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Swiss BC RadioChico: Weekly Podcasts

20/07/2024

The Swiss Blue Community Youth Radio RadioChico is producing a weekly emission on water and sanitation (usually in German language on air on Sundays at 8pm). This weeks broadcast is all about the conc...
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Evian, Vittel, Volvic… natural waters?

09/10/2024

The Nestlé Waters scandal has shed light on the natural mineral water industry. This industry relies on precise knowledge of the water sources used… But paradoxically, this is often lacking, as The Co...
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California: Plastic in court

19/07/2024

The Californian Earth Island Institute, represented by Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy, received a momentous court order this week allowing its landmark lawsuit to proceed against Procter & Gamble,...
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Paris: second participatory budget

09/10/2024

From 18 October, the public water service Eau de Paris in the Blue Community / Blue City of Paris is once again inviting Parisians to imagine and vote for drinking water projects. Inventive, committed...
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Paris blue, France… a white spot?

19/07/2024

When in Paris, drink tap water like the Parisians. In every Parisian restaurant, you can ask for tap water. It’s free ! And Paris is one of the European cities with the most drinking water fount...
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NEWARI: Enugu WASH Radio Series #6

09/10/2024

The Nigerian Blue Community NEWARI, Network of Water Rights Initiatives, had its 6th episode of their WASH Radio series for the Enugu State. They call for private sector engagement: Did you know achi...
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Nestlé: over €3 billion in 15 years!

18/07/2024

Today, Thursday 18 July 2024, Médiapart was able to obtain the new investigation report into Nestlé’s fraudulent treatment of mineral water. And it is chilling: The scale of the fraud is unprece...
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Research: Sense Water Quality

09/10/2024

Seeing—and tasting—is believing: A qualitative study of communities living along the Philippines’ bustling Marikina River underscores the importance of taking into account local peoples’ e...
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Petition: No water bill increases!

18/07/2024

Blue Community Ambassador Andreas Bieler calls to sign a petition. He writes: Water regulator Ofwat thinks OUR bills should go up to pay for the cleanup of sewage dumped by water companies (in England...
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Water, from its sources to the ocean

29/11/2024

The “ International Science Festival: Agriculture – Food – Environment ” is back this year 2024 on the theme “Water, from its sources to the ocean“ Friday 29 November 2024(13:00 R...
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Enugu State Climate Policy and Action Plan

18/07/2024

The Nigerian Blue Community Network of Water Rights Initiative NEWARI @WashNetwork is delighted to be part of the ongoing “Inception Meeting & Stakeholders Engagement for Enugu State Climate...
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US: Landmark Rule to Eliminate Lead Pipes

09/10/2024

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) unveiled the final Lead and Copper Rule Improvements rule (LCRI), a long-overdue measure that makes significant changes to the Safe Drinking Water Act rule...
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Water Insurgencies in Europe

18/07/2024

Blue Community Ambassador Andreas Bieler, Professor of Political Economy at the University of Nottingham/UK, wrote a review of the book by Blue Community Ambassador Andrea Muehlebach, Professor of Ant...
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Can Mexico avoid the water collapse?

08/10/2024

Postdoctoral researcher Norma Elizabeth Olvera Fuentes explained to El Economista, that to avoid the watere collapse in the metropolitan area of Mexico City (Zona Metropolitana del Valle de México ZMV...
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BC Neustrelitz: first meeting of activists

18/07/2024

The Blue Community Neustrelitz invites you to the first activists meeting on Monday 22 July at 6.30 pm in the premises of the Kiez Büro coworking space at Strelitzer Straße 37. The meeting is schedule...
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Congratulations from Eawag Sandec

08/10/2024

The Swiss Blue Community Eawag, the Aquatic Research Institute, and its Department of Sanitation, Water and Solid Waste for Development (Sandec) congratulate to Ednah Kemboi on passing PhD Research Pl...
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Blue City Paris gains its river back

17/07/2024

The Blue Community / Blue City Paris makes headlines around the globe ahead of the Olympics. It has been the dream and promise of Paris mayors for decades and a nightmare for Olympic organisers: could...
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British Labour still hopes for the market

08/10/2024

Ministers are still understood to be hopeful that a “private market solution” can be found under which Thames (and Southern) can restructure its finances without government intervention, the newspaper...
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Troubled waters under investigation

17/07/2024

The UK’s water sector has been under intense public scrutiny for years for its dismal record in dealing with leaks and sewage spills. The mess in England and Wales essentially began with the pri...
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Canada: No right to water for first nation?

08/10/2024

The federal government has no legal duty to ensure First Nations have clean drinking water, even if Liberal ministers publicly suggest otherwise, Justice Canada lawyers say. According to the Canadian ...
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Water and war – a map of conflicts

17/07/2024

Records of water-related conflicts go back 4,000 years to Sumeria, where the neighboring city-states of Umma and Lagash fought over water and irrigated lands. In that instance, the attacks went back a...
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Ghana: Stop poisoning our water!

07/10/2024

Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) and nine other rights organisations – among them the Nigerian Blue Community NEWARI, the Network of Water Rights Initiatives R...
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Blue Community Germany now @.net

16/07/2024

There are 12 Blue Cities in Germany, including major cities such as the capital Berlin, but also Hamburg, Munich and others. The network also includes the first Blue School (Buedingen) and a Blue Univ...
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Mexico: Farmers don’t trust new president

07/10/2024

The new Mexican government under Claudia Sheinbaum receives a lot of media attention and makes a lot of promises, including on water and environment. «Access to water will be a priority for our govern...
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