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HotSpots H2O : Tensions Rise in Horn of Africa as Ethiopia Fills Controversial Dam

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August 3, 2020
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, situated snuggly between Ethiopia, Egypt, and Sudan on the Blue Nile, has brought years of controversy to the Horn of Africa.
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When It Rains, Texas Forgets Drought and Worsening Water Scarcity

August 3, 2020
In Texas, dry years reveal a momentous confrontation as residents encounter the menacing consequence of runaway growth.
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Kenya Looks to Sustain Health Focus Beyond the Pandemic

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July 30, 2020
As Covid-19 cases continue to rise in Kenya, a coordinated effort by the government and aid organizations addresses water, hygiene, and sanitation.
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Where Water Is Scarce on Native American Reservations Covid-19 Spreads More Easily

July 28, 2020
For Indigenous people living across the United States, the Covid-19 pandemic is the newest chapter in a long history of fighting against disease.
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HotSpots H2O: In Burkina Faso, Seasonal Floods Spread Illness, Uproot People

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July 27, 2020
The rainy season has hit Burkina Faso, and with it an array of flooding and waterborne disease that has uprooted people from their homes.
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When It Rains, Texas Forgets Drought and Worsening Water Scarcity

August 3, 2020
In Texas, dry years reveal a momentous confrontation as residents encounter the menacing consequence of runaway growth.
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Kenya Looks to Sustain Health Focus Beyond the Pandemic

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July 30, 2020
As Covid-19 cases continue to rise in Kenya, a coordinated effort by the government and aid organizations addresses water, hygiene, and sanitation.
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Where Water Is Scarce on Native American Reservations Covid-19 Spreads More Easily

July 28, 2020
For Indigenous people living across the United States, the Covid-19 pandemic is the newest chapter in a long history of fighting against disease.
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Community Groups in Brazil Step In Where Government Covid-19 Response Falls Short

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July 21, 2020
In Brazil, favela residents take action against societal inequalities exposed by the coronavirus.
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Zambia Enters Pivotal Season with Few Covid-19 Cases But High Risks

July 20, 2020
The coronavirus has yet to peak in Zambia, but observers worry about the country’s ability to fight a disease surge.
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In Burkina Faso, Clean Water Was Scarce. Then the Pandemic Hit.

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July 17, 2020
The most vulnerable people to the new coronavirus are those without clean water access. In Burkina Faso, that’s about half the country.
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Phoenix Tests Water Shutoff Alternative

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July 15, 2020
Before the pandemic, the Phoenix had started installing a device that severely limits water flow into homes that are behind on bills. Other utilities are interested.
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Ghana Faces ‘Triple-Edged Problem’ as Covid-19 Cases Rise

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July 13, 2020
The pandemic’s health crisis is spilling over into the economy and politics of Ghana.
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Development Organization Aids 20 Million with Water Access Across Africa

August 3, 2020/0 Comments/in Water News /by Circle Blue

In rural and urban communities throughout Africa, 20 million people gained access to clean water for the first time, according to an African Development Bank report. Published by the Bank’s evaluation unit, the report assessed the organization’s 400 water and agriculture projects from 2005 to 2016. The assessment highlighted not only the importance of water […]

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Thousands of Cholera Cases Could Be Undetected in Yemen

July 31, 2020/0 Comments/in Water News /by Circle Blue

Thousands of people in Yemen could be dying from cholera that is undiagnosed due to their fear of receiving treatment from the country’s overwhelmed health centers, according to an Oxfam report. Conditions are not likely to improve in the near term. The number of Covid-19 cases is expected to increase in the coming weeks, and […]

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Maine City Begins Testing Wastewater for New Coronavirus

July 30, 2020/0 Comments/in Water News /by Circle Blue

The Portland Water District, along with a lab at Saint Joseph’s College, has begun testing wastewater for inactive SARS-CoV-2 particles to better understand surges in Covid-19 cases. The district, which serves Maine’s largest city, is one of many communities across the nation who are testing wastewater to monitor virus levels. “Evaluating concentrations at the community […]

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What’s Up With Water – August 3, 2020

Featured coverage from this week’s episode of What’s Up With Water looks at:

    • In the United States, Flint residents who have been harmed by the city’s lead crisis scored a significant victory in court last week.
    • Internationally, last year was another deadly one for environmental campaigners. A record 212 land and water protectors were killed in 2019, according to Global Witness, which has tracked and verified activist murders for eight years.
    • In research news out of Texas, a study predicts that the state will by drier over the next century than it has been in the last thousand years.
  • This week, Circle of Blue takes a closer look at the worsening water situation in Texas. When the pandemic relinquishes its grip, soaring growth and industrial development will once more overwhelm planning and water resources.
Circle of Blue · What's Up With Water August 3, 2020

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Water, Texas

The story of Texas is the state’s devout allegiance to the principle that mankind has dominion over nature. In 2020, the pandemic, climate disruption, and ever-present challenges with water supply and use are writing a much different story of vulnerability to nature’s bullying, and to government’s uncertain capacity to adjust.

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WaterPoint: How Communities Deal With an Evolving Pandemic in an Era of Dwindling Water

A pillar of improvements in human health in the last century, water, sanitation, and hygiene are also a foundation of the world’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

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After Fair Bluff Flooded

Flooded by hurricanes twice in three years, the small town of Fair Bluff, North Carolina, is a poster child for the devastation of powerful, slow-moving storms.
The town’s struggle to recover from those storms reflects demographic, economic, and technological changes that are eroding small communities across rural America.

