David Kuria: Sanitation and Toilet Entrepreneur

Welcome to Circle of Blue Radio’s Series 5 in 15, where we’re asking global thought leaders 5 questions in 15 minutes, more or less.  These are experts working in journalism, science, communication design, and water.  I’m J. Carl Ganter.  Today’s program is underwritten by Traverse Internet Law, tech savvy lawyers, representing internet and technology companies. Read more

Drought, Climate Change Jeopardize and Complicate Hydropower Policies Around the World

Climate change is expected to bring less precipitation and more extreme droughts to certain parts of the world, causing electricity shortages in hydro-reliant countries. Read more

New Protected Status for Lake Chad Highlights World Wetlands Day

New sites have been added to a treaty protecting the world’s wetlands. Read more

Heart of Dryness: Botswana’s Bushmen Fight for Human, Water Rights

The fifth installment of Workman’s book details the Bushmen’s painful legal battle for water access against the Botswana government, which had begun to use “intentional, compulsory thirst” on the indigenous community. Left little choice, the Bushmen pursued court action to make access to water a fundamental human right. The Bushmen teamed up with local activists and a growing international movement to win what is considered a landmark case for indigenous rights as well as one of the national tests of whether humans are endowed with an inherent right to water, according to Workman. Despite the victory, there have still been reports of abuse and land battles by the government against the indigenous peoples. Read more

Climate Change To Heighten International Tensions Over Freshwater Resources, Analysis Finds

The Pacific Institute Analysis for the United Nations recommends coping methods for growing supply and demand gaps of transboundary rivers and aquifers. Read more

Perspective: Sudan – Land of Water and Thirst; War and Peace

Circle of Blue introduces the first contributing column from Dr. Paul J. Sullivan, an expert on resource conflict in the Middle East and parts of Africa. In his first piece, Sullivan discusses the water crisis in one of the world’s most spotlighted failing states — Sudan. Read more

Heart of Dryness: The Rule of Water for Botswana’s Bushmen

In the fourth installment of Heart of Dryness, author James G. Workman explains the historic transformation of water across Botswana’s Kalahari. Workman continues to follow Qoroxloo, showing how the Bushmen have adapted to water scarcity and fluctuating hydrology. Read more

U.S. Media Tarnishes Message of Copenhagen Climate Change Protest

Circle of Blue’s Aubrey Parker reports on-the-ground from the Global Day of Action and reveals the truth behind sensational headlines that played up police arrests in Copenhagen. Read more

Peter Gleick: Water and Conflict – The New Water Conflict Chronology

In an ongoing effort to understand the connections between water resources, water systems, and international security and conflict, the Pacific Institute initiated a project in the late 1980s to track and categorize events related to water and conflict. This Water Conflict Chronology has been continuously updated since then, and I publish a version in each volume of our biennial water book (The World’s Water published by Island Press, Washington DC). Today, for the first time in two decades, we are releasing the Chronology in a completely revamped format. Read more

Nile Basin Initiative Celebrates 10-year Anniversary

Many joint economic development projects have been completed, but an agreement on cooperative management of the river basin has not been signed. Read more

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