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Water solutions

Saroja CoelhoJune 24, 2013

Events are taking place around the globe this year to celebrate the UN's International Year of Water Cooperation. To mark the occasion, DW showcases water conservation and cooperation projects as well as problem areas.

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A farmer waters lettuces in a field on the outskirts of Niamey, Nigeria. (Photo: ISSOUF SANOGO/AFP/GettyImages)
Image: Issouf Sanogo/AFP/GettyImages

Water, more than any other resource, knows no borders. According to the UN, 148 countries worldwide share a river basin. But, water is a limited commodity. That's why water cooperation is key to security, poverty eradication, and to social and gender equality.

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Cross-border water management

The Sixaola River runs along the border between Costa Rica and Panama. For many people, it forms a crucial part of their livelihood, but climate change has caused extreme fluctuations in the water level.
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Water security

Most Asia-Pacific countries face severe water risks, an Asian Development Bank study says.
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Trouble downstream: Ethiopia, Egypt and the Blue Nile

Egypt is casting worried looks towards the south. Ethiopia is currently building the biggest dam in Africa on the Blue Nile River, close to the border with Sudan. The plan is to use the river's vast masses of water to create energy.
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Water for a dry city

Peru's capital is battling climate change to get safe water to a million slum-dwellers.
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Lebanon has good access to water supplies in comparison to some neighboring countries. However, leaking pipes are causing around 40% of the country's water to be lost from the system.
June 24, 201304:50 min

Sewage cleanup

German researchers aim to develop wastewater technology to save energy and reduce costs.
February 20, 2013
A tourist boat sails past the stone islands of Halong Bay, 08 July 2007. (Photo: PHILIPPE LOPEZ/AFP/Getty Images)

Saving the environment

Environmental awareness campaigns and a German project help save Vietnam's Ha Long Bay.
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Rescuing the River Jordan

The NGO Friends of the Earth Middle East wants to rehabilitate the contaminated River.Jordan
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Desert aquaponics

One unique aquaponics facility in Abu Dhabi is offering a sustainable food source to desert regions.
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'Catastrophic' dam

Work has started on a Cambodian dam whose vast reservoir will force thousands to move.
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Dry by 2020?

Water scarcity has gripped several states in India as groundwater levels continue to deplete.
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