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17 Oct 2021 5 minute read

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Without water, there is no life

Industrial agriculture is drying up the land in Almeria, Spain. Vitalie Duporge speaks to activists and...

A man wearing a blue t-shirt sits next to a window

7 Oct 2021 4 minute read

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Let the water flow

Could solar-powered desalination help boost drinking water supplies in Kenya and beyond? Anthony Langat...

Turkey is restricting access to a vital life source for thousands of people in northeast Syria. A new crowdfunder is raising money for water infrastructure in the region, writes Jo Taylor from the campaign.

1 Jun 2020 3 minute read

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Water as a weapon of war

Turkey is restricting access to a vital life source for thousands of people in northeast Syria. A new crowdfunder is raising...

A drinking water vendor sets off, looking for customers in Jakarta’s poorest neighbourhoods. Photo: Solo Imaji/Barcroft Media via Getty

20 May 2018 4 minute read

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Jakarta's water woes

A civil society lawsuit has ended the city's water sell-off. But the fight isn't over. Febriana Firdaus...

14 Aug 2017 8 minute read

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Is water the new drug for Mexico’s cartels?

What it's like when narcos run your privatized water system, Tamara Pearson reports.

4 Jul 2017 7 minute read

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Lessons from India's thirst economy

Fiona Broom on citizens caught between climate change and profiteers.

1 Jun 2017 3 minute read

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When the lake ran dry

Amy Booth visits a Bolivian isolated indigenous community fallen on hard times, striving to keep their...

28 Apr 2017 3 minute read

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The shame of Harrods' Arctic ice water

In a world in which 663 million live without safe water, it's a scandal that Harrods started stocking Arctic ice water for £80...

2 Mar 2017 1 minute read

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Water fights in a time of scarcity: the Bolivian Carnaval

Playing with water is controversial in a place with a history of water struggles like Cochabamba, writes Amy Booth...

1 Jan 2017 7 minute read

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Then & Now

A photographic account of changes over the years in: housing; water; education; health; sanitation; food and farming;...

26 Dec 2016 1 minute read

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Southern Exposure: Sucheta Das

A sole story by Sucheta Das.

1 Aug 2016 3 minute read

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The miracle of water

One of the most salutary lessons I have learned is to value water as the greatest of gifts, writes Chris Brazier...

10 Aug 2015 3 minute read

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Pakistan’s floods come in waves

The overflowing Indus River is making people’s lives dangerous, difficult and uncertain, writes Neill Garvie...

29 May 2015 3 minute read

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What can Mad Max tell us about water scarcity?

Beulah Devaney finds an unexpected message in the Hollywood blockbuster.

30 Sep 2014 3 minute read

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Can innovation alone create a sustainable future?

The work of students from the Royal College of Art suggests it may be possible, says Jamie Kelsey-Fry.

24 Sep 2014 4 minute read

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Sharing water is key to peace in the Middle East

Samantha North highlights the vital role played by water in current conflicts.

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