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National Assembly, which
focused on the Committee on
Environment and Water, made
amendments to the coun-
try’s Water Act, according to
Chairman of the Environment
and Water Iskra Mihaylova.
The changes to the Law on
Water correct inaccuracies in
the current law, including the
timetable for settling assets
of water utilities, sanitary ar-
rangements in protected zones
around water sources and
issuance of the ordinance for
areas of water protection.
Mihaylova said major chang-
es in the law were coming,
based on the transposition of
European Union directives
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The Committee has set some
basic principles, among them
the proposal to work closely
with the Ministry of Environ-
ment and Water, the committee
in the European Parliament,
the Bulgarian representatives
in the EP and the NGO sector,
citizens, groups of experts and
academics.
The committee also will moni-
tor environmental priorities
for both the country and the
European community.
Source: Government of Alba-
nia

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ANGOLA

:DWHUIRU$OO Cunene province, according
to Bonifácio Kaupo, the water
3URJUDP,PSURYHV and energy director in the
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The “Water for All” project project’s beginning in 2008,
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water supply in rural areas of groundwater holes and drilled
QHZRQHVZLWKDSXPSLQJ from the Cunene River and a
subsystem from the source to water collection and treatment
the fountains. system in Oipembe and Chana
de Carioco.
The program plans to provide
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almost twice the international
average of 265 liters per day,
according to Rehan Ahmed, a
senior environment special-
ist of the Public Commission
for the Protection of Marine
Resources, Environment and
Wildlife.
Speaking on World Water Day,
Ahmed said the annual growth
rate in water use is 8 to 10
percent, but groundwater lev-
els have been falling at a rate
of a meter per year over the
past 30 years, Ahmed said.
“With no major surface water
sources, the groundwater lev-
els are under great pressure
because of rapid population
growth, expanding industrial
and commercial sectors and
deteriorating climatic condi-
tions,” he said.
He said Bahrain should pri-
oritize water conservation and
reduce water use.
“Water conservation is a key
link between balancing cur-
rent and future water needs,”
he said. “In Bahrain, we have
access to an abundance of wa-
ter and we’re accustomed to
having it available at the twist
of a faucet. In order to ensure
adequate water resources for
our future needs, we must
urgently put conservation
measures into effect now.”
“The water we receive from
the tap includes the cost of
retrieving, treating, pumping
and delivering water. This
over-consumption also put
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the waste water has to be col-
lected, treated and disposed
environmentally.”
He recommended water-sav-
ing technologies and changing
habits to conserve water in the
home.
Source: TradeArabia News
Service

BOLIVIA

%ROLYLD3XVKHVWR March 22, Bolivian President
Evo Morales called on the
'HFODUH3RWDEOH United Nations to declare ac-
:DWHUD8QLYHUVDO cess to safe water a universal
+XPDQ5LJKW human right.
1(:<25. “The United Nations, in its
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prove the following: declare universally apply it,” Morales
access to potable water and said.
basic sanitation a universal
human right so that states Source: Democracy Now
and the UN move forward (United States)
in respect to this right and
use progressive national and
international measures to

