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Five Things You Need to Know About WASH and Covid-19

July 8, 2020

Here are five things you need to know about Water Access, Sanitation, Hygiene (WASH), and Covid-19.

Brazil’s Covid And Water Crisis: On The Front Lines With Photojournalist Tommaso Protti

July 7, 2020

Reporting from the front lines in Brazil, one of the new epicenters of the coronavirus, where water is a central issue in combatting the disease.

HotSpots H2O: Conflict and Covid-19 Disrupt Water Supplies in Ukraine

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July 6, 2020

Aerial bombardment as part of a years-long conflict has once again upset water supplies in eastern Ukraine, leaving many civilians without running water in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic.

In Nigeria, Doctors Turn to Basic Hygiene to Slow Covid-19

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July 1, 2020

As the coronavirus pandemic spreads through Africa’s most populous country, a health foundation pushes for better access to water, sanitation and hygiene.

HotSpots H2O: In Somalia, Covid-19 Compounds Water Stress

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June 29, 2020

The fragile situation for herders in Somalia and Somaliland, where harsh weather has stripped the land of food and water, is being exacerbated by the spread of Covid-19.

Uniting classic journalism and data literacy, Circle of Blue informs global audiences about the growing competition between water, food, and energy in a changing climate.

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Five Things You Need to Know About WASH and Covid-19

July 8, 2020

Here are five things you need to know about Water Access, Sanitation, Hygiene (WASH), and Covid-19.

Brazil’s Covid And Water Crisis: On The Front Lines With Photojournalist Tommaso Protti

July 7, 2020

Reporting from the front lines in Brazil, one of the new epicenters of the coronavirus, where water is a central issue in combatting the disease.

In Nigeria, Doctors Turn to Basic Hygiene to Slow Covid-19

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July 1, 2020

As the coronavirus pandemic spreads through Africa’s most populous country, a health foundation pushes for better access to water, sanitation and hygiene.

Coronavirus, After Delay, Arrives in Bangladesh's Refugee Camps

June 26, 2020

One threat for Rohingya Muslims collides with another.

North Carolina, In Early Stages of Financial Review, Sees Potentially Large Number of Distressed Water Systems

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June 25, 2020

North Carolina officials are working to develop a rating system that would identify public water and sewer providers at risk of financial failure.

Remarkable Drop in Colorado River Water Use a Sign of Climate Adaptation

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June 17, 2020

Use of Colorado River water in the three states of the river’s lower basin fell to a 33-year low in 2019.

Uganda wants people to leave flooded wetlands - and not come back

June 14, 2020

Authorities have been trying to clear the wetlands around Africa’s biggest lake for years. This year’s flooding may have helped their case.

Feds Propose River Temperature Limits to Protect Salmon in Pacific Northwest

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June 11, 2020

EPA seeks to keep Columbia and Lower Snake rivers from cooking…

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IOM Constructs New Water Purification Facilities in Sierra Leone

July 10, 2020/0 Comments/in Water News /by Circle Blue

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the Office of National Security in Sierra Leone constructed new water purification facilities to support those without access to clean water during the pandemic. The facilities were installed in five communities, including a resettlement area called Mile Six on the outskirts of the capital, Freetown. The solar-powered water […]

Gov. Whitmer to Extend Michigan Water Shutoff Protections to End of 2020

July 9, 2020/0 Comments/in Water News /by Circle Blue

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced Wednesday she will extend an executive order protecting state residents from water shutoffs through the end of the year. In addition to the order, Whitmer signed a bill last week that will allocate $25 million to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services to reimburse water utilities that forgive […]

U.K. Program Pilots Covid-19 Detection System in Wastewater

July 8, 2020/0 Comments/in Water News /by Circle Blue

Scientists will begin a £1m research program in the United Kingdom for detecting the new coronavirus in wastewater. Since a majority of people who have contracted SARS-CoV-2 may shed the virus in their feces, a sewage-based surveillance system could serve as a warning for future outbreaks. The program, led by the UK Center of Ecology […]

What’s Up With Water – July 6, 2020

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

- Puerto Rico, where the governor declared a state of emergency because a severe drought is affecting the island’s water supplies.
- Australia, where government authorities announced the first distributions from a federal drought resilience fund that was established in 2018
- How an international research team found a tight link between rising greenhouse gas emissions, a warming planet, and changes in water availability during dry seasons.

