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29th November 2010 Islamabad, Pakistan

by Adam Thomson

British High Commissioner to Pakistan

A Virtual Exhibition

Do you want to study in the UK? The British Council here in Pakistan are running an exciting exhibition until 4 December.  Anyone interested in studying in the UK really ought to visit it.  It showcases the amazing range of courses and the high quality of student experience that British universities can offer international students.  […]

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15th October 2010 Chevening, UK

Chevening joins Blog Action Day – H1O…..

Water is an essential source of life. Let’s start today to use this rare resource of the planet more sensibly.  We should treasure every drop of it when we have clean water from the tap conveniently everyday. Flo, Hong Kong, 1998 British Hyder Chevening Scholar in Engineering Geopolitics of water has affected Asia. India is […]

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15th October 2010 Chevening, UK

Chevening joins Blog Action Day – H2O…..

Women and children are badly affected by the absence of water and sanitation services; therefore women and children will get the most benefit from water and sanitation development program. Rini astute, Indonesia Water shortage is a serious problem that faces the Middle East and Palestine is no exception. In addition to the arid/semi arid climate, […]

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15th October 2010

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by Greg Dorey

Diplomat

Blog Action Day 2010: Waterblogged

In Hungary, aside from elections and the change of government, the dominant theme in 2010 so far has been water. But this is about elemental forces, environmental damage and climate change – not just because the government here has chosen water as a priority for when Hungary takes on the EU Presidency in the first […]

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9th March 2010 Islamabad, Pakistan

by Adam Thomson

British High Commissioner to Pakistan

First impressions of Pakistan.

Where better to start a blog about my encounters with this proud country than the presentation of my credentials to the President, Asif Ali Zardari? Credentials are an ancient piece of diplomatic ritual that is half absurd and wholly serious. An Ambassador’s (or, in the case of Commonwealth countries, a High Commissioner’s) credentials are the […]

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