Residents of Malawi’s capital, Lilongwe, tell journalist Winston Mwale about their daily struggle for water
Project: H2OFAIL
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Dying for a drop
The residents of Namibia’s Amarika reflect on the dangerous lengths they are forced to go to, simply to collect water from the village’s wells.
An investigation over several months has revealed how Coca-Cola ignored water-saving regulations amid a countrywide shortage and how the City of Cape Town failed to take any action.
Oxpeckers’ #MineAlert, a CCIJ member organization, is empowering users to track and share water use licenses approved for mining with the Mining your Water project.
Khaled Sulaiman, who has just connected with CCIJ and recently authored Water Guards: Drought and Climate Change in Iraq, writes movingly about the mulberry tree that stood beside his childhood home and how to solve the global issue of water scarcity.
NPR’s Monica Eng uncovers some key takeaways that Chicago — and other cities with lead in their water systems — might find helpful if and when they finally decide to get the lead out.
Some cash-strapped Midwest cities are removing aging lead water pipes. Chicago, which has the largest inventory of lead pipes, hasn’t tackled the problem. What can it learn from the cities that have?
Adie Vanessa Offiong investigates the difficulties of water access in the lives of three elderly women, among the marginalized group in the discourse on women and water inequality.
While estimates vary on the amount of water subtropical avocado trees need to grow, there is no doubt they exact a substantial burden on Petorca Valley where rainfall is scarce.