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Tucson's water ethic: Blueprint for Minnesota?

Dan Kraker

May 27, 2014 |

Minnesota Public Radio |

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5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Tucson, Arizona

Forty years ago, Tuscon faced a water crisis. Now, even after decades of population and economic growth, water consumption has been declining and, under much of the city, groundwater levels have been rising, due in equal parts to regulatory, financial, and cultural shifts.

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From fish to pipes, Minnesota firms see opportunity in growing water challenge

Martin Moylan

April 14, 2014 |

Minnesota Public Radio |

Radio |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, St. Paul, Minnesota

Creating an indoor aquaculture operation in an old brewery is, oddly enough, using surprisingly little water.

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Big rise in irrigation pumping draws DNR attention to Minnesota's 'Bonanza Valley'

Dan Haugen

February 19, 2014 |

Minnesota Public Radio |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Belgrade, Minnesota

Minnesotans are being prodded to take a different look at how they use water and how to make sure an apparent abundance can be made to last.

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How the slum women of Ahmedabad led a housing revolution

Carlin Carr

April 14, 2016 |

The Guardian |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: India, Ahmedabad, Gujarat

The Indian city where Gandhi established his first ashram can be grueling if you live in a slum: 50 ºC temperatures, poor ventilation, no running water. A group of women had had enough and agreed to work with developers.

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L.A. Offers Free Recycled Water to Residents

Jen Kinney

June 21, 2016 |

Next City |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

California has long struggled with creative solutions to its lack of abundant water. Los Angeles offers its residents free recycled water as a solution to drought and water shortage issues.

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Holland is relocating homes to make more room for high water

Chris Bentley

June 22, 2016 |

Public Radio International (PRI) |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Netherlands, Nijmegen

The Dutch have spent centuries trying to hold back both the sea and the big rivers that flow into it. But rising water due to climate change is forcing a new approach for their low-lying country.

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Nigeria's floating school has plenty to teach the wider world

Adeola Ogunlade Blessing Olisa

June 20, 2015 |

The Irish Times |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Makoko

Although the poor Nigerian village of Makoko has some makeshift schools, they cannot cater for the increasing number of children in the area. But a new floating school is aimed at generating a sustainable, inexpensive, ecological, alternative building system and urban water culture for the population of Africa’s coastal regions.

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For Indian Farmers, Artificial Glaciers Are a High-Altitude Antidote to Drought

Geetanjali Krishna

October 19, 2023 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: India, Kulum

In the Ladakh region of Northern India, vertical artificial glaciers called “ice stupas” melt at a slower pace than natural glaciers, helping farmers to store water for irrigation during the spring drought. Through contests with cash prizes, more than 500 people in 45 villages have been trained to build their own ice stupas.

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How a new source of water is helping reduce conflict in the Middle East

Rowan Jacobson

July 19, 2016 |

Ensia |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Israel, Tel Aviv-Yafo

Israel experienced extreme drought a few years ago and its water supply was very low. National campaigns to install desalination plants have helped Israel turnaround its inadequate water supply into a surplus. The water scientists who have helped make this surplus see an opportunity for water diplomacy and the de-politicization of water in the Middle East so that more of it can be shared with other geographies.

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A solar solution to the West's changing climate?

Jane Palmer

March 17, 2023 |

Ensia |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Longmont, Colorado

A farming practice that involves installing solar panels over crops, called agrivoltaics, allows farmers in drought-stricken regions to keep crops from sun overexposure, keep water in the soil for longer, and cool the panels with the moisture released from the plants all at once.

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