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Water and Climate Connection — Will It Make the COP-16 Negotiating Texts in Cancun?

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National delegations, in addition to interest groups, are pushing water higher on the climate agenda

Businesses Get New Blueprint for Managing Water Risks

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New guide from U.N. Global Compact’s CEO Water Mandate outlines how corporations can successfully engage in water policy and management.

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.

Peter Gleick: The Human Right to Water, at Last

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I've often daydreamed about what an alien civilization would think about Earth if it were ever to come visit.

Egyptian NGO Wins UN Prize for Water and Sanitation Projects

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The United Nation's World Habitat Award honors community-based model for clean drinking water and sanitation.

Drought Aggravates Extreme Poverty in Syria

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Ongoing drought in Syria is causing acute water shortages, food insecurity and economic uncertainty.

Peter Gleick: The Human Right to Water (and Sanitation)

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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."

UN to Vote on Declaring Water a Human Right

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The United Nations General Assembly will begin debating, and possibly vote on, a contentious and historic right-to-water resolution today.

Floods in Myanmar and Bangladesh Displace Thousands, Dozens Dead

Thousands are left homeless along the Naf River border of Bangladesh and Myanmar due to flash floods.

70 Percent of Himalayan Glaciers Gone by Next Century, Studies Say

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Photographic and scientific evidence shows that the melting third pole is still devastating the region

Blooming Controversy: What Is Killing the Wildlife in Kenya’s Lake Naivasha?

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Drought, flower farms, and pesticides are damaging the already shallow lake.

UN Claims of Greater Access to Drinking Water Are ‘Baloney,’ Water Expert Says

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Water quality is a serious problem that is not properly acknowledged, says top water expert and adviser Asit Biswas.