Monday
Sep202010
Save Water, Don’t Flush
Monday, September 20, 2010 at 11:54AM How the editor saves water in her home by re-using shower water to flush out toilets. She also writes about eco friendly toilets.
Monday, September 20, 2010 at 11:54AM Friday
Jul232010
The Looming Water Crisis in Philippines and The World
Friday, July 23, 2010 at 03:59PM water shortage spawns a Jekyll-and-Hyde phenomenon: from life giver, water turns into a pernicious killer. “Unlike the energy crisis, the water crisis is life threatening,” commented Dr. Klaus Toepfer when he was still the executive director of the Nairobi-based United Nations Environment Program.
Monday
Jul052010
Yellow River Conservancy Commission Wins Lee Kuan Yew Water Prize 2010
Monday, July 5, 2010 at 10:17PM Yellow River Conservancy Commission (YRCC) has been awarded the Lee Kuan Yew Water Prize 2010, a prestigious award that recognises outstanding contributions towards solving global water problems by either applying technologies or implementing policies and programmes which benefit humanity.
Monday
Jul052010
Singapore International Water Week 2010 Sees Singapore Companies Clinch Deals
Monday, July 5, 2010 at 10:02PM The recently concluded Singapore International Water Week 2010 (28 June to 2 July 2010) ended on a high note for many local and international water companies, where the total value of announcements for projects awarded, tenders, investments into Singapore and R&D MOUs exceeded S$2.8 billion, up by 27% from last year’s S$2.2 billion.
Monday
Jul202009
Dwindling Water Supply a Threat to Food Security
Monday, July 20, 2009 at 03:32PM Water for agriculture is critical for food security. Studies both in London and Laguna point to the link between water and food as strong. Consumption of drinking water is nearly 4 liters per day but the food consumed each day required at least 2,000 liters to produce, 500 times as much.Water having no substitute makes it a critical resource that needs protection if hunger is to be reduced.
Wednesday
Jun102009
Global Innovations and Technologies To Be Launched at Singapore International Water Week 2009
Wednesday, June 10, 2009 at 05:26PM Twenty-nine new products and technologies will be unveiled and launched at the Water Expo Innovation Corner, including 16 global launches. This is riding on Singapore International Water Week that is on from 22-26 June. Companies behind some of these innovations have chosen the Water Week as the platform to make their inaugural entrance into the regional water market.
Wednesday
Jun102009
Singapore International Water Week: Leaders Summit, Convention, Business Forums and Expo
Wednesday, June 10, 2009 at 04:59PM The 2nd Singapore International Water Week (22-26 June 2009) promises to hold new elements of learning, discovery – with the unveiling of new technologies and products - networking, and sharing.
Wednesday
May062009
Water Sources Depletion, Bottled Water Contamination
Wednesday, May 6, 2009 at 01:37PM A look at the challenges surrounding water supply including water sources pollution and bottled water contamination.
Saturday
May022009
Asia’s Looming Water Crisis
Saturday, May 2, 2009 at 01:54PM Buckets flew fast from supermarket shelves across Kuala Lumpur as nearly one million people stock up on water just before important repairs of a major water treatment plant would start in August 2001. Their reaction stemmed from memories of a miserable six months of severe water rationing in 1998.