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Giving Our Choke Point The Heimlich Maneuver

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Monday, 01 November 2010 15:36
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A Bottom-up Egalitarian Approach to Reverse Americaâ€™s Watergy Crisis

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Monday, 30 August 2010 19:59
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Workman says chances of the Botswanian government returning water rights to the Bushmen as ‘pretty slim.’

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Friday, 13 August 2010 11:23
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Acclaimed water expert and author James G. Workman reflects on a recent ruling by the Botswanan government that compromises the water rights of the Bushmen of the Kalahari Desert.

Heart of Dryness: Reversing the Politics of Water Scarcity from the Kalahari to Suburbia

Written by James Workman
Monday, 24 May 2010 17:27
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The final installment of our seven-part series of excerpts from James G. Workman’s Heart of Dryness examines how we define water rights for the Bushmen in Botswana as well as suburbanites in the U.S. Workman stresses that the Bushmen’s incredible survival is a warning call for other populations that have yet to endure such water-scarce conditions. As water becomes more scarce, and consequently more political, Workman asks us to question how we’ve “surrendered both our right and our responsibility to water to state-run or-regulated institutions.”

Heart of Dryness: How the Last Bushmen Can Help Us Endure the Coming Age of Permanent Drought

Written by James Workman
Tuesday, 06 April 2010 18:57
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In the sixth installment of Heart of Dryness, author James G. Workman explores the traditional wisdom that has kept the Bushmen alive despite incredibly water-scarce conditions and how the national government threatened their existence. And as recent news indicates, the indigenous peoples continue to struggle for their land rights as Botswana’s government allows safari lodges to be built on the Central Kalahari Game Reserve.

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

Written by James Workman
Wednesday, 03 February 2010 09:53
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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.

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

Written by James Workman
Wednesday, 23 December 2009 10:03
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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.

Heart of Dryness: Water Infrastructure and Climate Change

Written by James Workman
Sunday, 29 November 2009 20:41
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Photo courtesy of the James Workman

The Los Angeles Aqueduct carries water from the Owens River to the city of Los Angeles. Built in the early 20th century, the pipe allowed for the settlement and cultivation of the San Fernando Valley. Courtesy of Aquafornia.org

Heart of Dryness: Water, Climate, and Energy

Written by James Workman
Saturday, 14 November 2009 10:53
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Photo courtesy of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation.

The Hoover Dam embodies historic intersections of energy and water. How will climate change alter this relationship?

Heart of Dryness: Climate Change Coping Strategies

Written by James Workman
Saturday, 07 November 2009 23:50
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By James G. Workman
Special to Circle of Blue
Copyright 2009 Walker & Company, Excerpt from Heart of Dryness

Circle of Blueâ€™s â€œWater + Climate: Wordsâ€ highlights literary investigations of water and climate intersections. As politicians debate the line-by-line contents of a global climate change treaty, the human and environmental drama is playing out around the world, from the deserts of Africa to the shores of Greenland.

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