About World Water Day The international observance of World Water Day is an initiative that grew out of the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) in Rio de Janeiro. The United Nations General Assembly designated 22 March of

Making it illegal to collect rainwater In The Shock Doctrine, journalist Klein trains her sharp investigator's eye upon the flaws of neoliberal economics. This meticulously researched alternative history, ranging from economist Milton Friedman's "Universit

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Letters: One Reader's View Water can't be taken for granted March 22 is World Water Day, a time for all of us to take seriously the shrinking availability of fresh water sources around the world. Water can no longer be taken for granted. With climate chang

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Debatepedia is featuring content for The People Speak Global Debates in October of 2007 as well as in March of 2008. March 2008 Global Debate topic - Resolved: Water should be considered national property. Introduction to the Resolution: The direction of t

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As paralel to the “signalling process” in GATS/WTO negotiations dated 10th March 2008, a draft law was prepared by Turkish Government (PPA-Public Procurement Authority) which takes the bids in water, energy, postal services and transportation services out

Water shortages to top election 2008 campaign Residents in the Abokobi-Madina and Dome-Kwabenya constituencies in the Ga East Municipality will be inundated with water politics in the run up to the 2008 parliamentary elections. In separate interviews three

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