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The Stream, March 22: World Water Day 2011
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The New York Times compares the water markets and policies of…
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The Stream, February 23: The Strategic Power of Water
Some 50 million environmental refugees will flood the global…
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The Stream, February 18: Africa’s Food Industry
Rising food prices have already pushed 44 million people in developing…
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Egypt’s Assets in Ethiopia May Help Ease Tensions Over Nile River
The African country reaches out to its Nile Basin neighbor.
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Study Shows Malaria Infections Increase Near Ethiopian Dam
Reservoirs and stagnant streams created by dams can be conducive for mosquito breeding.
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Egyptian Drinking Water Threatened by Nile Oil Spill
Water purification stations shut down to prevent polluted water from entering filters.
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Q&A: James G. Workman on the Bushmen’s Fight for Water Rights and 21st Century Hydro-Democracy
Workman says chances of the Botswanian government returning water rights to the Bushmen as 'pretty slim.'
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James Workman: Who Owns the Rain—When Thirsty Democracies Deny Individual Liberty to Water
James G. Workman reflects on a recent ruling that compromises the water rights of the Bushmen.
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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.
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PlayPump not a Panacea for Africa’s Water Problems
A technology once heralded as a simple solution to Africa’s drinking water problem now stands as a broken, unused and poorly planned reminder of international water aid’s latest misstep.
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Q&A: Ned Breslin on Rethinking Hydro-Philanthropy in Water Aid
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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Heart of Dryness: Reversing the Politics of Water Scarcity from the Kalahari to Suburbia
The final installment of our seven-part series of excerpts from James G. Workman's Heart of Dryness examines how we define water rights for the Bushmen in Botswana as well as suburbanites in the U.S.