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Water News: What’s Ahead in 2012
Written by Brett Walton
Thursday, 05 January 2012 06:00
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Panama is one of the fastest-growing economies in the Western Hemisphere, largely thanks to a new free-trade agreement with the U.S. and an ongoing $US 5.25 billion expansion of the Panama Canal. Slated for completion in 2014, the expansion will double the canal's capacity, which will reduce emissions, and the new system will recycle 60 percent of the water in each transit, along with an overall decrease of 7 percent less water than is used by the existing locks.

News headlines are often dominated by the big, unexpected events — BP’s Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010, for example, or Japan’s earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear catastrophes in 2011 — but some events come with advance warning. Here is a preview of the water news to look for in 2012.

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UN Report: Floods Threaten Southeast Asia Food Crisis, Disrupt Thai Car Industry
Written by Nadya Ivanova
Wednesday, 26 October 2011 09:19
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Food Floods Flooding 2011 Thailand Cambodia Vietnam Philippines Laos Rice Maize Corn Crop

With hundreds of deaths, thousands of damaged hectares, and millions of refugees, this year’s fall flooding has equated to a devastating wet season.

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Photo Slideshow and Q&A: Om Prakash Singh Documents the Perception and Harsh Realities of Water and Sanitation in Delhi, India
Written by Circle of Blue
Wednesday, 31 August 2011 06:55
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Om Prakash

Delhi reportedly has a high percentage of coverage for sanitation and water supply. But one photographer has 74,000 images spanning the last 10 years that challenge the perception of progress.

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Pakistan and India in Dam Building Race — Interpreting the Indus Waters Treaty
Written by Brett Walton
Tuesday, 30 November 2010 21:39
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A new era of dam building brings uncertainty to the 50-year-old water truce between India and Pakistan.

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India Cancels Hydroelectric Project on Ganges Tributary
Written by Brett Walton
Thursday, 02 September 2010 17:27
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The 600 MW project is the third on the river scrapped because of environmental and religious pressure.

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Bulk Water Company Plans to Export to India, East Asia and the Caribbean
Written by Brett Walton
Friday, 27 August 2010 15:43
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‘Water has to come to the people,’ president of S2C Global tells Circle of Blue.

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Secretary Clinton Announces Pakistan Water Program
Written by Brett Walton
Wednesday, 21 July 2010 09:50
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U.S. aid projects focus on city water systems, clean drinking water, dam construction and irrigation.

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Alaska City Set to Ship Water to India, U.S. Company Announces
Written by Brett Walton
Sunday, 11 July 2010 14:49
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S2C Global Systems, a water supply management company, announced last week that within six to eight months it will ship water from Sitka, Alaska to a hub in India. The water will then be distributed via tanker to markets in south and west Asia and the Middle East.

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X-Rays Mark the Spot to Drill for Water in Chad
Written by Brett Walton
Wednesday, 09 June 2010 15:24
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Magnetic imaging lets scientists peer beneath the surface to see exactly where groundwater sources are located.

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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.

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