Special: Without Water
The struggle over water resources is set to become one of the great challenges of the 21st century, and has been identified as one of the UN’s Millennium Development Goals. The clip above is from the documentary Dead in the Water.
Rainwater Harvest in Indonesia The island of Alor, Indonesia only receives a few months of rain a year. This means severe lack of clean drinking water, a problem that due to climate change, is likely to get worse. Click here to watch. | |
Jordan, already one of the world's top 10 water-poor countries. As water shortages grow, more and more rural communities are turning into ghost towns and abandoned farm land into deserts. Watch here. | |
Maude Barlow: The Global Water Crisis In this episode of FORA.tv, author and activist Maude Barlow warns of a coming global ecological crisis resulting from a scarcity of clean drinking water. Click here for airtimes. | |
Global Pulse: Water Divides the World Americans use more water per capita than the people of any other nation, yet we argue over how to use it. In poorer nations, the connection between wealth and water runs closer to the surface. | |
This documentary focuses on the highly successful efforts of one humanitarian organization, East Meets West, to bring safe drinking water to rural communities in Vietnam. Click here for more info. | |
This episode of The Planet looks at the toll economic growth takes on the planet. While the world’s population continues to grow, the earth’s resources, remain finite. Click here for air times. |
Earth Focus Interview: Fred Pearce Earth Focus travels to London to interview British journalist and author Fred Pearce about why future water management may involve going back to ancient traditions. Click here to watch. | |
| Earth Focus Interview: Geoff Dabelko Correspondent Miles Benson interviews Geoff Dabelko, of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington D.C. on water and national security. Click here to watch. | |
| Earth Focus Interview: Erik Peterson Earth Focus correspondent Miles Benson interviews Erik Peterson of the Center for Strategic and International Studies on water policy priorities. Click here to watch. | |
| Earth Focus: Episode 10 This episode covers the challenges of water and sanitation featuring the American Soutwest water crisis and news from World Water Week in Stockholm. | |
Earth Focus Interview: David Douglas Correspondent Miles Benson interviews David Douglas founder of the non-profit Waterlines and Water Advocates, which both work to bring clean water to those in need. Watch here. | |
This episode features water advocate David Douglas & filmmaker Irena Salina, highlighing some of their films including "Water First" and "Flow: For the Love of Water." | |
Learn about a new invention called the Watercone that creates fresh drinkable water by generating 6 to 7 glasses of drinkable water a day using only the power of the sun. Click to watch. |
In March 2009 the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) issued a Declaration on U.S. Policy and the Global Challenge of Water, which has been endorsed by over 35 leaders from business, government, and academia.
Click here to download a PDF version of the report, and read more about this declaration and the seven action steps it is asking the U.S. President to adopt.
Will the wars of the 21st century be fought over water? The health of the human race and the global eco-system largely depends on access to clean water and sanitation. Yet, according to the UNDP over 1 billion people worldwide lack access to clean water, and 2.4 billion do not have access to basic sanitation. With water and sanitation having such a heavy impact on poverty and economic and social development, political stability in water-deficient countries is in jeopardy.
