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Saving a river along the US-Mexico border
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Arizona and the Mexican state of Sonora are divided by an international border. But they are also united by the Santa Cruz river. In recent years, the river has become dry and now government agencies and citizens groups on both sides are struggling to preserve this precious waterway. The World’s Lorne Matalon reports. Download MP3 (Photo: Lorne Matalon)
Haiti’s sanitation problem after the quake
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As many Haitians settle into life in tent cities that can number into the tens of thousands, water and sanitation have become a critical issue for the health of these communities. Aid organizations and the Haitian government were quick to establish a water supply to some of these tent cities, but as Sabri Ben-Achour reports from Port-au-Prince, sanitation is quite another matter. Download MP3 (Photo: Sabri Ben-Achour)
Sydney’s new water factory
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One of the world’s thirstiest major cities is getting a taste of things to come. Starting this winter, residents of Sydney, Australia are getting some of their drinking water from a brand new desalination plant. The plant was built after years of erratic rainfall. Phil Mercer reports from Sydney. Download MP3
What are you doing to conserve water?
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Seawater covers 71 percent of the planet. Fresh water is a much more precious commodity. So, a Brazilian environmental group has come up with a novel proposal for conserving clean water. SOS Mata Atlantica is urging people to urinate in the shower. Doing so could save households more than a thousand gallons of water a year in toilet flushes. Leave your comment…(photo: flickr.com/photos/gehat)
Entire program – July 21, 2009
Today on The World: A delay in President Obama’s plan to close the Guantanamo prison camp; Also, how water shortages can encourage more cooperation between Israelis and Palestinians; And what’s on the menu for the world’s top private chefs?
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Water Struggle Unites Palestinians & Israelis
The Middle East is running out of clean water. Israeli and Palestinian leaders don’t want to talk about it. But grassroots organizations say they have no choice. Correspondent Linda Gradstein has the story, in the second of her two reports on the Middle East’s growing water crisis.
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Climate change and water supply
Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with New Yorker writer Elizabeth Kolbert about how climate change is likely to exacerbate problems of water supply.
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Long Drought Worsens Middle East Tensions
The Middle East has had several years of drought with threats of even less rain in the years to come. Across the region, from Israel to Iraq, there’s more use of water and less water available and that’s exacerbating the political tensions and problems. Linda Gradstein reports, in the first of her two reports on the Middle East’s growing water crisis.
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Innovative Plan to Protect Bogota’s Water Supply
The World’s Marco Werman reports from Bogota, Colombia, on an innovative partnership aimed at protecting the region’s delicate watershed. Listen
Water woes in Pakistan (8:30)
Political instability and escalating violence make Pakistan a US foreign policy priority. But there’s another looming crisis in the country. Pakistan is fast running out of water and much of what IS available is making people sick. The World’s Laura Lynch has the story. download
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