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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…

Egypt’s Assets in Ethiopia May Help Ease Tensions Over Nile River

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The African country reaches out to its Nile Basin neighbor.

Study Shows Malaria Infections Increase Near Ethiopian Dam

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Reservoirs and stagnant streams created by dams can be conducive for mosquito breeding.

Nile Basin Initiative Celebrates 10-year Anniversary

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Many joint economic development projects have been completed, but an agreement on cooperative management of the river basin has not been signed.

Ethiopia Dam Erodes Local Relations

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

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

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

Light Rains Bring Little Relief to the Horn of Africa

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ETHIOPIA -- Months of drought have decimated cattle populations…

Overcoming the sanitation stigma: An interview with author Rose George

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In an interview with Circle of Blue, freelance journalist and…

Rose George’s World of Human Waste and Why It Matters

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What we should do about the dirty world of a dirty word by…

Global Trends 2025: Water shortages threaten food security, energy supply and geopolitical stability

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The word on the world is out and, water-wise, it is far from…