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The Value of Water
Huffington Post - November 20, 2009
Bali warned of clean water crisis
The Jakarta Post - November 20, 2009
US navy braces for Arctic resources fight
ABC News - November 20, 2009
Melting sea ice dilutes water, endangers sea life
Reuters - November 19, 2009
Mexican youth flee drought
Al Jazeera English - November 17, 2009
Arab experts predict Mideast water wars
UPI - November 13, 2009
Water discovery fuels hope to colonize moon
MSNBC - November 13,2009
Beware 'clean' water
Daily Nation - November 7, 2009
Venezuelans struggling with water shortages
Associated Press - November 7, 2009
Electricity blackouts in Ecuador
BBC - November 7, 2009
California Water Overhaul Caps Use
New York Times - November 4, 2009
Devastating drought alters life for Kenya nomads
Associated Press - November 1, 2009
Water and sanitation: Year two achievements and year three priorities
Guardian - November 2, 2009
Oxfam provides hygiene kits to flood survivors
Sify - October 29, 2009
A Drought-Stricken Land Offers Help With Water
New York Times - October 26, 2009
China's Water Needs Create Opportunities
New York Times - October 26, 2009
Ethiopia Requests $175 Million in Aid as Drought Crisis Looms
Wall Street Journal - October 23, 2009
Exxon Ordered to Pay $105 Million in New York Water Case
Wall Street Journal - October 19, 2009
UNESCO: drought forces 100,000 Iraqis from homes
Associated Press - October 13, 2009
Iran comes to Iraq's aid over water problem
Press TV - October 11, 2009
Yemen water crisis builds
Los Angeles Times - October 11, 2009
Water shortage following Tonga disasters
Australia Network News - October 5, 2009
Oxfam: drought threatens 6.2 million Ethiopians
Reuters AlertNet - October 5, 2009
Water: The Myth of Bottled
Green and Save - October 5, 2009
Drought, Dams Force Iraqi Farmers To Abandon Crops
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty - October 2, 2009
Indonesia Earthquake Survivors Lack Food, Clean Water, Shelter
Bloomberg - October 2, 2009
Rainwater harvesting to fight drought in Masaka
Daily Monitor - September 30, 2009
Flood-ravaged Philippine capital on disease alert
AFP - September 28, 2009
Guangzhou-Drought in Guangdong aggravated
Xinhua - September 27, 2009
Water shortage in Mexico City could echo the global water issue
Digital Journal - September 27, 2009
Drought pushes 23 mln E Africans toward severe hunger: Oxfam
Xinhua - September 25, 2009
SKorea leader urges UN to boost water cooperation
AFP - September 24, 2009
NEPAL: Kathmandu faces worsening water crisis
IRIN - September 24, 2009
Kenya: Tea Farmers Set to Earn More Despite Drought
allAfrica - September 21, 2009
Turkey allows more water to drought-ravaged Iraq
Reuters - September 19, 2009
Guatemala Gripped by Severe Drought
Voice of America - September 19, 2009
Drought grips region
Tehran Times - September 16, 2009
Home Filtering Systems Provide Best Drinking Water Protection
Reuters - September 14, 2009
Turkey floods highlight need for climate change adaptation
World Wildlife Fund - September 11, 2009
KENYA: Water shortages lead to cholera outbreaks
IRIN - September 10, 2009
India's rain brings crop of doubt
Asia Times Online - September 10, 2009
Turkish flooding kills 31
UPI - September 9, 2009
Video: Turkey floods cause havoc
Al Jazeera English - September 9, 2009
Mexico's Water Shortage Turning into Food Crisis
Treehugger - September 8, 2009
Lush Land Dries Up, Withering Kenya’s Hopes
New York Times - September 7, 2009
Mexico water shortage becomes crisis amid drought
Los Angeles Times - September 7, 2009
Fish kill total may be up to 4 million, setting record
ENCToday.com - September 7, 2009
Rwanda: Industrialists Speak Out On Water Shortage
allAfrica.com - September 4, 2009
Drought Withers Iraqi Farms, Food Supplies
