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The Stream, August 11: Australia’s Climate Change Debate
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Climate-change wrangling in Australia has descended into death…
The Stream, August 10: Toxins in Drinking Water
There are about 6,000 toxins that the U.S. Environmental Protection…
United Nations Urges Ethiopia to Suspend Gibe III Dam Construction
In June, a committee concluded that the construction of the dam endangered the existence of Lake Turkana, the largest desert lake in the world and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The Stream, August 1: Land-grabbing in Ethiopia
Human rights group Survival International has accused the Ethiopian…
Worsening Humanitarian Crisis: Unprecedented Drought and Famine in Horn of Africa
The drought has gripped large regions of eastern Africa, leaving an estimated 11 million people in need of humanitarian assistance, and is likely to continue for much of the year, according to the United Nations.
The Stream, July 15: Central Asia’s Climate-Water-Energy-Food Nexus
Peabody Energy Corp. will pursue a giant coal-mine project in…
The Stream, July 11: Desperate Hunger Looms in the Horn of Africa
An unprecedented drought, instability and higher global food…
Water Conflict: Violence Erupts Along Ethiopia-Kenya Water-stressed Border
Severe droughts have added stress to an ongoing dispute between two neighboring ethnic groups near Lake Turkana — the border between the two nations — which has culminated in a series of violent attacks.
The Stream, June 15: The Cost of Nuclear Phase-Out
A survey by the Asahi newspaper shows that nearly three-quarters…
The Stream, May 3: Nile River Treaty?
Local protests against mining and energy projects in Peru are…
The Stream, April 20: Damming the Rivers
Despite international pressure to freeze the development of the…
The Stream, April 8: Street Battles and Bacterial Nightmares
Cote d’Ivoire
IRIN News reports that the fighting in Abidjan,…