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The Smoke of Change: Indigenous Colombians Pray for Water Conservation

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More than 40 years ago, Colombian writer Gabriel Garcia Marquez…

Drought Boils Bitter Cup of Tea for India

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Significantly reduced tea production in comparison with the first three months of 2008.

Hope Shines Through Rain Clouds in Cyprus

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When rain falls in Cyprus, it immediately floods news headlines.…

Ethiopia Dam Erodes Local Relations

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The air in Ethiopia may catch fire, as plans for a new hydroelectric…

Worldwide Drought May Soon Knock on Britain’s Door

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Facing severe water shortages, England now offers its citizens…

Peace Pipes & Smoking Guns: Southern Ethiopia’s Struggle for Water

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Water may be declared a human right, but such declarations…

Australian Aid Flows to Zimbabwe for Water, Sanitation and Health

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Beleaguered Zimbabweans can look forward to at least $10 million…

Is Management Just for Men? 5th World Water Forum Calls Gender into Question

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For centuries women have been responsible for water use --…

Monsoon of Ash: Drought Ravaged Australia on Fire

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Parched to a crisp, Australia's prayers for rain seem to have…

Light Rains Bring Little Relief to the Horn of Africa

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ETHIOPIA -- Months of drought have decimated cattle populations…

Drought Causing Mass Migration, Increased Violence in Kenya

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ISIOLO, Kenya -- For farmers in parched north-eastern Kenya,…

Sierra Leone Fights Corruption, Improves Sanitation

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FREETOWN, Sierra Leone -- In a country endowed with natural…