Monthly Archives: August 2008
Global survey: Wastewater extensively used in agriculture
WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) -- A new 53-city survey conducted by the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) indicates that most cities are using untreated...
Sustainable agriculture gets Irish Aid
CGIAR, which was established to achieve sustainable food security and reduce poverty in developing countries through scientific research, has noted that parallel to the...
World Water Crisis Underlies World Food Crisis
As developing countries confront the first global food crisis since the 1970s as well as unprecedented water scarcity, a new 53 city survey presented...
Waste as a Resource
The Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) together with the Global Water Partnership (GWP) and the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) will convene...
Global study shows widespread sewage use on farms
STOCKHOLM, Sweden: People in developing countries are facing growing health risks caused by the widespread use of raw sewage to irrigate crops, according to...
Wastewater fears for urban farms
Urgent action is needed to remove pollutants from urban wastewater, which is often used in cities to grow food, an international study has warned....
Scores of cities using untreated wastewater, study says
STOCKHOLM - Cities in developing countries around the world are using untreated or partially treated wastewater for agriculture, posing serious health risks to urban...
Millions eating food grown with polluted water, says UN report
At least 200 million people around the world risk their health daily by eating food grown using untreated waste water, some of which may...
Sanitation and waste water use on World Water Week agenda
Stockholm - Lack of access to sanitation remains a major impediment to global development while claiming hundreds of lives daily, experts agreed Monday as...
India’s Rains Leave Central Bankers Guessing: Andy Mukherjee
"After 200 years of canal building, less than 15 percent of Indian farmlands benefit from canal irrigation," says Tushaar Shah, a principal scientist at...