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Africa: U.S. Response to Future Water Crisis Takes Shape

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Washington — World water crisis: The United States is developing a response to the strain bearing down on worldwide water resources in the decades ahead.

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Water Batteries for Trees!

By on July 23, 2010 in ground water, irrigation, sustainable agriculture, water conservation

According to the World Health Organization, 1.2 billion people – or almost 1 out of 5 people in the world – are without access to safe drinking water.  And even in areas with access, 70 percent of water withdrawn from fresh groundwater sources is used for agriculture.   But using groundwater to grow crops and trees […]

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Experts Name the Top 19 Solutions to the Global Freshwater Crisis

By on July 5, 2010 in environmental problems, water conservation, water scarcity

1. Educate to change consumption and lifestyles In the end, changing the face of this crisis involves education to motivate new behaviors. Coping with the coming era of water scarcity will require major overhaul of all forms of consumption, from individual use to the supply chains of major corporations, like GE. Some regions led by […]

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A Water Crisis is Threatening the World

By on June 25, 2010 in water conservation, water shortages

The United Nations appears to be a notch more concerned about the progressive scarcity of clean water than about global warming. A WATER crisis is threatening the world, and the Philippines, although surrounded by oceans of water, is not immune to it. Cebu and other cities in the country are already experiencing water shortage. As […]

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