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The Stream, January 2: Houston’s Leaky Pipes

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Houston's ailing pipeline system lost more than 18 billion gallons…

The Stream, October 28: Environmental Security in Latin America

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Environmental security is becoming a top priority in international…
Q&A: Dr. Peter Gleick on The World’s Water Volume 7

Q&A: Dr. Peter Gleick on The World’s Water Volume 7

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Peter Gleick, an internationally recognized water expert, tells Circle of Blue what has changed — and what has not — since the 2009 release of Volume 6. The Pacific Institute's biannual report analyzes how water relates to climate change, corporate interests, and policy reform.

The Stream, September 18: Environmental Surveys

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The European Commission will give Pakistan additional $8.96 million…

The Stream, September 20: Biggest Dam Removal in U.S. History

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The United States has started a $27 million project to remove…

The Stream, May 3: Nile River Treaty?

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Local protests against mining and energy projects in Peru are…

The Stream, April 20: Damming the Rivers

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Despite international pressure to freeze the development of the…

The Stream, March 18: Japan and Haiti

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Fuel shortages, heavy snowfall and freezing weather are hampering…

Peter Gleick: Water, Climate Change, and International Security

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It would be nice if water resources fell neatly into national political boundaries. It would be nice if countries that shared water resources cooperated more. It would be nice if climate change wasn't a growing threat to the stocks and flows of water around the world.

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.

African States Fail to Agree on Nile River Allocations

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nileriver Last week, the water ministers of the nine Nile River Basin countries postponed the signing of a new water-sharing treaty that has already flamed up diplomatic tensions between upstream and downstream nations in the region.