On 27-28 October, the EESC will hold the 6th EU-China civil society Round Table in Stockholm with the full support of the Swedish presidency. The Round Table will be the occasion to report and discuss on two main topics, "Economic and social rights in China and in the EU" and "Sustainable Development and Water".

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A Memorandum of Agreement on Cooperation on Addressing Climate Change between the Republic of China and the Government of the Republic of India has been signedhere today by the Minister of State for Environment and Forests Shri Jairam Ramesh and Mr. XIE Zhenhua, Vice Chairman, Minister, National Development and Reform Commission, China.

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Latin America needs enhanced capacities to face a new climate change regime, especially key financial mechanisms that make possible national efforts to reduce the impact of climate change (adaptation), curb greenhouse gas emissions (mitigation) and enable the transfer of new green technologies.

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StreamServe, Inc., a leading provider of business communication solutions, announced today at the closing ceremonies of the 7th International SAP Utilities Conference 2009 in Munich, Germany, that it is co-sponsoring the Clean Water for Ethiopia project as part of SAP’s global corporate responsibility program.

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On October 14, 2009, activists and non-governmental organizations delivered a letter to United Nations Secretary General, Ban Ki-Moon, and United Nations President, Ali Abdussalam Treki, asking the United Nations to convene a global water forum and to refrain from joining the World Water Council’s Board of Governors.

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The results of a targeted food surveillance project to assess the microbiological quality in bottled water were all satisfactory, the Centre for Food Safety (CFS) announced today (October 16).

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Each year, diarrhoeal diseases and acute respiratory infections are responsible for the deaths of more than 3.5 million children under the age of five.

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Key water issues including socio-economic and environmental concerns, uncertainty due to climate change as well as conflicts related to shared water resources were at the forefront of discussions of the High-level Partners Meeting on Water Governance, which the League of Arab States hosted today.

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The Technology Strategy Board has selected Oxford University to host the newly-established Environmental Sustainability Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN).

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A global environment conference on Climate Change on Risk, Challenges and Solutions to be held in Hotel Leela Kempenski from October 10th to 12th. Mr. Nick Herbet, MP and Shadow Secretary for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, House of Commons, United Kingdom will inaugurate the Conference on Saturday at 9am and also present the 10th Annual Greentech Environment Excellence Awards 2009.

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The Global Forum on Sustainable Development, to be held here from 9 to 11 October, will enable sub-Saharan Africa to continue to consolidate its views on climate change.

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The Drinking Water Inspectorate has confirmed that the pollution event affecting part of the River Trent has not affected the quality of public water supplies as there are no public water supply abstraction points on the affected stretch of river.

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Responding to the unprecedented flood calamity in the southern states of Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, Oxfam India Wednesday said there are high chances of epidemics breaking out due to the lack of safe drinking water and adequate sanitation facilities in the affected areas.

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President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) will soon begin his second five-year term. Let us examine his government’s achievements in the water and sanitation sector over the last five years.

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As of 3 p.m. today, the Town of Oak Bluffs has discontinued its water distribution program at the Oak Bluffs Library.

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