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EAEPE Prize for Madelaine Moore

06/09/2024

Congratulation to Blue Community Ambassador Madelaine Moore for winning the European Association for Evolutionary Political Economy EAEPE‘s William Kapp Prize 2024 for her article: “Water tradin...
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UK: “tackle problems at source”

06/09/2024

The Times today published its view on saving UK’s rivers. And the message is clear: Labour’s bill to tackle pollution in coastal and inland waters depends on enforcement. The times states: As cl...
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Cádiz: Campaign to clean the fountains

06/09/2024

This week, the Blue Community Aguas de Cádiz (Water of Cadiz) in the very south of Spain has begun an extraordinary campaign to clean the city’s drinking fountains to ensure they are well mainta...
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Episode 3 of Enugu WASH Radio Series

06/09/2024

The Nigerian Blue Community Network of Water Rights Initiative – NEWARI today morning presented Episode 3 of the Enugu WASH Radio Series!!! This week discussing the roles of media & Civil So...
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Exhibition in London: Drink Water (until Sept. 21)

05/09/2024

Planning a visit to London? Don’t miss this: Drink Water, the solo exhibition by Berlin and Seoul-based artist Jinhee Kim, is open until September 21 at No.9 Cork Street, London. Location: 9 Co...
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Tiny installs Water Fill Stations

06/09/2024

Good Blue News from the Canadian Blue Community / Blue City of Tiny: On Friday, MPP Jill Dunlop joined Mayor David Evans and staff for a ribbon cutting to celebrate the installation of 13 accessible w...
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Resounding ‘No’ to American Water

06/09/2024

A meeting of the Charles Town Utility Board (CTUB) Wednesday drew several members of the public poised to give comment on an agenda item before the board, The Journal reports. Representatives from Wes...
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Alberta: mercury not monitored

05/09/2024

As the Canadian CBC reports, a hazardous waste processing facility owned by the government of Alberta, Canada, was granted permission by the same government to operate without mercury monitoring equip...
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Water Funds 101: Workshop

10/09/2024

This water justice workshop will offer provocative interventions and an opportunity to share our experiences and knowledge of water funds. It is the first of many conversations that seek to draw atten...
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5 good reasons to prefer tap water

05/09/2024

The French Blue Community / Blue City of Paris and its public water service continue to campaign for tap water. And they come up with 5 good reasons to drink tap water and not to buy into bottled plas...
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Towamencin Sewer Deal Circling the Drain

05/09/2024

Pennsylvania American Water Co. (PAW) announced it is stepping away from a deal to buy the Towamencin Municipal Authority after a ruling from the state Public Utility Commission (PUC) changed the para...
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The Future of Private Water in Senegal

04/09/2024

In 2022, the 9th World Water Forum was held in Dakar, Senegal. At the same time, the Alternative World Water Forum (AWWF), was held. The AWWF offered a space for water justice organizations, communiti...
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Water and plants for sustainable life

04/09/2024

The Blue Community network Réseau Ecole RadioChico in Mali writes: As the saying goes, ‘He who plants a tree 🌳 has not lived in vain 🍃’. On Sunday 01 September 2024, a delegation of 5 members set off ...
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Harvest festival on water

08/09/2024

«Erntefest Weltacker», the annual harvest festivak in the Swiss village of Attiswil is focussing this year on the vulnerability of water – with a lecture by Swiss water ambassador and expedition...
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San Marino declares water emergency

03/09/2024

The land-locked mini-state of San Marino, all surrounded by Italy and only 61 square kilometers in size with some 34,000 people, is the first European state to declare a state of emergency due to wate...
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300,000 French people without water

03/09/2024

“Ça nous concerne” is the every morning at 6:50 radio programme on RMC. This Wednesday, focus on access to drinking water in France. This week, Amélie Rosique reports about the access to d...
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Hudson: A river’s right to run?

03/09/2024

The rights of more-than-human life are enshrined in many Indigenous cultures — communities in the Hudson Valley are taking heed. The International Rights of Nature Movement Gets Regional Attention, as...
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Sandec News 2024 are out

02/09/2024

The Department of Sanitation, Water and Solid Waste for Development (Sandec) of the Swiss Blue Community Eawag, the Aquatic Research Institute, has its News 2024 out! Read the latest about innovative ...
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Bottled microplastics with water

01/09/2024

Opening bottles several times dramatically increases the amount of microplastics! Most samples of water and soft drinks from plastic bottles sold in supermarkets contain microplastics. In some cases, ...
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JustWater factsheet presented

01/09/2024

Rev. Kolade Fadahunsi, coordinator of the Blue Community in Africa, presents the JustWater fact sheet to Rev. Dr. Ibrahim Yusuf Wushishi of the World Council of Churches Africa office in Abuja, the c...
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Mass tourism and sustainable water

31/08/2024

The French-language Swiss newspaper Le Temps published an article entitled «Mass tourism and sustainable water management, an impossible marriage?». The introduction states: «Many tourist destinations...
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Amnesty Spain: The right to water

31/08/2024

The Spanish section of Amnesty International published an informative and beautifully illustrated page about «the human right to water – the urgency of protecting a fundamental human right» with...
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August newsletter by Swiss VSA

30/08/2024

The Swiss Blue Community VSA, the Association of Public Water Suppliers in Switzerland, sent out its newsletter for August 2024, full of information, events and training workshops, job offers etc. For...
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Sustainable WASH Solutions Workshop

30/08/2024

The Nigerian Blue Community Network of Water Rights Initiative [NEWARI], in partnership with Agua x Vida organized a sustainable #WASH Solutions Workshop for stakeholders in Nigeria #WASH sector. The ...
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