share Turning air into water Even in the driest of deserts, there’s a hidden water source: the air. Read more »
share Spotlight on Young Global Leader: Heather Fleming Heather Fleming has been named one of the World Economic Forum's Young Global Leaders for 2010. Read more »
share Land Investment Abroad: Help or Hindrance? A recent story in The Economist reports that Countries like Saudi Arabia and South Korea are looking beyond their own boarders to grow food, leasing or purchasing large swaths of land in developing countries like C Read more »
share Water Borne Poverty - A Story in Photos PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS ARTICLE IS FROM 2007. VISIT OUR HOMEPAGE FOR NEW CONTENT.Jake Lyell, a photographer from Virginia, documents dire living conditions in Iquitos, Peru, the largest city in the world unreachable by road. Tags: PerupovertywaterhealthdiseaseSouth AmericasanitationRegions: South AmericaCategories: Health Read more »
share Communities Come Together to Protect Water Sources Kenya's Nanyuki River is drying up, and thousands of Kenyans who rely on it are working together to learn how to reverse this process. Categories: EnvironmentRegions: AfricaTags: Africaclimate changewaterfishingdeforestationwater managementCountries: Kenya Read more »
share Lake Kivu - A Time Bomb or Source of Energy? Lake Kivu, one of Africa's Great Lakes, is showing measurable increases in methane gas deposits, potentially harming the fishing industry vital to the region's economy.Tags: economyAfricawaterpollutionfishingnatural disastersRegions: AfricaCategories: Environment Read more »
share Clean Water and a Fresh Start Tom Ewert, Mercy Corps' country director in Liberia describes how Mercy Corps is helping to provide clean water and national reconciliation in Sinoe County. Categories: Field DiariesRegions: AfricaTags: waterMercy CorpsCountries: Liberia Read more »
share Africa Cannot Turn a Blind Eye to Climate Change African leaders need to stop ignoring climate change and incorporate mitigation and adaptation policies into their development projects. Tags: Africaclimate changewaterDarfurAnthony Nyongenvironmental conflictRegions: AfricaCategories: Opinions and Editorials Read more »
share Is Water the Next Oil? Global warming and a rise in population, pollution and waste, threaten the world's water supply. Tags: oilglobalwaterShortageArghyamCategories: Environment Read more »
share The Skyloo's the Limit Composting human waste can protect a community's water supply and provide them with a rich fertilizer.Tags: environmentsustainabilitywatersanitationlatrineRegions: AfricaCategories: Health Read more »
share The Silent Sanitation Scandal The United Nations included water and sanitation in the Millenium Development Goals but funding has fallen short and progress is slow.Tags: United Nationswaterhealthmillenium development goalssanitationRegions: AfricaCategories: Health Read more »
share Water for Everyone How one individual's simple discovery, the refreshing taste of pure rainwater, is providing solutions in the developing world.Tags: AfricawaterconservationRaincatcherWorld Water DayJack RoserainwaterRegions: AfricaCategories: Success Stories Read more »
share Shortage of Water Has Serious Health Consequences Concerns over health increase for many Africans as water scarcity becomes a more significant problem.Tags: economypovertywaterhealthdiseaseRegions: AfricaCategories: Health Read more »
share Access to Clean Water in Liberia Difficult During Dry Season Water and sanitation problems persist in Liberia more than three years after the end of the country's civil war. Categories: EnvironmentRegions: AfricaTags: povertywaterdroughtsanitationCountries: Liberia Read more »
share The Dark and Noisy Ocean Depths Increased sound levels off the coast of Southern California may affect marine life.Tags: environmentwaterpollutionwhalesnavynoisenoise pollutioncaliforniaRegions: North AmericaCategories: Environment Read more »