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Promises to Contain
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Formosa Plastics promised
that the carcinogens in the
soil and groundwater at its
Jenwu, Kaohsiung County
plant would not be allowed to
escape to surrounding areas.
As a result, the Taiwanese
Environmental Protection
Administration (EPA) does not
plan to order the factory to
stop production.
Tests on water and soil inside
the factory area, carried out
by the EPA over the past eight
months, found the maximum
limits for at least 11 types of
toxic chemicals.
Environmental activists called
on the EPA to order Formosa
Plastics to immediately halt
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Jordan has allocated a total
of $571 million USD for water
projects this year, according
to the Ministry of Water and
Irrigation.
The projects, which aim to
T H E D E V E L O P I N G
operations at the plant.
For its part, Formosa Plastics
disputed the reliability of the
(3$·VWHVWV&RPSDQ\RIÀFLDO
Hsiao Shou-yuan suggested
the tests might have been con-
taminated by factors unrelated
to the factory, such as leaks
to outside pipelines caused by
earthquakes.
The EPA said the company
was ordered to improve the
environmental situation at its
factory, but it said the problem
had not expanded outside the
factory area.
The Kaohsiung County Gov-
ernment, the Ministry of Eco-
nomic Affairs and the Council
of Agriculture formed a task
force to conduct new tests and
decide whether more stringent
measures would have to be
taken.
County environmental au-
thorities said they had banned
balance supply and demand,
preserve resources and reduce
water loss, are part of the
ministry’s executive program.
“Annual water per capita
in Jordan doesn’t exceed 15
percent of the international
water poverty line of 1,000
cubic meters… available wa-
ter resources are falling short
of meeting the increasing
demand caused by population
growth and surging develop-
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the use of drinking water from
the factory neighborhood.
A complete halt to operations
will be ordered if polluted wa-
ter escaped from the factory
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TAIPEI
Like other countries in the
region, Taiwan could face
constant drought threats,
according to Liu Shaw-chen,
distinguished research fellow
and lab director of Academia
Sinica Research Center for
Environmental Changes.
Taiwan has entered the an-
ment needs,” Minister of Wa-
ter and Irrigation Mohammad
Najjar said last week during
a ceremony to observe World
Water Day.
“Carrying out an integrated
water demand management
program and encouraging
consumers, especially farm-
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and approaches, are the most
essential measures to address
water scarcity in Jordan and
26
CHINA
nual spring wet season, but
average rainfall in Tainan,
Hengchuen and Dawu has
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the average for previous
years, and the unusually dry
weather is expected to persist
until next month.
Liu attributed the decrease in
rainfall in Taiwan to global
climate change.
He and his research team
have found that the number
of days with drizzle in Taiwan
have been cut in half over the
SDVW\HDUVDQGWKHQXPEHU
of days with torrential rains
has doubled.
He said digging reservoirs
could solve the problem of
extreme rainfall, and urged
the government to build more
DUWLÀFLDOODNHVWRVROYHWKH
drought problem.
Source: The China Post
JORDAN
the Arab region,” Najjar said.
“Jordan faces the same chal-
lenges as any other country
in terms of reducing water
scarcity, providing the neces-
sary infrastructure, balanc-
ing different and sometimes
FRQÁLFWLQJQHHGVDQGPDQDJ-
ing sectoral policies,” said
UN Resident Coordinator and
UNDP Resident Representa-
tive in Jordan Luc Stevens.
MARCH 31, 2010
W A T E R N E W S F R O M
He said issues such as climate
change, disease and gender
needed to be addressed in
water resource management
planning.
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Kyrgyz city of Osh will receive
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SEOUL
South Korea’s controversial
four rivers restoration project
is becoming a key campaign
issue in the upcoming local
elections.
Opposition parties and reli-
gious groups are coming out
against the project.
Meanwhile, at last week’s
cabinet meeting President Lee
Myung-bak called on cabinet
ministers to persuade the na-
tion that the project is a good
move.
T H E D E V E L O P I N G
Adnan Zu’bi, president of
the Jordanian Society for the
Conservation of Water, called
on people to conserve water
and urged cooperation among
clean drinking water now that
construction of the gravity
conduit has been completed in
the city.
The conduit was launched
on March 20 by President
Kurmanbek Bakiyev.
“Some may oppose the four
major rivers restoration
project for political reasons,”
Lee’s spokesperson, Kim Eun-
hye, quoted him as saying.
“Restoring the four major
rivers has been my convic-
WLRQVLQFH,ÀUVWVSRNHDERXW
it at the National Assembly
in 1995,” Lee was quoted
as saying. He said that the
project will allow the country
to secure 1.3 billion tons of
water per year.
The projects is part of the
government’s green growth
campaign. It aims to restore
and develop the Han, Yeong-
san, Geum and Nakdong riv-
ers by 2012 at a cost of $19.1
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W O R L D . E V E R Y
the pubic and private sectors
and civil society to address
the water shortages in Jordan.
Per capita water availability
Doolotbek Kokochorov, head
of Oshgorvodocanal State En-
terprise, said the new conduit
launch will provide access
to clean drinking water for
almost the whole western part
of the city.
Kokochorov noted that, unlike
billion USD.
The Ministry of Land, Trans-
port and Maritime Affairs held
groundbreaking ceremonies
for the project last November.
Earlier this month, the
Catholic Bishops’ Conference
of Korea issued a statement
demanding that the project be
halted.
“We, all the bishops gathered
at the 2010 Spring Gen-
eral Assembly of the Catholic
Bishops’ Conference of Korea,
are concerned that the ‘Four
Major Rivers Project’ which is
nowadays being carried out in
many places across the coun-
try simultaneously will cause
27
W E E K .
in Jordan has dropped from
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today, the society said.
Source: Jordan Times
K Y R G Y Z S TA N
the previous system of pump-
ing stations, the conduit would
not require electricity, thereby
saving on operating expenses.
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(Kyrgyzstan)
SOUTH KOREA
serious damage to our natural
environment,” the group said
March 12 in a statement.
“The clear waters of this
nation’s beautiful scenery
are becoming tainted by the
project,” said opposition
Democratic Party Chairman
Chung Sye-kyun. “To stop this
project, the Democrats must
win the local elections.”
Meanwhile, ruling Grand
National Party Head Chung
Mong-joon said, “The project
will revive the dead rivers
and increase Korea’s water
resources.”
Source: JoongAng Daily/
Arirang News (South Korea)
MARCH 31, 2010
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Drinking Water
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tional Development-supported
Center for Safe Drinking
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opened in Tajikistan on March
27, 2010.
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The Dubai Electricity and
Water Authority (DEWA)
signed a memorandum of
understanding (MoU) with the
Dubai Police to establish a
strategic partnership to raise
environmental awareness and
encourage rational consump-
tion of electricity and water at
police facilities.
“This partnership originated
from our deep understanding
of the importance of rational-
ization in order to preserve
environmental resources,”
said Dubai Police Chief
Lt. General Dhahi Khalfan
T H E D E V E L O P I N G
The center was created coop-
eratively with the Tajikistan
Technical University. It oper-
ates within the framework of
the Tajikistan Safe Drinking
Water Project (TSDWP).
The goal is to provide students
from the Department of Water
Engineering with practical
internships on development of
safe drinking water alterna-
tives.
Tamim.
“In this sense, we are very
keen to instill a culture that
promotes the rationalization
of energy and water resources
consumption among all Dubai
Police staff and employees.”
“This MoU also reinvigorate
efforts to raise environmental
awareness and instill a culture
of rational utility consump-
tion of electricity and water in
Dubai Police and its facilities,
as well as supporting Dubai
Police by all means that will
help them preserve our natu-
ral resources form wastage
and attrition,” said DEWA
Managing Director and CEO
Saeed Mohammad Al Tayer.
Source: Emirates News
Agency (WAM)
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ing safe drinking water solu-
tions for rural communities
using student interns, who will
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ence.
The center will accommodate
up to eight students at a time.
It will offer training and prac-
tical experience.
“We are very pleased to be
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Receding groundwater levels
and growing dependence on
desalinated water are seri-
ous concerns for the United
Arab Emirates, according to
Abdulla Ahmed Al Mandoos,
Executive Director of the Na-
tional Center of Meteorology
and Seismology.
At a meeting on “Weather
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he said the impact of
droughts, typhoons, sand and
dust storms could be reduced
with accurate weather and
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cooperating with the Tajiki-
stan Technical University in
preparing the next genera-
tion of water engineers to use
state-of-the-art technology
to help provide safe drink-
ing water to rural communi-
ties across Tajikistan,” said
USAID Country Director
Jeffery Lehrer.
Source: U.S. Embassy in
Tajikistan
UAE
climate forecasts.
The three-day meeting, which
opened on March 22, included
scientists from Europe, Rus-
sia, Japan, China, Africa,
Australia and North America.
Participants discussed cloud-
seeding to increase annual
rainfall.
“There is growing concern
about the sustainability
of [the UAE’s] fresh ground-
water resources as levels have
declined substantially over
this period,” said Mandoos.
Source: Khaleej Times (United
Arab Emirates)
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Water State Minister Jennifer
Namuyangu called for the
laws to tackle water pollution
and deforestation during an
event to mark world water,
forestry and meteorological
on March 23.
African Development Bank
country representative Patrick
Khaemba called for the prior-
itizing water, forestry, weather
and climate issues.
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innovative and competitive
proposals to the Finance Min-
istry for funding by the World
Bank between 2011-2013.
Source: The New Vision
(Uganda)

