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2013 international year of water cooperation
The UN has designated 2013 as the International Year of Water Cooperation. Read more »
Asian Water Development Outlook 2013
The first quantitative and comprehensive view of water security in the countries of Asia and the Pacific. Read more »
Dire warning on World Water Day
By 2025, 1.8 billion people will live in countries or regions with absolute water scarcity, with almost half of the world living in conditions of water stress. Read more »
India’s transparency move excludes transboundary rivers
While India’s new draft data sharing policy moves to improve transparency, information on transboundary rivers will remain shrouded in secrecy. Read more »
Illegal wells deepen central India’s drought crisis
As thousands of villages in central India face crippling water shortages, sugar plantations, vineyards and factories continue to tap illegal wells. Read more »
80% of Asia’s rivers in poor health from pollution and mismanagement
Asia’s looming water crisis is a function of poor water management, not physical water scarcity, affirms the first comprehensive analysis of water security in the region. Read more »