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Raising Water Productivity |
by Lester Brown -- Aug. 27, 2008 -- Seventy percent of world water use is devoted to irrigation. Water policy analysts Sandra Postel and Amy Vickers found that “surface water irrigation efficiency ranges between 25 and 40 percent in India, Mexico, Pakistan, the Philippines, and Thailand; between 40 and 45 percent in Malaysia and Morocco; and between 50 and 60 percent in Israel, Japan, and Taiwan.” (Full Article)
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Water Corruption Prevents Progress |
by Ben Block -- August 29, 2008 -- The pervasive nature of dirty water politics is blamed for much of the stalled progress in improving access to water resources in this year's Global Corruption Report. It is the first report to assess how corruption affects the water sector worldwide. (Full Article)
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by Maude Barlow -- Summer 2008 -- Americans use water even more wastefully than oil. The U.S relies on non-renewable groundwater for 50 percent of its daily use, and 36 states now face serious water shortages, some verging on crisis. Meanwhile, dwindling freshwater supplies around the world, inequitable access to water, and corporate control of water ... have created a life-or-death situation across the planet. (Full Article)
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by Sarah Meyer -- Spring 2008 -- A comprehensive collection of water articles. (Full Article)
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Water and Health -- CNN International |
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by Rachel Oliver -- Dec. 18, 2007 -- The next time you fall sick and someone suggests it's because of something in the water, they could be right. According to the World Bank, 88 percent of all diseases are caused by unsafe drinking water, inadequate sanitation and poor hygiene. (Full Article) |
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Climate Change and Water Resources |
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Water Aid -- May 2007 -- This paper describes what climate change is, including how it is affecting the world we live in and the timeframe within which these changes are expected to happen. The paper concludes by presenting measures to address climate change, including some current campaigns. (Full Document) |
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World Water Day 2007: Coping With Water Scarcity |
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Environment News Service -- Mar. 22, 2007 -- Water scarcity is a fact of life for 700 million people around the world, a figure that could rise to more than three billion by 2025, according to the UN. Available supplies are under great duress as a result of high population growth, unsustainable consumption patterns, poor management practices, pollution, inadequate investment in infrastructure and low efficiency in water-use. (Full Article) |
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