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Seeing the forest through the trees?

Matt Hildner

May 29, 2016 |

The Pueblo Chieftain |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Blanca, Colorado

A new timber mill in Costilla County could majorly improve the forest health of the greater region by thinning undergrowth to reduce risk of wildfires, curbing the spread of invasive insects, and decreasing the demand for water in the face of drought. The mill could also create jobs and further economic development for the area.

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Sharing the shortage

JR Logan

May 27, 2016 |

The Taos News |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Talpa, New Mexico

Farmers and land owners in the Rio Grande del Rancho region are using a collaborative, community-based approach fostered by acequias to ensure better sharing of water resources in times of scarcity.

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After years of drought and overuse, the San Luis Valley aquifer refills

Paige Blankenbuehler

May 26, 2016 |

High Country News |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Centre, Colorado

An over-taxed basin in Colorado is getting its water use under control through the sub-district project, an innovative user-led solution for solving water problems.

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Could Harvesting Fog Help Solve the World's Water Crisis?

Pauls Toutonghi

March 22, 2016 |

The New Yorker |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Morocco, Aït Baâmrane

The demand for clean water around the world continues to grow. In arid southwest Morocco, the region may only see “a few hundredths of an inch of rain per year,” which contributes to poor human health, as well as environmental, and economic conditions. A global collaboration with a Moroccan N.G.O. and German organizations have helped to bring clean water to the region with the use of CloudFisher technology that converts sea fog into water.

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Drought survival: What Australia's changes can teach California

Kevin Fagan

September 25, 2015 |

San Francisco Chronicle |

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Response Location: Australia, Melbourne, Victoria

In Australia, what came to be known as the Big Dry dragged on for 13 punishing years. By the time the rains finally returned in 2010, the country had utterly changed in ways that California — with a similar landscape and economy, struggling to cope after four years of its own epic drought — could learn from.

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Cities are finally treating water as a resource, not a nuisance

Erica Gies

September 05, 2015 |

Vox |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Houston, Texas

Cities across the world, suffering from increased threats of floods and droughts due to climate change, are finding new ways to manage water, such as reclaiming natural waterways and increasing on spot water absorption.

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How to Grow More Food with Less Water

Matt Weiser

August 03, 2015 |

Ensia |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Bushland, Texas

The U.S. government has developed different sensors for irrigation devices that gauge water demand and help conserve use. as water shortages caused by drought have increased across the globe, and farmers are faced with economic burdens, such technology is focusin on sustainability for the future.

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Beer and business: the unexpected benefits of water access in Cameroon

Elias Ntungwe Ngalame

July 07, 2015 |

The Guardian |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Cameroon

Cameroon was plagued by droughts, water-related illnesses, and an influx of refugees--all of which required a surplus of clean water. The government devised solar panel water distribution systems, which brought fresh water for irrigation. The surplus also inspired citizens of Cameroon to start small businesses that used the water, including brewing beer.

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How Australians survived a 13-year drought by going low-tech

Todd Woody

June 23, 2015 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Australia, Melbourne

In the face of a prolonged drought, residents of Melbourne, Australia, cut water consumption in half by capturing rainwater and using efficient toilets and washing machines.

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How Israel defies drought

Christa Case Bryant

June 21, 2015 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: Israel

Israel ended its driest year on record with a water surplus. Lessons from a desert nation on how to get more out of the spigot.

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