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Webinar on Indus Treaty

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From SANDRP, the South Asia Network on Dams, Rivers and People: Webinar on Indus Treaty at 5 pm on Sunday, May 25. The youtube link for the same is given here:...
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US: Call To Support The Water Act!

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A call from the US American Food & Water Watch to sign this letter to Congress: Support the WATER Act! Trump’s budget plan for next year proposes to cut the main source of federal funding for lo...
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PepsiCo Slams Reuse Target

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Greenpeace USA slams PepsiCo for ditching reuse target. In response to PepsiCo’s announcement that it will abandon its goal to deliver 20% of its beverages in reusable containers by 2030, Greenpeace U...
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UNICEF: Water Under Attack

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UNICEF Deputy Executive Director Ted Chaiban’s remarks at the United Nations Security Council Arria Formula Meeting: Freshwater Resources and Related Infrastructure under Attack – Protecti...
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France: Trade Union Calls for Resignation

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Nestlé water scandal: UNSA Santé ‘calls for the resignation of the Director General of ARS Occitanie, who has been seriously implicated’. In the wake of the Nestlé water scandal, UNSA Sant...
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UK: Bonuses or no Bonuses?

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Can you imagine how much time, energy and money the UK is wasting with these private water companies? Bringing them back into public ownership would save the public and the state billions. Thames Wate...
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Egypt’s Growing Resource Crisis

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Egypt’s resource crisis: Water, food, and a surging population. Egypt, the most populous country in the Arab world, is facing a crisis: a growing shortage of food and water. How do you feed a p...
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Switzerland: Warnings from Water Utilities

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Water utilities warn: Ever-present chemical TFA could cause irreversible damage to drinking water. The level of trifluoroacetate (TFA) in the Rhine has been rising for years. The problem is that the s...
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The Weaponisation of Water

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Water and water infrastructure are being increasingly targeted with impunity in conflicts from Gaza to Ukraine. The effects on health are complex, compounding, and longlasting. Rebecca Sers reports. W...
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Austria: Exhibition “Water Pressure”

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Seven innovative ideas for saving water. From beer made from recycled water to growing tomatoes without soil, the Water Pressure exhibition at the Museum of Applied Arts in Vienna is all about saving...
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France: Bottled Watergate

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Bottled watergate: Why did French government cover for Perrier? Is it something in the water? Why insist on bottled brands at every meal when in a country like France, it flows freely from the tap – e...
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Canada: Begging for Water in Quebec?

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Begging for water in Quebec? Oped by Marie-Andrée Chouinard. Two months without natural access to drinking water or working toilets, forcing the closure of schools and the transfer of patients to Mon...
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France: “The Water is Being Murdered”

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Water pollution: ‘The situation is so serious that the authorities are forced to falsify the figures,’ says Fabrice Nicolino. A whistleblower on pollution for over a quarter of a century, ...
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Italy: Bottled Water With Pollutants

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Which are the three bottled waters free of pollutants? Altroconsumo reveals it. Of 21 brands tested, only three were found to be free of pollutants. The attention of the careful tests of the consumer...
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Water Monitoring For Public Health

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Experts meet to discuss advances in wastewater and environmental monitoring in Latin America and the Caribbean (PAHO). Promoting wastewater and environmental monitoring as essential tools for public h...
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Australia: Death and Ravage

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Three dead in Australia after torrential rain ravages rural towns. Flash flooding on Australia’s southeast coast has killed three people and cut off towns, isolating tens of thousands of residen...
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India: No Water for Pakistan

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Modi says Pakistan will not get water from Indian-controlled rivers. Pakistan will not get water from rivers over which India has rights, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday, upping t...
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UK: Dry Weather Hits Wales’ Rivers

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Water warning as prolonged dry weather hits rivers. Drought experts have issued stronger advice on water use in response to record low river levels. Natural Resources Wales said all of Wales is being...
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Canada: Stop Bill 5 Rally & Phone Zap

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From the Canadian Blue Community Water Watchers: On April 17, Doug Ford introduced Bill 5, Protecting Ontario by Unleashing the Economy Act. Bill 5 is attempting to scrap the Endangered Species Act (2...
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Nestle: Pure Water Is A Romantic Idea

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The Perrier/Nestlé scandal in France is making headlines around the globe. Here some quotes from an article in the US: Nestlé and French Government Accused of Cover-Up in Perrier Water Scandal. In F...
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Great Lakes: Protect Water From Big Tech

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From the archive: The Great Lakes are not for sale: Protect water from Big Tech. Michigan, the Great Lakes state, sits in the heart of 20 percent of the planet’s fresh surface water, and 95 percent of...
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Blue Ambassadors: First Meeting

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Today, on May 22, 2025, Blue Community Ambassadors met online for a first exchange. Blue Community co-founder Maude Barlow welcomed them and stressed the importance of their contribution. The meeting ...
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Without Water, We Have Nothing

29/05/2025 BlueEvents, BlueNews

Blue Community Ambassador Gemma Gasseau is organizing an online workshop with Blue Community Ambassador Caitling Schroering: Global solidarities against water grabbing: Without water, we have nothing....
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US: Plastic Pollution Policy Stopped

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Interior Department Opens the Floodgates to Single-Use Plastics in America’s National Parks. Oceana says ending policy to reduce plastic pollution puts national parks at risk. Interior Secretary Doug...
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