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World Headlines

Water.org monitors the water crisis worldwide through online and local new sources. Stop here for links from around the web of the latest news that affects the water and sanitation cause. Abstracts are provided with links to full versions of each story.

World News

African leaders told to fight diarrhea—22-Jul
Pune City, dry taps and plugging the leaks—22-Jul
Philippines – Forest deterioration causes water shortage—21-Jul
Bangalore is running out of water—21-Jul
Neverending quest for water has defined human history—21-Jul
No more tubewells to be dug in Pink City—21-Jul
Water crisis worsens in the West Bank—21-Jul
Botswana court rules against Bushmen in water case—21-Jul
Fixing Africa’s sanitation will reduce child mortality—20-Jul
Water crisis looms as rains play truant in Gujarat—20-Jul
No denying water crisis in Manila—20-Jul
Kabul faces severe water crisis—19-Jul
Lack of investment leaves Kenyan towns parched—16-Jul
Ugandans return to a demolished water infrastructure—16-Jul
Jaipur City residents desperate for water—15-Jul
Bangladesh needs appropriate pricing of water—15-Jul
Pune residents survive with borewells and tankers—14-Jul
Sense and sanitation in India—14-Jul
Water flows more freely for Haitians—12-Jul
Half of affected Haitian population yet to see sanitation—12-Jul
Ghana near to completion of Guinea worm eradication—8-Jul
Accra’s water source under threat—7-Jul
Rainwater harvesting can ease Indian water shortage—7-Jul
Laos – Water flows from villagers’ own toil—6-Jul
Blockade in Delhi over water crisis—6-Jul
Namibia: Locally invented toilet to improve lives—5-Jul
Gains made in Haiti relief effort—5-Jul
The threat of a water war over Nile—2-Jul
Monsoon, water shortages worsen conditions in Nepal—1-Jul
Kenya sharply increases development spending—1-Jul