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India registers high water storage losses

Published on: October 7, 2021
14:58

New Delhi, Oct 7 (Prensa Latina) India experiences one of the largest water storage losses worldwide in the last 20 years, it was reported today in this capital.

Climate change, population increase fuel looming water crisis: WMO

Published on: October 6, 2021
07:26

United Nations, Oct 6 (Prensa Latina) Dangers related to water, such as floods and droughts, are now increasing due to climate change, making these disasters more intense and frequent.

Italian association calls for circular approach to water management

Published on: October 5, 2021
14:08

Rome, Oct 5 (Prensa Latina) The Legambiente environmental association on Tuesday called for the urgency of defining a circular approach to a more sustainable, equitable and rational management of water resources by involving the urban, civil, industrial and agricultural sectors.

War and blockade worsen water shortages in Syria

Published on: September 23, 2021
14:32

Damascus, Sep 23 (Prensa Latina) Syria's Minister of Water Resources, Tammam Raad, said Thursday that his country is facing increasing shortages of water resources due to climate change and the terrible consequences of war and blockade.

Fukushima water dumping plans analyzed

Published on: September 10, 2021
14:10

Tokyo, Sep 10 (Prensa Latina) Officials from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said on Friday that the use of science is fundamental to dump the contaminated water from the Fukushima nuclear plant.

Access to water is a basic human right, says UN Chief

Published on: August 25, 2021
07:54

United Nations, Aug 25 (Prensa Latina) Access to water is a basic human right, but three of 10 people are unable to wash their hands with water and soap during the Covid-19 pandemic, UN Secretary-General (UNSG) António Guterres posted on Twitter, on the occasion of the World Water Week 2021.

Ecuador, Peru strike water deal at common border

Published on: August 22, 2021
10:54

Quito, Aug 22 (Prensa Latina) Residents in border areas of Ecuador and Peru have been benefited this Sunday with a bilateral agreement on the use of water resources, which was ratified by the National Assembly of Ecuador (Parliament).

UNICEF deplores vandalism of Libya’s water supply

Published on: August 3, 2021
07:16

United Nations, Aug 3 (Prensa Latina) The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Sunday condemned vandalism of Libya's water supply systems and deplored vandalizing water systems which cut off children and their families from water, increasing the likelihood of water-borne diseases, UNICEF said in a statement.

Chile seeks to establish access to water as a right

Published on: July 28, 2021
11:31

Santiago, Chile, Jul 28 (Prensa Latina) In the middle of an unprecedented water crisis in Chile, citizens focus on the access to water as a right for all.

President Rouhani says Iran water riotiers have right to protest

Published on: July 23, 2021
07:13

Tehran, Jul 23 (Prensa Latina) Iran's President Hassan Rouhani said on Thursday that citizens have the right to protest after days of demonstrations against water shortages in Khuzestan province in which three people have been killed.

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