This week, Circle of Blue reports on coronavirus prevention in Nigeria.

Circle of Blue · What's Up With Water - 7.6.20

Special Features

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.

Read The Full Series Here

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.

Read The Full Series Here

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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.

Daily Summary of Global Water News

Ohio plans to lift its Covid-19 moratorium on water shutoffs, while Michigan extends restorations through the end of 2020. China says it will put more funding toward water conservancy and flood prevention projects. Climate disasters are displacing millions of people worldwide each year, disproportionately affecting women and girls. Some residents of Sudan fear the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam will destroy their livelihoods, while others hope the project will mitigate the effects of flooding. Read More

Weekly Digest of U.S. Water Policy and Trends.

The House approves a $1.5 trillion infrastructure package. The House climate change committee releases its blueprint for a clean energy economy. Federal agencies indicate they will prepare environmental reviews of a sediment diversion project in Louisiana and a contested copper-nickel mine in northern Minnesota. Oregon Democrats introduce a Western water conservation and infrastructure bill in the Senate, while a Pennsylvania representative wants a plan to help communities in the Ohio River basin respond to climate change. BPA eliminates a rate surcharge that will save money for electric utilities in the Pacific Northwest. And lastly, the Department of Energy looks to fund projects that capture energy from water and wastewater treatment. 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: Conflict and Covid-19 Disrupt Water Supplies in Ukraine

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July 6, 2020

Aerial bombardment as part of a years-long conflict has once again upset water supplies in eastern Ukraine, leaving many civilians without running water in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic.

HotSpots H2O: In Somalia, Covid-19 Compounds Water Stress

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June 29, 2020

The fragile situation for herders in Somalia and Somaliland, where harsh weather has stripped the land of food and water, is being exacerbated by the spread of Covid-19.

HotSpots H2O: Aid Groups Airlift Water and Sanitation Supplies to Venezuela

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June 22, 2020

Deteriorating conditions have led to chronic shortages of food, medicine, and running water, in Venezuela amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

HotSpots H2O: Water, Sanitation Services Face Shutdown in Yemen as Aid Funding Falls Short

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June 15, 2020

Aid operations to offset the deprivations of war are at risk of collapse in Yemen as funding falters, the United Nations warned last week.

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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.

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.

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.

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.

Lara Fowler: Processes, Success Stories, and Breaking Out of Silos

September 22, 2019

Lara Fowler discusses breaking silos, establishing processes, success stories, and more.

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.

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.

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.

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.

ChokePoint:

The conflicting demand for water, food, and energy is the defining challenge of our century. Global Choke Point, a collaboration between Circle of Blue and the Wilson Center, explores the peril and promise with frontline reporting, data, and policy expertise.

No one is better positioned to deliver groundbreaking knowledge on the critical resource of global water than Circle of Blue.

Ian Bremmer, President, Eurasia Group

Changing the face of journalism.

American Academy of Arts and Sciences

The combining of journalism, science, data, design and convening power is an innovative model that works.

Hon. Jane Harmon, President, Wilson Center

To respond to the world’s greatest, most urgent challenges, we need trusted information, clear context, and solutions-focused dialogue. Circle of Blue cuts through the complexities of global development. Through knowledge and informed action, we can make a better future.

Henrik Skovby, Executive Chairman, Dalberg Group

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

Breaking Water News

Uniting classic journalism and data literacy, Circle of Blue informs global audiences about the growing competition between water, food, and energy in a changing climate.

Latest Stories

Special Features

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

After Fair Bluff Flooded

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

Daily Summary of Global Water News

Weekly Digest of U.S. Water Policy and Trends.

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.

Water Multimedia

Transformation Maps

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

ChokePoint:

The conflicting demand for water, food, and energy is the defining challenge of our century. Global Choke Point, a collaboration between Circle of Blue and the Wilson Center, explores the peril and promise with frontline reporting, data, and policy expertise.

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