Circle of Blue
Tuesday, 19 January 2010 14:57
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Circle of Blue captures the life and land in Southwest China — the front lines of the country’s freshwater crisis. While water access is difficult, these images reveal communities pushing forward the best they can to survive. Some of these images are on display at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington D.C.

The Orphans of Yuang Shi Dong: China Cave Reflects Spiritual, Scientific Worlds

Written by Circle of Blue
Tuesday, 19 January 2010 13:08
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A stroll in the mountains connects young girls to a spiritual past.

Tracing Kunming, China’s Freshwater Hazards

Written by Circle of Blue
Tuesday, 19 January 2010 13:04
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New construction and ongoing industrial pollution pose extreme challenges to the water supply of one of Southwest China’s fastest growing cities.

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