Posted: 2009-06-20 03:12
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The Crown Prince of Japan opened the second day of the 5th World Water Forum in Istanbul with a keynote address that tackled water issues due to nature's wrath.
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Preparing for the Worst
Category: Asia
Photo by IISD.
The Crown Prince of Japan opened the second day of the 5th World Water Forum in Istanbul with a keynote address that tackled water issues due to nature's wrath.
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Photo by IISD.
The Crown Prince of Japan opened the second day of the 5th World Water Forum in Istanbul with a keynote address that tackled water issues due to nature's wrath.
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Lakes Fill on a Tide of Pollutants
Category: Asia
Kashmir's lakes- among them the largest freshwater lake in Asia- are weathering a tide of pollution, while the villages that cling to its banks struggle with a poverty level that traps them in a cycle of waste and sickness. Can the Indian government step in and restart defunct sanitation programs, or is it their negligence and disinterest that has exacerbated the problem? (Photo by Shahbasharat/Flickr)
By Athar Parvaiz
Water bodies in Indian Kashmir are shrinking at a rapid pace even as large-scale pollution poses an equal threat.
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Posted: 2009-06-20 03:11
Kashmir's lakes- among them the largest freshwater lake in Asia- are weathering a tide of pollution, while the villages that cling to its banks struggle with a poverty level that traps them in a cycle of waste and sickness. Can the Indian government step in and restart defunct sanitation programs, or is it their negligence and disinterest that has exacerbated the problem? (Photo by Shahbasharat/Flickr)
By Athar Parvaiz
Water bodies in Indian Kashmir are shrinking at a rapid pace even as large-scale pollution poses an equal threat.
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India Fills Up on Biofuels
Category: Asia
India's major cities have long slumbered under a haze of air pollution. Now, the Indian government is launching a major push to improve its air quality by calling upon the country's vast agricultural holdings to produce biofuels. With slow public interest and minimal infrastructure investment, can India's government rally its people around the concept? (Photo by Eirik Rief)
By Anil Upadhyaya
India has experienced major environmental damage in the past decades, especially in urban areas. One such damage comes from poor air quality, the result of environmentally unfriendly transport.
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Posted: 2009-06-20 03:09
India's major cities have long slumbered under a haze of air pollution. Now, the Indian government is launching a major push to improve its air quality by calling upon the country's vast agricultural holdings to produce biofuels. With slow public interest and minimal infrastructure investment, can India's government rally its people around the concept? (Photo by Eirik Rief)
By Anil Upadhyaya
India has experienced major environmental damage in the past decades, especially in urban areas. One such damage comes from poor air quality, the result of environmentally unfriendly transport.
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