The EU fish discard ban: Where’s the catch?
The EU’s ban on discarding caught fish in February 2013 has received widespread applause. Why?
(552 words)Fresh water concerns
“We’re going to run out of water much much earlier than we’ll run out of oil,” warned Peter Brabeck-Letmathe, chairman of Nestlé, at the OECD Forum in May 2012.
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Beautiful waterways for the Big Apple
New York is investing in a greener, cleaner future.
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Lies and dam facts
Common sense and dealing with the right people would help unblock badly needed investment in water in developing countries. Mr Briscoe explains.
If America’s great civil works such as the Hoover Dam, the Grand Coulee Dam or the Tennessee Valley Authority were proposed today, they would most likely remain ink on paper.
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Below the water line
On 8 September 1854, London health authorities removed the handle of a water pump located at the juncture of Cambridge and Broad Streets. The well was famous in the city for the sweetness of its water, apparently used as an ingredient in a “celebrated nectar”.
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Dealing with water stress
OECD Observer: You are launching Water Agenda to 2030. What pressures led to these reforms?
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Coming out of the water closet
In the last edition of the OECD Observer we showed how investing in a gas-based kitchen can save lives. The simple water closet can also be a means to good health and dignity, and a source of economic wellbeing, says a new OECD report, Benefits of Investing in Water and Sanitation.
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