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The U.S. Agency for Interna-
tional Development (USAID)
and The Coca-Cola Company
have announced an additional
joint investment of $12.7
million USD for their Water
and Development Alliance
(WADA).
The investment will allow
WADA to support eight new
multi-year programs in Ango-
la, Burundi, Ghana, Malawi,
Mozambique, Senegal, South
Africa, and Tanzania.
The programs, which will
begin as three-year initia-
tives, represent a shift toward
longer-term efforts.
The new investment brings the
total amount USAID and The
Coca-Cola Company have
committed to $28.1 million
USD since 2005. The partner-
ship has supported 32 projects
in 22 countries in Africa,
Latin America, the Middle
East, and Southeast Asia.
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USAID’s partnership with Co-
ca-Cola showcases the poten-
tial of the U.S. government to
partner with the private sector
to make a long-term impact on
pressing global challenges,”
said USAID Administrator
Rajiv Shah.
“By matching USAID’s
development expertise with
the resources, capacities, and
commitment of The Coca-Cola
Company, we are making a
positive impact on community
water issues throughout the
developing world.”
“We recognize that no single
organization can solve the
global water crisis, but by
partnering with organizations
like USAID we can make a
positive difference in the lives
of the people in need of safe
water and sanitation,” said
William Asiko, president of
The Coca-Cola Africa Foun-
dation.
WADA’s four objectives are:
watershed management, water
supply and sanitation, hygiene
promotion, and productive
water use.
Source: U.S. Agency for In-
ternational Development and
The Coca-Cola Company

