December 11, 2008
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Water & Wastewater Newsletter December 11, 2008 |
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US government outlines climate change land grab fears
Who owns your company headquarters if it disappears as a result of rising sea levels, or becomes worthless due to an absence of water supplies? What do you do in a drought if a neighbouring firm starts hording water for their office gardens? These are just some of the questions that loom over a new set of reports from the US Department of the Interior, which warns that land ownership could become a cause of significant legal disputes if the effects of climate change play out as feared. The Department`s Climate Change Task Force has released three reports broadly outlining the challenges ... |
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Clean future for world`s dirtiest river
Indonesia`s efforts to clean up the Citarum River, often called the world`s most polluted river, has received a major boost following the Asian Development Bank`s (ADB) approval of a US$500 million multi-tranche loan package. The first loan tranche is for US$50 million. The Citarum River Basin Territory supports a population of 28 million people, delivers 20% of Indonesia’s gross domestic product, and provides 80% of the surface water supply to Indonesia’s capital city, Jakarta. Over the past 20 years, rapid urbanization and industrial growth have resulted in growing quantities of untreated ... |
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