World Water Week is here and this year, the focus is on water cooperation and building partnerships. The UN declared 2013 the International Year of Water Cooperation. World Water Week looks at …
World Oceans Day 2012
June 8 is World Oceans Day. The theme for 2012 is Youth: The Next Wave for Change. The oceans are important to all of us, even those of us who live far inland. The oceans provide food and other …
UN Millennium Development Goal Met – Proportion of People Unable to Access Safe Drinking Water Cut in Half
In 2000, the United Nations set some goals called Millennium Development Goals (MDG). One of those goals was to halve the proportion of people who have no access to safe drinking water by 2015. That …
Oceans Without Fish in 40 Years?
Ok, "without fish" is a little bit of an overstatement, but a new report out by the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) and leading economists warns us that if fishing policies don't change, all …
Raise the Price of Water, Experts Say
Water is a finite resource. It may seem abundant when you look at a globe, but the amount of water in the world that can be used for human purposes is not so large. With a real water crisis looming, …
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Chile May Protect Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems From Fishing
A bill has been introduced into the Chilean National Congress that would protect vulnerable marine ecosystems. According to the United Nations, a vulnerable marine ecosystem is defined as: An …
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