VIETNAM

-,&$WR3URYLGH operation Agency (JICA) will
provide technical assistance
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IRU+XPDQ5HVRXUFHV opment project targeting the
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Vietnam.
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The Japan International Co-
awareness of human resources
management at regional water
supply companies, develop
short-term training courses
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water sector and pilot use of
operation handbooks.
The project will lead to an up-
grade in water supply systems
and improvement in the qual-
ity of human resources for the
region’s water sector, accord-
ing to JICA Chief Representa-
tive Motonori Tsuno.
Deputy Minister of Construc-

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W A T E R N E W S F R O M
tion Cao Lai Quang said
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water supply systems with a
total designed capacity of 5.9
million cubic meters per day,
but there are still shortcom-
ings in the urban water supply
sector, including a high rate of
loss (30 percent), low service
coverage (70 percent) and
poor water quality.
Source: Viet Nam News
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Eighty percent of all diseases
among Vietnamese citizens are
caused by water pollution, ac-
cording to the Water Resourc-
es Management Department.
Diseases related to water are
“a big issue” in Vietnam,
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W O R L D . E V E R Y W E E K .
where diarrhea and dysen-
tery are still common, mostly
in poor neighborhoods, the
department said in a report
released to coincide with
World Water Day on March
22 and the 60th anniversary of
the World Hydrometeorology
Organization on March 23.
Department statistics showed
that six water-related diseases
caused around 6 million cases
of sickness in the past four
30
years.
During this time, the country
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to treat diarrhea, dysentery,
typhoid and malaria.
Climate change and rising
sea levels will further af-
fect the quality and health of
Vietnam’s water resources, the
department said.
Source: Thanh Nien News
(Vietnam)