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Chile: Biobio River Rights (Podcast)

Do rivers have rights? Should they have a set of rights that guide how they are used? In September of this year, 2024, the Biobio River in Chile was assigned a Declaration of Rights. This non binding ...
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Water & Nature – or Lithium?

A drop in groundwater could mean big trouble for a tiny snail as Nevada lithium project presses on. Opponents of the nation’s largest lithium mine under construction want U.S. officials to investigate...
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Shrinking water, expanding exports?

Daniel Hartwig, president of the California Fresh Fruit Association, recently spoke with Freshfruitportal.com about his projections for 2025 and some of the issues and new markets that are top of mind...
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Bottled Madness Is Booming Worldwide

U.S. (Reusable ?) bottled water market is estimated to be valued at USD 28,262.2 Mn in 2024 and is expected to reach USD 49,770.4 Mn by 2031. OpenPR entitles its news as “Reusable Water Bottle ...
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Dam Induced Floods in India

India has seen several manmade flood disasters during the 2024 monsoon. The mismanagement of dams in Narmada valley including Bargi, and SSP inundated several dam affected villages despite adequate ac...
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Water crisis in Port Sudan

Residents in Port Sudan, the capital of the Red Sea State in eastern Sudan, are grappling with a severe drinking water crisis following the collapse of the Arbaat Dam in August and an influx of displa...
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Costly Water, Sewer Expenses

Water is a precious human right, and water and sanitation infrastructure is expensive – to build and to maintain. Make sure that much-needed money for keeping this infrastructure and the service...
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France: Drinking water VS oil

Drinking water VS oil: what are the choices in Nonville? Plans for new oil drilling threaten the springs that supply drinking water to 180,000 people in Nonville in Seine-et-Marne.  A Debate with Dan ...
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Water Contamination in Gaza Alarming

The United Nations and aid agencies are warning of alarming rates of contamination in Gaza’s water supply. The poor water quality is caused by Israel’s blockade. It has cut off access to water testing...
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Uruguay’s Struggle for Natural Resources

For “la diaria – ambiente”, Camila Méndez looked back on the last five years of environmental politics and conflicts in Uruguay. We are translating her article because we believe it ...
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African Water & Sanitation Congress

Preparations to host the 22nd African Water and Sanitation Association (AfWASA) International Congress and Exhibition (AfWASA CIE2025), have been launched by Uganda’s National Water and Sewerage...
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California: Plastic Foam banned

On 1 January, 2025, California’s statewide plastic foam foodware ban goes into effect. Think of things like cups, trays and takeout containers. Ocean Conservancy explains how we got here, and what doe...
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Mississippi Delta: Plagued by neglect

Shaw, Mississippi, is a town of 1,400 people about 110 miles (175km) north of Jackson. The area is plagued by sanitation problems – residents in Bolivar county filed half a dozen complaints to state o...
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France: New water pricing in Lyon

From today, the 1st of January, drinking water in the Lyon area will be charged at a different rate: the first 12 m3 will be free, but then it will be more expensive. Bruno Bernard, President of th...
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Pakistan: Managing Water Scarcity

Water scarcity in Pakistan has reached alarming levels, posing a severe threat to its agriculture, economy, and social fabric. Once part of a region admired for its advanced water management, the Indu...
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Water for 98.6% in Chihuahua

Three years into the administration of María Eugenia Campos Galván, the Mexican city of Chihuahua is on the verge of raising the white flag in terms of coverage of piped drinking water in the urban ar...
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Water Governance in the Lake Chad Basin

“Paradiplomacy and the Governors’ Forum: Rethinking transboundary water governance in the Lake Chad Basin”, a new paper published in Water Alternatives. Ifeanyichukwu Azuka Aniyie, Faculty...
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El Salvador: ‘Live sick or flee’

The landmark prohibition on mining in 2017, a world first, has been reversed by authoritarian leader Nayib Bukele but the move has met fierce resistance from environmentalists. On 23 December, congres...
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France: Reform of water charges

On 1 January 2025, three new charges will appear on customers’ water bills, while others will disappear or change. The aim is to strengthen the ‘polluter pays’ principle and balance ...
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Water for the Central African Republic

The need for electricity and drinking water is crucial for the population. African countries are struggling to fully meet these needs. The history of the Central African Republic (CAR) remains marked ...
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Lawsuit against Nestle not dismissed

A federal judge in Connecticut refused to dismiss a long-running lawsuit accusing the former Nestle Waters North America of defrauding consumers by labeling its Poland Spring bottled water as “spring ...
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More water worry for Iran

The completion and filling of a dam in Afghanistan has raised concerns in Iran as the two neighbouring countries try to make the most of the region’s limited water resources. The Pashdan dam is ...
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Harare’s tap water is not safe

In Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe, residents have complained throughout December that tap water is “dirty, smells of sewage and often pitch-black colored.” The main source of water here i...
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Solar Revolution Depletes Groundwater

“How a Solar Revolution in Farming Is Depleting World’s Groundwater.” Farmers in hot, arid regions are turning to low-cost solar pumps to irrigate their fields, eliminating the need for ex...
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