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Analysis: India Seen As Vital Player at Paris Climate Conference
Opportunity to shift from coal to cleaner energy is real and needed.
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Slowly, With Earth Pushing Hard, A Confederacy Of Concern Develops
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Circle of Blue Senior Editor Keith Schneider discusses how new energy-efficient, water-conserving, land-protecting operating principles are slowly becoming priorities around the world.
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Biggest Lakes in the World Under Pressure From Human and Environmental Threats
Across continents and hemispheres, a growing list of human and environmental pressures threaten the world’s largest lakes, inhibiting their ability to supply water, drive economic activity, preserve biodiversity, and sustain communities.
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The Stream, March 15: Disaster Losses Exceeded $100 Billion in 2012
Environmental Threats
Natural disasters cost the world approximately…
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Thomas Bjelkeman-Pettersson
After years in the IT industry, Thomas Bjelkeman-Pettersson went…
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The Stream, March 2: Where Did The Brahmaputra River’s Water Go?
As water levels dropped three meters (10 feet) in India's Brahmaputra…
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The Stream, November 4: Developing Countries Bear Environmental Burdens, UNDP Report Says
Developing countries are bearing the brunt of environmental burdens…
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Infographic: Urban Areas vs. Water Access Global Map
This is a global overview of the water access (as a percentage of population) and of the urban factor.
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Ned Breslin: Counted Like Sheep — Retooling the WASH Model’s “Beneficiary” Indicators (Part I)
I hate the word “beneficiary.” Beneficiary is a misleading indicator and driver of development assistance.
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U.S. State Department Releases Annual Report on Water Aid
An assessment of U.S. spending for water aid shows that funding from USAID has increased, while Millennium Challenge water grants decreased.
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Q&A: Thomas Bjelkeman-Pettersson Connecting Aid and Water Online at Akvo.org
Bjelkeman-Pettersson talked to Circle of Blue during the Tällberg Rework the World Conference in Sweden about sharing information to change the global direction on water and sanitation issues.