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New Reports on Waterborne Diseases Affecting Children

Yesterday PATH and WaterAid America released two reports on the state of diarr

Water Out West

When the children of Californian farmer Janet Lompa ask where all of the water has gone she answers, "the politicians gave it all to the fish." While at first this seems like a cute answer you'd provi

Water: A Vision for the Future

Yesterday, Dean Kamen, prolific inventor and founder of DEKA Research and Development, spoke at the

Cows Mooved By Genome Study

The sequencing of one cow's entire genetic code could have important implications for the way we breed and raise livestock in the future.

Raise a Glass of Tap to World Water Week

If you live in DC and take the metro, you may have noticed ads recently for World Water Week. Or maybe not.

A Declaration on Water

As Erik Peterson, Director of the Global Strategy Institute, stated today, the global water crisis presents an opportunity for the US government to "do well by doing good." By this he meant that the U

A Busy Week for Water

To coincide with the World Water Forum currently underway in Istanbul, today CSIS hosted the event "Renewing Am

Save a Life for Three Dollars

Last week, Dr. Val Curtis of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, spoke at George Washington University on the topic of hand washing and health in the developing world.

An Unhappy Household

As the global financial crisis shows us, free and open markets are great when everyone (or at least a majority of people) prospers, but they are less popular when people are hurting.

Connecting the Developing World

Connectivity has been one of the major inhibitors to growth in the developing world.

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