World news about “Water resources” published by euronews.
EU to look in detail at pros and cons of fracking The European Union is to look more closely at hydraulic fracturing – or fracking – and the environmental concerns surrounding the practice, according to the… 20/05/2013
Cyprus’s race for liquid gold The second harvest of the year is being prepared in potato fields in Xylophagou, a speciality of the region in the south of Cyprus. But water from the… 14/12/2012
Bags of water A waterbag is a flexible container system for freshwater transport. Engineer Samuele Ambrosetti explained: “You can see here a water bag made from supple… 06/12/2012
euronews hangs out with charity:water founder and CEO Scott HarrisonAt the LeWeb 12 conference in Paris, euronews’ Mark Davis hosted a Google+ Hangout with Scott Harrison, founder and CEO of non-profit NGO charity:water… 04/12/2012
Greenland’s water mystery “Definitely, the glaciers in Greenland are retreating,” that’s the view of Bo Vinther, Glaciologist, Centre for Ice and Climate, University of Copenhagen… 28/06/2012
Lodz: The Water Paradox The city of Łódź in the middle of Poland is something of a paradox. Unlike many other major cities, it did not spring up around a major river. And yet it… 22/06/2012
Dutch inventor cleans up water treatment Water, water everywhere… but most of it is not fit to drink. Around one billion people do not have access to clean water. Untreated or undertreated sewage… 22/05/2012
No compromise for water – nocomment Demonstrators chant slogans during a protest on World Water Day in downtown Lima to demand for the government to declare a state of emergency on their water. 24/03/2012
Drought hammers Spain, Portugal Large parts of Spain and Portugal are desperate for rain, nearing the end of the driest Iberian winter in more than 70 years. Spain got less than 30 percent… 16/03/2012
Palestinian PM Fayyad on water and Israel Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad, has been talking to euronews about water and the part it has played in the conflict with Israel. He was attending… 15/03/2012
Smart irrigation bears fruit A new irrigation system – Waterbee – is set to reduce costs and save water. John O’Flaherty, the project coordinator for Waterbee, explained: “We’ve… 14/03/2012
‘The Network’ goes in search of water The Nile, one of the world’s longest rivers, irrigates much of Africa, from Uganda to Egypt. It has also been a source of conflict and tension. It could be… 08/03/2012
Campaigners bid to save Mediterranean wetlands Around half of the wetlands across the Mediterranean basin have been lost over the past century, say environmental campaigners. Recently, some 350… 29/02/2012
Wading in to protect the ‘European Amazon’ Croatia wants to get a grip on its rivers to generate electricity, upgrade inland waterways and protect from flooding with multi-million euro projects. But… 16/09/2011
Focus: quenching the world’s water thirst The Horn of Africa is facing its worst drought for decades. The need for fresh water for people there is simply a matter of life and death. While climate… 02/09/2011
Reconstructing Libya – the long struggle The fight for Libya has been long and hard – and the struggle for its reconstruction is not likely to be any easier. After four decades of the Gaddafi… 01/09/2011
The urban water course Water is at the heart of who we are, and everything we do. We live through water. On one level it is very simple – around two thirds of your body is water… 30/08/2011
Singapore Blog 1Food for thought on the first day We’ve just arrived in Singapore and the local fixer suggests that we head off to film in a city centre food court. We’re… 30/08/2011
Global challenges: water in an urbanising world This year’s World Water Week in Stockholm focusses on water resources in a rapidly urbanising World. On the mayors’ panel, city managers from all over the… 24/08/2011
Europe and Asia’s trade ambitions ASEAN, or the Association of Southeast Asian Nations is one of Europe’s biggest trading partners. Only the US, followed by China, has more trade. But… 17/05/2011
Heat stroke in wetlands Fabrizio Sergio is a Biological Researcher at the Donana National Park in Spain. “I’m Fabrizio Sergio. I’m a researcher at a biological station in Donana… 07/04/2011
Rubbish removed from Russia’s Lake BaikalThe shores on Russia’s Lake Baikal are undergoing a much needed makeover. Environmental activists and tourists have joined forces to embark on a massive… 16/07/2012
NASA ‘detects ice’ in moon craterUniversity and NASA scientists examining the moon claim to have detected small quantities of ice in a crater at its south pole. They found the floor of the… 23/06/2012
Rival marches held over Ecuador mining plansTwo rival marches have been held over the Ecuadorian government’s plans to develop large-scale mining in the Amazon region. Indigenous groups from that part… 23/03/2012
Dozens arrested in Iran over lake protestMore than two dozen ethnic Azeris have been arrested after environmental protests in north-western Iran. It comes after protests in the city of Tabriz over… 29/08/2011
Liquid water found on MarsNASA scientists believe they may have found evidence of water flowing on Mars. If so, it increases the chance that there could be life in some form on the… 05/08/2011
Berlusconi faces another political set backWith more than 40 per cent of voters already having cast their ballots in a series of referendums -Italy’s prime minister is bracing himself for a major… 13/06/2011
