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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
The African country reaches out to its Nile Basin neighbor.

Study Shows Malaria Infections Increase Near Ethiopian Dam
Reservoirs and stagnant streams created by dams can be conducive for mosquito breeding.

Nile Basin Initiative Celebrates 10-year Anniversary
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
The air in Ethiopia may catch fire, as plans for a new hydroelectric…

Peace Pipes & Smoking Guns: Southern Ethiopia’s Struggle for Water
Water may be declared a human right, but such declarations…

Light Rains Bring Little Relief to the Horn of Africa
ETHIOPIA -- Months of drought have decimated cattle populations…

Overcoming the sanitation stigma: An interview with author Rose George
In an interview with Circle of Blue, freelance journalist and…

Rose George’s World of Human Waste and Why It Matters
What we should do about the dirty world of a dirty word
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Global Trends 2025: Water shortages threaten food security, energy supply and geopolitical stability
The word on the world is out and, water-wise, it is far from…