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World Water Day with Eau de Paris

22/03/2025 BlueEvents, BlueNews

To celebrate World Water Day on 22 March, the Blue Community / Blue City of Paris and its public water service Eau de Paris invite you to immerse yourself in Paris’ water heritage and celebrate ...Read More

UN Women: Gender Equality in Water

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UN Women Policy Brief: Mainstreaming gender equality in water resources management: Global status and 7 pathways to progress. This policy brief highlights the urgent need to integrate gender considera...Read More

Kakhovka Dam: Toxic Timebomb

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Destruction of Ukraine dam caused ‘toxic timebomb’ of heavy metals, study finds. Researchers say environmental impact from Kakhovka dam explosion comparable to Chornobyl nuclear disaster. The destruct...Read More

Argentina: Access to WASH Services

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Argentina’s National University of La Plata (UNLP) has published a report that reveals the complex situation of the city’s inhabitants in terms of access to drinking water and sanitation s...Read More

Mexico: Congress on “the Nation’s Water”

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VIII National Congress of the Network of Social Researchers on Water: ‘From the neoliberal paradigm of water to water and environmental water and environmental justice in Mexico’. Morelia, Michoacán 1...Read More

Burkina Faso: Prepaid Water. An Interview

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Water pricing in Burkina Faso: ‘The authorities have instructed us to move towards prepayment’, Dr Bouraïma Kouanda. Interview by Fleur Birba for Sidwaya. From 16 to 20 February, the 22nd ...Read More

India: Development as Domination

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Development as domination: inequality and authoritarianism in India. Publication by Blue Community Ambassador Lyla Mehta and Salonie Muralidhara Hiriyur for the Institute of Development Studies IDS.  ...Read More

France: Water for Overseas Territories

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Access to drinking water: Senators call for a ‘Marshall Plan’ to tackle the ongoing crisis in the French Overseas Territories. Despite the launch of the ‘Plan Eau DOM’ (Water P...Read More

Mexico: 17 Water Projects Planned

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The Mexican Government presents 17 water infrastructure projects to benefit 36 million people. 122,600 million pesos to be invested between 2025 and 2030. At the morning conference on March 12: ‘...Read More

Climate Change: Drinking Water at Risk

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How Climate Change Puts the Safety of Drinking Water at Risk. Wildfires, floods, intense heat, droughts, and other extreme events fueled by climate change are threatening water systems in the U.S. and...Read More

Largest Tribal Water Rights Settlement

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Arizona delegation pushes largest tribal water rights settlement in US history. A settlement that will provide reliable and safe water for the Navajo Nation, the Hopi Tribe and the San Juan Southern P...Read More

Just another COP? Do no Harm!

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Study: Unequal Water Future

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Unequal water future: Study reveals how climate change is widening scarcity in some regions while easing it in others. Widening water gaps in key regions could escalate conflicts and strain resources ...Read More

Interview: Churches and Climate Justice

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In climate justice arena, will churches call out criminal negligence? An Interview with Prof. Susan Lea Smith on the website of the global Blue Community World Council of Churches WCC. Prof. Susan Lea...Read More

Togo: National Water Programme

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Togo Launches Next Phase of National Water Programme. Togo is gearing up for the second phase of its National Water Development Programme (PND Eau), a project backed by the European Investment Bank (E...Read More

China: Water Resource Fees Tax Reform

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China expands pilot water resource fees into a tax reform. In an effort to provide greater water security to its people and economy, China created the Water Law in 1988 to better manage water resource...Read More

People and Planet before Profits

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The European Federation of Public Service Unions (EPSU), organising 8 million public service workers across Europe, together with AK Europa, the voice of Austrian workers and consumers, is organising ...Read More

Mexico: Hefty Fines for Water Piracy

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Alondra Torres García, deputy and president of the Board of Directors of the local congress of Mexico’s Baja California Sur, proposes adjustments to the Water Law and the Finance Law of La Paz. ...Read More

India: Water Loss due to Rising Evaporation

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Ponds, dams losing copious water to rising evaporation. Experts attribute it to climate change, green cover depletion. Kalaburagi: Soaring mercury levels across Karnataka – some parts of the state are...Read More

Climate Change: Floods and Drought

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How cities cope with climate-caused floods and drought. Many of the world’s biggest cities are facing too much or too little water. Regional solutions are helping vulnerable communities become m...Read More

“Access to water is a gendered issue”

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From the global Blue Community World Council of Churches (WCC) @Oikoumene : 🚰 “Access to water is a gendered issue—women and girls bear the heaviest burden.” Week 2 of #SevenWeeksForWater 2025 dives i...Read More

EWNA Impact Report 2024 Water Justice

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The Ecumenical Water Network Africa EWNA is a key actor in the Blue Community Chapter Africa. Reverend Kolade Fadahunsi, coordinator for EWNA and the Blue Communities in Africa, sent us the informatio...Read More

Speak Out for Rivers and River Defenders

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Global Speak Out for Rivers and River Defenders. March 24, 2025: Join us via Zoom at 6:00PM Manila | 11AM Nigeria | 4:00PM Bangladesh | 5:00PM Indonesia. March 14th is the International Day of Action ...Read More

Blue School Workshop: WaterVision

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WaterVision – a workshop as part of the Blue Community School at the Wolfgang – Ernst – Gymnasium WEG Büdingen, Germany. On 12 February 2020, we were able to inspire 394 students fro...Read More

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