Environment / Water
Articles about Water, ordered by date. 
Kazakhstan drying up
Kazakhstan’s Lake Balkhash faces extinction as climate change, overuse, and a proposed nuclear plant push it toward an Aral Sea-like collapse, writes Omar Hamed Beato.
Hope in the water
After 17 years, Zapotec Indigenous communities in Mexico finally gain control over their water sources, reports Magdalena Rojo.
De-privatizing the rain
How Bolivians beat a corporate water grab.
Something in the water
When UN peacekeepers brought cholera to Haiti, it triggered the world’s worst outbreak. Sophie Cousins reports on how the country has rid itself of the disease, but the fight for justice goes on.
An end to Jakarta's water woes?
A court victory has rewarded civil society efforts to end water privatization in the Indonesian capital but many questions remain unanswered. Febriana Firdaus reports.
Water bankruptcy looms in Iran
Lydia Noon reports on an escalating crisis.
Then & Now
A photographic account of changes over the years in: housing; water; education; health; sanitation; food and farming; technology; and women.
Making waves: Rajendra Singh
Rajendra Singh is reviving Indian villages through traditional rainwater harvesting.
Who's profiting from the water crisis?
Big business sees water scarcity as a money-making opportunity. Joyce Nelson uncovers the dodgy dealings of the Aqueduct Alliance.
Ready or not: can Bangladesh cope with climate change?
New Internationalist co-editor Hazel Healy travelled there to find out how people are adapting to a warming world.
A sea returns to life, a sea slowly dies
Paul Lauener’s stirring report from the Aral Sea, scene of both environmental miracle and disaster.
A deadly drought
Conflicts between nomadic communities over water shortages increase
Message in a bottle
It’s a fashion statement and an environmental nightmare. Zoe Cormier examines one of the most successful marketing ploys ever – bottled water.
Eau de victory
Water privatization heads back to public management around the world
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