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Peter Gleick: Water Lessons from Singapore

June 6, 2010

"In a move with all sorts of political, economic, and environmental implications, the government of Singapore recently announced that it will not renew one of its two water agreements with its neighbor Malaysia."

Experts Name the Top 19 Solutions to the Global Freshwater Crisis

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May 24, 2010

"...Decisions executives make to respond to freshwater scarcity will penetrate almost every aspect of their business operations."

Singapore Will Cut Water Imports from Malaysia, Pursue Self-Sufficiency

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May 20, 2010

Infrastructure to succeed Malaysia import agreement, expiring in 2011.

Pakistan Installs Country’s First Urban Rainwater Harvesting System

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April 24, 2010

Pakistan’s first urban rainwater harvesting system has been installed in the capital city Islamabad.

British Company Creates Cheap, Small-Scale Desalination for Agriculture

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April 15, 2010

The new system, which uses sub-surface pipes to remove salts and deliver water to plants on demand, grew 200 prosopis trees in the United Arab Emirates' desert during a test-run.

Australia’s Adelaide: A Lesson for Urban Centers Facing the Global Water Crisis

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October 12, 2009

Australia’s fifth-largest city, Adelaide, could see its 1.3 million inhabitants relying more and more on bottled water over the next year, according to local politicians. Mounting consequences of climate change and sluggish national political action have led to high salinity levels and depletion of wildlife along the River Murray.