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Q&A: Ned Breslin on Rethinking Hydro-Philanthropy in Water Aid
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There’s often a major disconnect between good intentions and long-term positive change, especially in an era of turmoil where philanthropy can sometimes do more harm than good.
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Alaska Receives New Applications for Bulk Water Removal
While bulk water sales haven't been completed, three new applications show interest is still strong.
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Indigenous People from Ecuador to Louisiana Forge Alliances Against Global Oil Spills
Indigenous leaders from Amazon rainforests to Bayou swamplands.
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Parag Khanna: How Resource Scarcity Will Lead to a New Global Order
The new global order looks more like a global disorder right now.
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African, Asian Nations Top Latest Water Security Risk Index
A new report furthers the hypothesis that water stress serves as a catalyst for conflict.
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Best of Aspen Ideas Festival 2009
Enjoy a compilation of highlights from the 2009 Aspen Ideas…
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Floods in Myanmar and Bangladesh Displace Thousands, Dozens Dead
Thousands are left homeless along the Naf River border of Bangladesh and Myanmar due to flash floods.
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California’s Central Valley to Get More Water
As the state recovers from a three-year drought and copes with a deteriorating water infrastructure, the nation's food supply just got a boost.
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Countries Move Forward with Nile Treaty Despite Egypt’s Objections
A weekend meeting of the Nile basin water ministers does not resolve treaty impasse.
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$US9.3 Billion Spent to Protect Watersheds in 2008, Report Says
A report by researchers at Ecosystem Marketplace is the first to catalogue the dollar value of payments to landowners for watershed protection.
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Monsoon Season, Water Shortages Worsen Health Conditions in Nepal
The Nepalese government plans to improve sanitation access to combat water-borne diseases.
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Himalayan Outburst Lakes May Be Increasing GLOFs
More research needed to understand risk of glacial floods.