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RR9418/C - CHILE: BIO-BIO RIVER
(dur: 8 min 47 sec/eng.sot: 34 sec/spanish sot: 29 sec) Music: Symphony From The New World by Antonin Dvorak
Chile is in the grip of a dilemma between the need for economic development and concern for the preservation of the...
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Delhi trials water ATMs to help ease drinking water crisis
Experimental water ATMs are bringing relief to India's capital as it faces water shortages and a pollution crisis.
The water dispensers offer a cheap and accessible source of clean water to parts of the city that don't even have water...
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Bosnian activists protest against proposed hydropower dams
Hundreds of activists gathered at the Idbar Dam near the Bosnian town of of Konjic on Saturday to protest the building of hydropower dams on free-flowing rivers across the Balkan region.
Campaigners say that the...
AFP News Agency
VOICED : Tiny Michigan town in water fight with Nestle
Global food conglomerate Nestle is in a battle with critics in tiny Osceola Township Michigan where residents complain the Swiss company's water extraction techniques are ruining the environment
Bridgeman Arts
Lenin anniversary book meeting and canal workers in the Fergana Valley. Uzbekistan, 1970
Clip 4 from the 1970 documentary 'Maitre de L'Eau' (Masters of Water) about water and irrigation in Uzbekistan's Fergana Valley and Karakum Canal. Men gather for a meeting for a book dedicated to Lenin's 100 year anniversary. Canal...
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THAILAND: BANGKOK: ASEAN SUMMIT: SUMMIT ENDS
English/Nat
Leaders from the seven countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have ended their summit in Bangkok, pledging to work towards greater economic cooperation through the region.
The two-day meeting wound up...
AFP News Agency
VOICED : Cape Town dries up as residents wait for rain
Residents in the South African city of Cape Town are cutting back on water consumption as a two year drought takes its toll
AFP News Agency
VOICED: Earthquake shakes faith in hydro-power
VOICED: Earthquake shakes faith in hydro-power
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Freshwater ecosystem under threat from dams and overfishing
LEADIN:
One of Cambodia's most vital freshwater ecosystems is at risk from a combination of hydroelectric dams, overfishing, deforestation and pollution.
The Tonle Sap Lake is called 'the beating heart of...
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Australia remains in the grip of a severe drought
1. Various of dry Hume Dam with little water in the basin and dead trees
2. Car track leading to dam where there should be water normally
3. Car driving down to the water in the dam, exposed boat ramp in the background
4. Director of New...
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Environmental concerns over world's largest dam
1. Wide shot of Yangtze River
2. Wide shot mountain at the Three Gorges area of the Yangtze River
3. Wide pan from the river to the dam
4. Medium high shot water pumping out of the dam
5. Wide pan over the Three Gorges Dam zone
6. Wide...
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Hydropower project making waves
Nakai Plateau, Laos - 22 October 2010
1. Wide mountainside, tilt down to Nam Theun 2 dam, built across a tributary of the Mekong River
2. Close up of water pouring through dam
3. Wide of water pouring through dam, tilt up to river
4....
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Freshwater ecosystem under threat from dams and overfishing
LEADIN:
One of Cambodia's most vital freshwater ecosystems is at risk from a combination of hydroelectric dams, overfishing, deforestation and pollution.
The Tonle Sap Lake is called 'the beating heart of...
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Major campaign to safeguard Morocco's shrinking oases
LEAD IN:
Drought and desertification are threatening the oases of Morocco despite sustained efforts by the government to manage and increase water resources.
But programs to help small scale farmers withstand...
Bloomberg
Disaster-Hit Iron Market Seeks More Tons as Cos. Unable to Ramp Up Output
Feb.21 -- Iron ore has spiked after Vale suffered from a dam burst in January and announced cuts of up to 70 million tons. The jolt to the market has prompted speculation that there could be a shortfall this year even as the higher...
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Iranian salt lake in danger of drying out
AP Television is adhering to Iranian law that stipulates all media are banned from providing BBC Persian or VOA Persian any coverage from Iran, and under this law if any media violate this ban the Iranian authorities can immediately shut...
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Chile rejects $8 billion dam project in Patagonia over environmental concerns
Chile's government rejected an 8 billion US dollar proposal to dam Patagonian rivers to meet the country's growing energy demands, handing a victory to environmentalists who praised Tuesday's ruling as a landmark moment.
A ministerial...
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+4:3 Prolonged drought renews debate over Gorges Dam
Xingzi County, Jiangxi Province - June 2, 2011
1. Close-up tilt up man covering up his boat
2. Wide shot of man covering up his boat
3. Wide tilt up of dried-up Poyang Lake
4. Close-up of dead fish and flies
5. Close-up of covered...
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Rain brings the desert back to life
AP Television
Wadi El Hameyta and Wadi el Mara, Egypt, 20-22 January 2010
1. Wide of desert landscape with a water pool
2. Wide of a sand dam holding a pool of water
3. Wide pan from behind a sand dam revealing a water pool
4. SOUNDBITE...
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Uganda - Weed Threatens Lake Victoria
Hundreds of thousands of tons of weed are threatening environmental havoc in Africa's greatest lake. Six years ago researchers spotted the first water hyacinth in Lake
Victoria. Since then the large fibrous plant, which floats in mats...
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Aftermath of dam failure following heavy rain over recent days
Delhi, Iowa
1. Barricade and "Bridge Out" sign
2. Water rushing through breached dam
3. Dam supports hanging over breached dam
4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Mike Willey, President of the Board of Directors, Lake Delhi Recreation...
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Levels in Lake Victoria dropping alarmingly
1. Various of fishermen bringing their catch from Lake Victoria to shore
2. Boat on dry ground by pier
3. Various of piers showing low water levels
4. Set up of hydroelectric dam operation official
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Dan Mayanja,...
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SKorea proposes new talks with NKorea
1. Mid of South Korean Unification Ministry spokesman briefing
2. Close of reporters
3. SOUNDBITE: (Korean) Chun Hae-sung, South Korean Unification Ministry spokesman:
"To prevent this kind of incident (on Imjin River) from happening...