Water Policy Dialogue
June 1, 2009 by Eugene
Filed under Events, Singapore, Water, Air and Land
The Institute of Water Policy (IWP) is organising a Water Policy Dialogue on 25 June 2009 at the National University of Singapore, Bukit Timah Campus. If you’re interested in attending, pls register your attendance with IWP at iwplkyspp@nus.edu.sg. There will be a series of speakers covering the following themes:
1. Water Policy Dialogue | Water Governance
9.30 am – 2.00 pm
The Auditorium
2. Asian Water Review | Patterns, Achievements and Challenges
2.00 pm – 3.30 pm
Manasseh Meyer Building Room 3-1
3. Good Practices for Urban Water Management in Asia
3.50 pm – 5.30 pm
Manasseh Meyer Building Room 3-1
Gallup Videos on Water Quality, Air Quality and Public Transportation in Singapore
March 12, 2009 by Eugene
Filed under Energy and Transportation, Singapore, Water, Air and Land
Video source: Gallup
China’s Dead Lakes
January 19, 2009 by Eugene
Filed under China, Water, Air and Land
This article first appeared in Greenpeace China.
Beijing, China – In the summer of 2007 a thick toxic blanket of blue-green algae covered Tai Lake (Taihu) in Jiangsu province. The government earmarked billions of renminbi to clean it up but next year the same thing happened again. What is going wrong?
The problem is the intense amounts of chemical fertilisers in use.
These leak into the lake and are one of the main causes of poisonous algal blooms.
Unless farmers start using less chemical fertilisers and start practicing eco-agriculture China’s lakes and rivers will continue to be poisoned.
Year after year. Read more
Photos of Marina Barrage
November 3, 2008 by Eugene
Filed under Singapore, Water, Air and Land
The Marina Barrage was officially opened last Friday, together with the launch of the annual Clean and Green Singapore. The new Marina Barrage is a 350-meter wide dam built across the Marina channel, forming Singapore’s first reservoir in the city and our 15th reservoir with a catchment area of one-sixth the size of Singapore.
The Marina Barrage serves several benefits such as increasing our water supply with the Marina Reservoir meeting more than 10% of our current water demand, alleviating flooding in the low-lying areas in the city, and serving as a lifestyle attraction with recreational activities such as windsurfing and kayaking.
We visited the Marina Barrage over the weekend and took some photos:
Bird’s-eye view of the Marina Barrage building (photo of a banner)
The Story of E-waste in Pakistan
October 21, 2008 by Eugene
Filed under Pakistan, Waste and Materials, Water, Air and Land
Robert Knoth of Greenpeace tells the story of e-waste in the Karachi district of Lyari through his photographs.
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