International
G8: Heiligendamm Summit overlooks water and sanitation, campaigners look to Japan
13 Jun 07
The 2007 G8 Summit in Germany has overlooked water and sanitation despite the 25,000 messages sent to German Chancellor Angela Merkel by the End Water Poverty Campaign. The Campaign is now looking to the Japanese government, host of the 2008 G8 Summit, to lead action on the water and sanitation crisis.
UK: parliament wants DFID to become global champion on sanitation
21 May 07
The International Development Committee of the UK parliament has urged the Department for International Development (DFID) to become a global champion on sanitation. “Sanitation gets far less attention than water in DFID's policies and this imbalance needs urgent correction”, the Committee said in its report.
Climate change: water and food shortages will cause mass migration, but biofuels not the answer, says Christian Aid
21 May 07
Global warming will create at least one billion refugees by 2050 as water shortages and crop failures force people to leave their homes, sparking local wars over access to resources, warns a Christian Aid. Promoting biofuels to mitigate climate change is not a solution supported by Christian Aid nor by an expert of the International Water Management Institute (IWMI).
International action: Finance ministers to step up action on water and sanitation agenda
02 May 07
A number of donors committed to increase and improve support to countries to expand water and sanitation services, at the end of a side event meeting of Ministers of finance and development in Washington ahead of the annual World Bank/IMF Development Committee meeting.