NPR - September 3, 2009
Study: 1.6 billion face water, food threat in Asia
AP - September 2, 2009
Circus billionaire plans show from space
Reuters - September 2, 2009
California's Man-Made Drought
Wall Street Journal - September 2, 2009
When in drought, be sure to conserve precious water
SanLuisObispo.com - September 2, 2009
Creating The Ultimate Drought-Resistant Lawn/Pasture Grass
Science Daily - August 31, 2009
Nepalese suffering water shortage
Times of the Internet - August 28, 2009
Four crucial resources that may run out in your lifetime
GizMag - August 27, 2009
Eagle Scout hopeful Dorros: Helping to keep town water clean
Andover Townsman - August 27, 2009
U.S. finds water polluted near gas-drilling sites
Reuters - August 27, 2009
Water shortage threatens two million people in southern Iraq
guardian.co.uk - August 26, 2009
Wastewater from food plants getting into wells
Associated Press - August 20, 2009
Kenyans are currently faced with a water shortage crisis
Relief Web - August 19, 2009
Kenya moves to deal with drought crisis
Daily Nation - August 18, 2009
Asia faces food shortage without water reform: UN
AFP - August 17, 2009
Obama Administration to begin taking action on California water crisis
San Francisco Examiner - August 16, 2009
Drought and Famine: Ethiopia's Cycle Continues
TIME - August 15, 2009
Why water supply is so troublesome in Taiwan
Taipei Times - August 12, 2009
Turkey offers water for Iraqi crackdown on Kurdish rebels
Christian Science Monitor - August 11, 2009
Worse times ahead as Mwea faces acute water shortage
The Standard (Nairobi, Kenya) - August 11, 2009
Why Wasting Water Is So Damn Cheap
Ethiopian Review - August 11, 2009
Conserving water is key to dealing with drought
The China Post - August 8, 2009
From seawater to drinking water: Seawater desalination alleviates water shortage in Algeria
Water World - August 5, 2009
Rebuilt water and sanitation systems help heal scars of conflict in Georgia
Reuters AlertNet - August 3, 2009
Mumbai disrupted by water shortages
BBC News - August 2, 2009
Rebuilding hope along fabled marshes
San Francisco Chronicle - August 2, 2009
ZIMBABWE: Paying the water bill prevents cholera
IRIN - July 31, 2009
Iraq in throes of environmental catastrophe, experts say
Los Angeles Times - July 30, 2009
Fed-up South Africans lash out at Zuma's government
Los Angeles Times - July 30, 2009
Rethinking Women, Girls and Water Supply and Sanitation
Water World - July 30, 2009
Zimbabwe says cholera epidemic 'has ended'
AFP - July 30, 2009
Nigeria: 'Data Harmonisation, Key to Improved Water Access, Sanitation'
allAfrica.com - July 29, 2009
Water pollution responsible for high water tariffs
Ghana News Agency - July 28, 2009
The bottled water debate: Purely good or an expensive environmental hazard?
Pocono Record - July 28, 2009
ENVIRONMENT: Rich Nations Vulnerable to Water Disasters
IPS - July 28, 2009
NIGERIA: Thousands in water shortage protest
IRIN - July 22, 2009
Zim at risk of fresh cholera outbreak: UN
ZimOnline - July 22, 2009
Citizens suffering from acute water shortage
Daily Times (Pakistan) - July 22, 2009
UN warns of water shortage
The National (UAE) - July 22, 2009
Iraq water shortage rings alarm bells
Alsumaria - July 21, 2009
Egypt's water needs to surpass resources by 2017
Ethiopian Review (Reuters) - July 21, 2009
160,000 people suffer water shortage as drought hits NE China
Xinhua - July 20, 2009
Food products should carry 'water footprint' information, says report
Guardian.co.uk - July 20, 2009
Villagers block highway to protest shortage of potable water
Indopia (India) - July 20, 2009
Molokai water shortage could become crisis
The Maui News - July 19, 2009
Water shortage causing huge loss to livestock
The Nation (Pakistan) - July 17, 2009
Africa Feature: Water shortage hits Nairobi
