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The Stream, March 24: India-Pakistan Water Disputes

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A 330-megawatt dam under construction in the Indus River Basin…

The Stream, February 22: Cholera and Climate

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Investing 2 percent, or roughly $1.3 trillion, of the global…

Cholera in Haiti — The Climate Connection

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Researchers explain the correlation between environmental interactions and human health, as reported infections climb to 10,000 cases.

Flood-Devastated Benin Requests Millions for Emergency Aid

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Torrential rains threaten to plunge the West African nation into crisis.

Flooding Causes Cholera Outbreak Spread in Cameroon

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

The War on Tap Water: An Exclusive Excerpt from Peter Gleick’s Bottled and Sold

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"The growth of the bottled water industry is a story about 21st century controversies and contradictions: poverty versus glitterati; perception versus reality; private gain versus public loss of the last century."

2010 Stockholm Water Prize Awarded to American Water and Public Health Expert

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Stockholm Water Prize Laureate is American Rita Colwell, for her research into preventing waterborne infectious diseases.

Displaced Zimbabwean Farmers Set Down Roots in Nigeria

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Niger RiverImporting technical knowledge from Zimbabwean migrants is part of the Nigerian government's plan to increase food self-sufficiency

Cholera Returns to Zimbabwe

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Zimbabwe Cholera OutbreakZimbabwe and international organizations fear another cholera outbreak might spread in the African country after 12 new cases of the waterborne disease were registered in a rural district last week

Cholera Outbreak is Over but Aid Officials Expect the Worst

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cholera The Zimbabwean Ministry of Health announced that the worst African cholera outbreak in 15 years had ended after 10 months. However, with the rainy season approaching in late October, international aid organizations warned that another epidemic is likely to hit the country.

Australian Aid Flows to Zimbabwe for Water, Sanitation and Health

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

Remember Zimbabwe? It’s Much Worse Now.

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Friday was to mark the end of U.S. sanctions against Mugabe's…