A political drought
The financial sustainability of water schemes has run aground; and, repairs and maintenance is abysmal
Environment Politics
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Citing an international meet
Another international meet fails to address the concerns of local poor people and follows the path shown by global bullies
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Dying for water
It is unfortunate that the conflicts arising over water issues are dealth with by force
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A watery affair
The real issues of global water management took a backseat as crisis mongering and anti dam protests hijacked the Second World Water Forum at the Hague
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A vital book...
...says the President of India while receiving CSE s first report on global environmental negotiations <br>
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Boiling point
Climate change negotiations get emotional because carbon dioxide emissions are closely related to individual lifestyles and to national economies. For instance, the per capita GHG emissions of one US citizen were equal to those of 19 Indians in 1996
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Biodiversity
To energise the biodiversity convention, the world will have to first deal with difficult countries like the US
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Rio s stepchild
Northern countries still see desertification as a local problem caused by population pressures rather than international trade patterns and market demands
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Toxic travellers
Developing countries are wary of the proposed treaty as chemicals like DDT are still used in many malaria prone regions for vector control
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Wood headed proposal
After almost 10 years of fighting for or against a forest convention, there is not even a common view on why forests are under threat and what should be done