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IPPC Glacier Melt Error 03/02/2010
 The IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) has admitted that a prediction suggesting that Himalayan glaciers might disappear by the year 2035 was ‘poorly substantiated' and a lapse in standards. The claim was made in the organisation's 2007 Fourth Assessment Report, which warned that climate change was accelerating. One paragraph declared that the probability of the Himalayan glaciers ‘disappearing by the year 2035 and perhaps sooner is very high'. »» 0 comment(s)
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Great Lakes Diversion Request 03/02/2010
 City officials in Waukesha, Wisconsin spelled out why they need Great Lakes water to replace their radium-contaminated city water wells, and why tapping into the world's largest freshwater supply makes more sense than drilling more wells. »» 0 comment(s)
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On 27th and 28th January, a symposium on climate change and aquatic ecosystems took place. The first day focused on this subject and during the second day, scientists went into the consequences for the Netherlands and water management. A video report is published online. 
Grundfos SQFlex pumping systems provide clean water for so far 20,000 to 30,000 needy in Haiti. During the first week after the disastrous earthquake the first systems were installed and since then more systems have been added. In this way nine pumps provide water for the inhabitants of the capital of Port-au-Prince and more pumps are arriving. Among others, the Poul Due Jensen Foundation is donating another twenty pumping systems.
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Berson UV-techniek will be exhibiting its world-leading UV disinfection technology at Aqua Nederland Vakbeurs in Gorinchem, the Netherlands, 16th to 18th March. Berson's UV systems are used worldwide for the non-chemical disinfection of drinking water and wastewater.
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Hydrogenic City 2020 Project |
Water is often taken from ecologically vulnerable areas. This movie is proposing an initiative to create a network of ecologically sensitive and aestetically compelling water reclamation centres, so the waterworks infrastructure gets a public dimension as they are integrated in the local community and serve more than one purpose.
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