Dom Luiz Cappio in hunger strike in protest against the transposition of the São Francisco river

On November 27, the bishop of the diocese of Barra (state of Bahia), Dom Luiz Flávio Cappio, started to fast again in protest against the São Francisco river transposition project. In a letter sent to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, he stressed that he will only stop fasting when the projects are suspended.

Water, water everywhere, but for some there's not a drop to drink

Balykchy, Kyrgyzstan (ENI). There should be plenty of water at the town of Balykchy, where property prices are booming for some. But the faces of the elderly at the local community centre look crestfallen.

Norwegian politicians balancing water for Blue October

Organizations around the world are contributing with activities to the international month of action "Blue October". In Norway, politicians took part in a race in which they had to balance containers of water on their head. The video of the event, though in Norwegian, speaks for itself.

Bulawayo churches become 'water points' to ease shortages

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Harare, 20 September (ENI)--Churches in Bulawayo have begun to supply residents of Zimbabwe's second largest city with water for domestic use, in an attempt to lessen the effects of shortages made worse by a struggle over control of the water supply.

International church and civil society experts on human rights and environment to speak at the UN

Church and civil society experts on environment and human rights from Switzerland, South Africa, Germany, Sri Lanka, Canada and Sweden will discuss future steps and strategies in support of more action at the UN Human Rights Council on the right to water.

CSI Kerala: Green Environment 2008

CSI Madhya Kerala Diocese in India has been playing a lead role in eco-study and eco-activities for the last 10 years. The Diocese is entering into decennial celebration of its Ecological Ministry. Healthy Environment for a Healthy Life is the motto of the Diocese for the year 2007-2008. The Diocese will to conduct international conferences from 3rd to 9th February 2008 on Water Crises, Sustainable Agriculture and the role of faith based...

A report on the World Water Week in Stockholm

“There is progress, but by far not enough,” Anders Berntell, executive director of the host Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI), summarized the achievement and future challenge in the closing of the World Water Week 2007. Some 2500 participants from more than 140 countries had met from August 12-18 in Stockholm calling out to governments for a better management of their existing water resources.

Draft Manual on the Right to Water and Sanitation

Your comments and recommendations of good practices are requested by 27 August 2007 on the draft Manual on the Right to Water and Sanitation, which is accessible at www.cohre.org/manualrtws.

The Manual on the Right to Water and Sanitation has the following objectives:

Villagers in eastern Uganda tackle water scarcity through Anglican partnerships

Khadija Kagoya, a widow and a mother of six, hails from Busowobi, a village in Uganda's Busoga region about 120 kilometres east of Kampala, whose inhabitants grow maize, cassava and bananas for a livelihood. Busowobi used to suffer from a lack of sufficient and safe water, and from water-borne diseases. But that was before community members, including Kagoya, got involved in a campaign against water scarcity initiated by the Busoga Trust, an...

Darfur crisis sparked off over water; smaller water conflicts also lethal says water conference

From Darfur in western Sudan to Mt Elgon in Kenya, the absence of water for rural communities is emerging as a major cause of conflict on the African continent. In Darfur, the story is one of pain and desperation for the nearly two million displaced persons. And the organizations that work in the area are convinced that it is battles for water and pasture that sparked it off.