A towering eucalyptus tree

    Endless rows of eucalyptus trees are marked with red, which means they face the axe soon. Many of the trees are along the banks of the canal that passes through the city.

MARIKINA CITY, Philippines, Sep 27 (Asia Water Wire) – More than a decade since it invaded the Marikina River, it looks like the ‘curse’ of the  ‘janitor fish’, popular among aquarium enthusiasts, may finally turn into a blessing with efforts by the local government and the work of a budding scientist.

Thus far, the janitor fish's infiltration and domination of other fish in the Marikina River, in Metro Manila, have caused much dismay and frustration to local fishermen.

The main reasons NEWater is not used for direct consumption, according to authorities, are that filtering processes may remove minerals that are present in standard drinking water, making it "too clean" for human consumption...

BEIJING, Sep 21 (IPS) - Faced with water problems that many fear are beyond repair, China is looking to tap Singapore's expertise in growing and thriving on limited water resources.

BEIJING, Sep 15 (IPS) - China has intensified its long-term quest to integrate the remote land and people of Tibet by building new infrastructure and drawing up plans to tap the Himalayan region's virgin water sources and its rich reserves of copper, gold and hydrocarbons.

The sea level has risen more than 120 metres since the peak of the last ice age about 18,000 years ago. Read more about rising sea levels at (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_level_rise)

BASILA, Bangladesh Sep 11 (Asia Water Wire) - Until about five years ago, the Buriganga River near Dhaka had enough fish to support the roughly 100 families that live in this settlement, located on the outskirts of the Bangladeshi capital.

BEIJING, Sep 8 (IPS) - When the World Water Congress convenes this weekend in Asia for the first time, the choice of the Chinese capital would be nothing but befitting. The 1.3 billion people of the world's most populous country have at their disposal only a quarter of the water per person that is available on average around the world.

People eat these fruits without any regard for diseases that may arise.