Groundwater crisis in the offing
Many cities in the developing world, like Shenyang in China and Jaipur in India, have had to look for alternate supplies of water because contamination has rendered their groundwater unusable.

Build dam or face drought -- Gujarat minister
An international body in the area of water management has reportedly supported the construction of a dam on the Narmada river in Gujarat, a project that has been slammed by environmentalists.

Fund set up to win biodiversity conservation war
Over the last 10 years, the international community has spent some $4 billion in conserving biological diversity. This has paid for a lot of good work and we have scored some important wins.


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