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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.
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Flood-Devastated Benin Requests Millions for Emergency Aid
Torrential rains threaten to plunge the West African nation into crisis.
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Looming Asian Water Crisis Requires Billions in Annual Improvements, ADB Says
The finance institution urges for more public-private partnerships.
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Peter Gleick: The Human Right to Water, at Last
I've often daydreamed about what an alien civilization would think about Earth if it were ever to come visit.
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Egyptian NGO Wins UN Prize for Water and Sanitation Projects
The United Nation's World Habitat Award honors community-based model for clean drinking water and sanitation.
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U.S. State Department Releases Annual Report on Water Aid
An assessment of U.S. spending for water aid shows that funding from USAID has increased, while Millennium Challenge water grants decreased.
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Flooding Causes Cholera Outbreak Spread in Cameroon
Cameroon’s worst cholera outbreak since 2004 has killed at least 100 people and could spread to neighboring countries.
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Peter Gleick: The Human Right to Water (and Sanitation)
Peter Gleick applauds the UN General Assembly's declaration: "the right to safe and clean drinking water and sanitation as a human right that is essential for the full enjoyment of life and all human rights."
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UN Declares Access to Water and Sanitation a Human Right
While 122 of the 192 member states voted in favor of the resolution, the U.S. abstained.
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Secretary Clinton Announces Pakistan Water Program
U.S. aid projects focus on city water systems, clean drinking water, dam construction and irrigation.
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Ugandans Return Home to a Demolished Water Infrastructure
More than 20 years of conflict in northern Uganda have led to an abandoned and destroyed water infrastructure, as most citizens lack access to sanitary drinking water.
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Q&A: Ned Breslin on Rethinking Hydro-Philanthropy in Water Aid
There’s often a major disconnect between good intentions and long-term positive change, especially in an era of turmoil where philanthropy can sometimes do more harm than good.