Xinhua - July 17, 2009
11m Ghanaians do not have access to safe drinking water
Ghana News - July 16, 2009
Damon's his name, water's his game
SF Examiner - July 15, 2009
Kenya: Urban Centres Face Acute Water Shortage
AllAfrica.com - July 12, 2009
Clean, Sexy Water
New York Times (OpEd) - July 11, 2009
G8 to build stronger partnership with Africa on water, sanitation
Xinhua - July 10, 2009
Jordan Struggles over Severe Water Shortage
NTDTV - Jul 9, 2009
Mumbai faces acute water shortage
BBC News - July 7, 2009
Better water management key to tacking Afghan poverty, UN envoy says
UN News Centre - July 7, 2009
First water forum to be held in October
Ghana News Agency - July 7, 2009
Despair flows as fields go dry and unemployment rises
Los Angeles Times - July 6, 2009
Dry California Sucks Up Federal Water Recycling Dollars
Environment News Service - July 6, 2009
Water shortage leaves RAK residents high and dry
gulfnews.com - July 5, 2009
Farmers term water shortage a conspiracy
The Nation - July 5, 2009
South Florida water shortage ended
Miami Herald - July 2, 2009
Water Should Be a Human Right
Wired Science - June 30, 2009
Truth drought: California's real shortfall
San Francisco Chronicle (blog) - June 30, 2009
Schwarzenegger Urges Immediate Action to Manage Dire Effects of California Water Shortage Crisis
Imperial Valley News (CA) - June 29, 2009
Water shortage affecting humans, livestock in Somali Region
Ethiopian Review - June 29, 2009
San Diego Learns How to Recycle Water
KPBS - June 25, 2009
City areas reel under water shortage
Times of Indiea - June 24, 2009
Water Crisis
Tehran Times - June 23, 2009
Drought looming large, minister looks to rain god for help
The Hindu - June 23, 2009
Governor gets firsthand look at water shortage
Frezno Bee - June 20, 2009
MIDEAST: Attack on Water Brings Sanitation Crisis
IPS - June 18, 2009
KENYA: Water shortage increases cholera toll
IRIN News - June 17, 2009
FACTBOX: Facts on world's water shortage
Reuters - June 16, 2009
Blame 'shortage' on misguided environmentalists
Sacramento Bee - June 14, 2009
Can MC tackle shortage?
Times of India - June 12, 2009
Jumbos facing acute water crisis in Rajasthan
Economic Times (India) - June 8, 2009
Lack of funding, governance compound Jordan's water woes
Zawya (UAE) - June 8, 2009
Water shortage in Nairobi to worsen
Kenya Broadcasting Corporation - June 4, 2009
Sri Lanka Tamils 'facing misery'
BBC News - June 1, 2009
Bangladesh cyclone diarrhoea fear
BBC News - May 29, 2009
Overcoming the stigma of ‘toilet-to-tap’ water
San Diego News Network - May 27, 2009
Rainwater harvesting – An alternative to water crisis
The Morung Express (India) - May 24, 2009
Villagers lift road blockade made against water shortage
Kashmirlive.com - May 22, 2009
The World Water Crisis: High Cost, Low Priority
Miller-McCune.com (Santa Barbara) - May 22, 2009
Sierra Leone: New England Ville Craves for Water, Sanitation
allAfrica.com - May 22, 2009
Farmers 'endangering SA's water security'
Independent Online (Cape Town) - May 21, 2009
San Jose Imposes Water Restrictions
KCBS - May 20, 2009
Water Woes: It's back to square one
The Times of India - May 18, 2009
SA's water supply threatened by theft, illegal irrigation (SAICE)
Engineering News - May 18, 2009
Water, Food, Fiber, Fuel and Finances Focus of World Ag Forum
AgWired (Blog) - May 17, 2009
Rooftop tanks are not the answer
Green buildings must take water conservation and flooding into account
Bangkok Post - May 14, 2009
MADAGASCAR: Education Hampered by Lack of Clean Water
IPS (Italy) - May 13, 2009
Some US soldiers forced to steal water in Iraq
TXCN.com - May 12, 2009
Worst drought in decade deepens Somalia crisis - UN
Reuters - May 12, 2009
Five years delay to channel Southern water to Beijing
People's Daily Online (China) - May 11, 2009