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Legionnaires’ disease is the deadliest waterborne-illness in the United States

Present in the natural environment, the Legionella bacteria flourish in building plumbing systems. Reported cases of the pneumonia-like disease, spread by inhaling droplets contaminated with the bacteria, are rapidly rising, up five-fold since 2000.

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A new report from UNICEF examines water contaminated by lead pipes in the United States and the threat of lead in children’s blood globally. Oklahoma City is battered by rainfall. A report out of Australia delivers a scathing assessment on water markets. Flooding in India continues. Focus is put on the impact of agriculture in Lake Erie. Read More

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Senate Republicans added energy bill assistance to their coronavirus response, but not water bill aid. Senate Democrats introduced legislation to suspend water shutoffs and provide water bill aid. A separate bill addresses environmental justice concerns regarding Clean Water Act permitting. The House passes a water infrastructure package. Paradise Irrigation District receives a FEMA grant to repair its water system following the devastating Camp Fire. The GAO audits climate adaptation spending at USAID and the climate risk of the Defense Department’s supply chain. An IJC fisheries report finds more evidence that the Great Lakes ecosystem is out of balance. Federal agencies do not recommend breaching four Snake River dams to benefit salmon. The EPA finalizes a lead pipe rule. The DOJ limits certain federal enforcement actions under the Clean Water Act. And lastly, Mexico again falls behind on Rio Grande water deliveries to the United States. Read more

HotSpots H2O examines regions and populations that are most at risk from water-related unrest and conflict. It reveals the challenges individuals confront — and the solutions they discover — as they face the greatest challenge of the 21st century: water.

HotSpots H2O : Tensions Rise in Horn of Africa as Ethiopia Fills Controversial Dam

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August 3, 2020
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, situated snuggly between Ethiopia, Egypt, and Sudan on the Blue Nile, has brought years of controversy to the Horn of Africa.
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HotSpots H2O: In Burkina Faso, Seasonal Floods Spread Illness, Uproot People

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July 27, 2020
The rainy season has hit Burkina Faso, and with it an array of flooding and waterborne disease that has uprooted people from their homes.
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HotSpots H2O: Water Outages Return to Warm Springs Reservation in Oregon as Covid-19 Cases Surge

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July 20, 2020
Nearly 2,000 people on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation in central Oregon have been ordered to boil their water for the last several weeks.
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HotSpots H2O: Embattled Northwest Syria Sees First Covid-19 Case

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July 13, 2020
The first case of Covid-19 has been confirmed in northwestern Syria, sparking fears about the spread of the disease in the embattled region where water is scarce. 
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A Conversation with Sadhguru: Water's Value

October 29, 2019
A conversation with Sadhguru following his panel at the World Economic Forum's India Economic Summit.
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Swapan Mehra on India's Water

October 29, 2019
A conversation with Swapan Mehra, of Iora Ecological Solutions, around water in India. Swapan explains the value of water and some of the biggest challenges that India faces regarding water.
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Speaking of Water - Bringing Collective Action to Local Solutions - With H&M's Kim Hellström and Shariful Hoque

October 2, 2019
Kim Hellström and Shariful Hoque of H&M discuss collective actions in terms of a water agenda all over the supply chain.
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Paul O'Callaghan: Big Challenges and Solutions

September 22, 2019
BlueTech Research's Founder Paul O'Callaghan discusses challenges, solutions, and innovation in the water sector.
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Lara Fowler: Processes, Success Stories, and Breaking Out of Silos

September 22, 2019
Lara Fowler discusses breaking silos, establishing processes, success stories, and more.
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Collaboration Between Private and Public Sectors: A Conversation with Silvia Cruz-Vargas

September 22, 2019
PepsiCo's Social Impact Director Silvia Cruz-Vargas discusses collaboration between the public and private sectors in addressing water challenges, supporting water programs across the globe, and much more.
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A Conversation with Madeline Kiser and Oscar Beita of RíoArte

September 22, 2019
Madeline Kiser, Co-Founder of RíoArte, and Oscar Beita, Co-Founder of RíoArte, discuss new narratives for connecting water to non-traditional perspectives. 
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Will Sarni and Action in the Water Sector

September 20, 2019
Will Sarni discusses the value of water, the importance of World Water Week, and more.
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Transformation Maps

How the world responds to water challenges in the next months and years will have effects for generations.

Delhi is thirsty, even parched. As the 3rd largest population center in the world, its 25 million people need water, and lots of it, to survive. It’s clear that how India responds in the next months and years will have effects for generations. How will it manage the intensifying competition between water, food and energy in a changing climate?

It’s clear that getting enough water day-by-day is foremost on people’s minds. When the challenge is so great and children so thirsty, people often take their water sources into their own hands. Some entrepreneurs bring water by tank pulled by a tractor, and sell at an inflated rate. Others drill their own unsanctioned wells, some even in the middle of the street.

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I am happy that this meeting is taking place, for it represents yet another stage in the joint commitment of various institutions to raising consciousness about the need to protect water as a treasure belonging to everyone, mindful too of its cultural and religious significance.

Pope Francis
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