Posts

Export Agriculture Drains Latin America’s Water Supplies

0 Comments
/
Peruvian asparagus and Costa Rican pineapples illustrate the threats global agribusiness poses to the environment.

Peter Gleick: The Human Right to Water, at Last

2 Comments
/
I've often daydreamed about what an alien civilization would think about Earth if it were ever to come visit.

Egyptian NGO Wins UN Prize for Water and Sanitation Projects

1 Comment
/
The United Nation's World Habitat Award honors community-based model for clean drinking water and sanitation.

Peter Gleick: Time for a Drinking Water Fountain Renaissance

One of the reasons for the explosive growth in the sales of bottled water in the past two decades is the disappearance of public drinking water fountains.

Flooding Causes Cholera Outbreak Spread in Cameroon

1 Comment
/
Cameroon’s worst cholera outbreak since 2004 has killed at least 100 people and could spread to neighboring countries.

Peter Gleick: The Human Right to Water (and Sanitation)

0 Comments
/
Peter Gleick applauds the UN General Assembly's declaration: "the right to safe and clean drinking water and sanitation as a human right that is essential for the full enjoyment of life and all human rights."

Flooding Continues to Devastate Pakistan

1 Comment
/
Misery in Pakistan mounts as flooding hinders relief efforts; threatens to spread waterborne diseases.

Q&A: Thomas Bjelkeman-Pettersson Connecting Aid and Water Online at Akvo.org

0 Comments
/
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.

UN to Vote on Declaring Water a Human Right

0 Comments
/
The United Nations General Assembly will begin debating, and possibly vote on, a contentious and historic right-to-water resolution today.
Ugandans Return Home

Ugandans Return Home to a Demolished Water Infrastructure

2 Comments
/
More than 20 years of conflict in northern Uganda have led to an abandoned and destroyed water infrastructure, as most citizens lack access to sanitary drinking water.

African, Asian Nations Top Latest Water Security Risk Index

5 Comments
/
A new report furthers the hypothesis that water stress serves as a catalyst for conflict.

Monsoon Season, Water Shortages Worsen Health Conditions in Nepal

0 Comments
/
The Nepalese government plans to improve sanitation access to combat water-borne diseases.