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The Stream, January 25: No Water for Timbuktu
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Africa
Water service, as well as electricity and phone service,…

The Stream, January 24: Conflict in Kenya
Violence broke out between the Massai and Kikuyu tribes in Kenya…

The Stream, September 19: A $700 Million Water Pipeline to Cyprus
Turkey is building a $US 700 million pipeline to transfer water…

The Stream, August 1: Urbanization and Rainstorm Connection
China
China canceled plans for a pipeline that would have dumped…

The Stream, July 18: Lima, Algal Blooms, and Tibetan Glaciers
New research based on 30 years of observation suggests that Harmful…

The Stream, April 23: Water Rates in the United States
Water rates will be slowly but steadily rising in the United…

The Stream, April 4: Water and Politics in South America
Under a new law, mining and oil companies in Peru will be required…

The Stream, February 29: Water Struggles At Fukushima
Asia
Water is essential for keeping Japan's damaged Fukushima…

The Stream, January 13: Water Pollution Looms In Lake Titicaca
Growing urban populations, poor infrastructure and unenforced…

Infographic: WASH and Urbanization — Providing Sanitation and Water Services by Country
Entry in the 2011 Urban Water Design Challenge, sponsored by Visualizing.org and Circle of Blue.

Stockholm World Water Week 2011: Megacities, Human Rights, Sanitation, Tech Tools, Energy, and Food
2,600 global experts. 100 sessions. Seven days. One issue: water.

Infographic: Urban Areas vs. Water Access Global Map
This is a global overview of the water access (as a percentage of population) and of the urban factor.