Brazilians avoid deadly reptiles in fleeing floods
Associated Press - May 8, 2009
Recycling key to preserving clean water for world
Atlanta Georgia Constitution (OpEd) - May 7, 2009
Opposition to raise water shortage issue
Times of India - May 7, 2009
400 villages in state complain of water shortage
The Statesman (Kolkata,India) - May 6, 2009
Better Water Use Could Reduce Future Food Crises
Science Daily - May 5, 2009
Water and sanitation critically needed for Sri Lankaos war-affected
CARE International UK - May 5, 2009
Drinking water, it should be simple
Green Right Now - May 4, 2009
Thousands to benefit through Metito Backed HAI Water Relief Program
AME Info - May 3, 2009
SOMALIA: Safer water in Somaliland
IRIN - April 30, 2009
Women and Water: A Forgotten Glass Ceiling
OneWorld US, OneWorld UK, Water Advocates, The Huffington Post - April 29, 2009
War over water
Manila Times (OpEd) - April 28, 2009
Water reuse will stave off shortage
Times of India - April 27, 2009
Reducing Water Footprint can Positively Impact Global Water Crisis
Gant Daily - April 27, 2009
Dhaka gone crazy: Heat, outage, water crisis cripple city life
The Daily Star - April 27, 2009
Stemming the water wars
Guardian.co.uk (OpEd) - April 26, 2009
Earth Day Talk Focuses On Population, Consumption
Georgetown University News - April 25, 2009
The winds of change: How Denmark is leading the green movement
Instead Knowledge - April 24, 2009
Get used to curbing water use, Californians told
MSNBC - April 24, 2009
Global water crisis feeds the roots of conflict and disease
Detroit Free Press - April 23, 2009
Wasting water
Stabroek News - April 23, 2009
Drought, new threat to stability in Iraq's Diyala
People's Daily Online (China) - April 21, 2009
Palestinian water crisis deepens
BBC News - April 20, 2009
Water supply in a mess as usual
The Times of India - April 19, 2009
Ghana: NGOs Rescue Basic School Children From Water Crisis
allAfrica.com - April 17, 2009
Water projects to get $260 million of stimulus
San Francisco Chronicle - April 16, 2009
Wasteful habits the source of global water shortage
Irish Times - April 16, 2009
China Faces a Water Crisis
Business Week - April 15, 2009
Water is going down the drain
San Francisco Chronicle - April 14, 2009
Nigeria: Water Shortage Hits Border Communities in Yobe
allAfrica.com - April 12, 2009
Lupe Fiasco Raising Awareness About Water Shortage
Contactmusic.com - April 12, 2009
Water Crises — Global But Close To Home Too
Nation's Cities Weekly - Apr 12, 2009
Water shortage problem hits (PM’s) home
Kuensel Online - April 11, 2009
YEMEN: Spotlight on water contamination
IRIN - April 9, 2009
Ngilu: Water crisis a national problem
Kenya Broadcasting Corporation - April 8, 2009
Israel launches water crisis management campaigns
Israel Today - April 7, 2009
UN warns of rising demand for clean water
High Plains Journal - April 3, 2009
Major crops to suffer due to water shortage during Kharif
Daily Times (Pakistan) - April 3, 2009
Iraq blames neighbors for water shortage
AP Wire - Apr 1, 2009
'Clean water provides lasting solution to cholera'
ZimOnline - March 31, 2009
GUINEA-BISSAU: Instability deprives people of clean water
IRIN News - March 31, 2009
Nigeria: Residents Taste First Clean Water in 10 Years
allAfrica.com - March 30, 2009
SW China's Yunnan marks World Water Day
Xinhua - March 24, 2009
Tracking the ‘Water Footprint’
New York Times - March 24, 2009
USAID World Water Day Statement
Fox Business - March 23, 2009
World Water Day
The Times of India - March 22, 2009
Chilean Town Withers in Free Market for Water
New York Times - March 14, 2009
Quest for clean water may lead to war, UN says
Detroit Free Press - March 13, 2009
Deadly cholera epidemic threatens to become an annual crisis
Reuters - February 18, 2009
South Africa: The Quiet Water Crisis
IRIN News - February 4, 2009