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'Get away from the target': rescuing migrants from the Libyan coast guard

Ed Ou

December 02, 2021 |

The Guardian |

Documentary |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: Libya

A Doctors Without Boarders ship traverses international waters around Libya looking for asylum seekers to bring to safety in Europe before the Libyan Coast Guard finds them and takes them back.

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Traditional climate-smart agriculture system ‘Barahnaja' saves the day for Uttarakhand farmers

Varsha Singh

August 30, 2022 |

101 Reporters |

Text |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: India, Dehradun, Uttarakhand

The traditional Barahnaja system of cultivation helps protect farmers’ crops from erratic weather conditions and crop failure and guarantees access to multiple food options and nutrition even during unprecedented conditions. The system helps crop diversification, ensures maximal use of land, nutrients and water and allows farmers to achieve year-round self-sustainability without commercial interest.

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Day Zero: how Cape Town stopped the taps running dry

Melanie Gouby

June 05, 2018 |

The Guardian |

Documentary |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: South Africa, Cape Town

To avoid running out of water, Cape Town authorities enacted severe restrictions on water usage, rationing water to 50 liters per person per day. The restrictions have caused wealthier families, in particular, to rethink their relationship to water and adopt many of the practices that people living in the outskirt townships have always had to do.

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Nonprofit Teaches Water Safety to Youth

Kayla Green Elle Jacobsson

April 18, 2022 |

Grady Newsource |

Broadcast TV News |

Under 3 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Atlanta, Georgia

SwemKids teaches children of color how to swim and increases access to water freedom while also helping them overcome fears and trauma they may have in regard to swimming.

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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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After hurricane Maria, he's helping the ocean – and its fishers – recover

Whitney Eulich

April 09, 2018 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Puerto Rico, Naguabo

Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico communities, land and the local coasts. With many relying on fishing as a significant source of income, fishermen have been suffering since with polluted waters and a diminished fish population. One local man is taking a stance by working with community fishermen to utilize their skills to clean up the coastal waters through incentivizing results.

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In Nepal, 'appalling' river runs cleaner in wake of unusual partnership

Atul Bhattarai

December 18, 2016 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Nepal, Kathmandu

For years, campaigns to clean Nepal's polluted Bagmati River resulted in failure. Now with police and government backing, the organization Safai Abhiyaan is in its third year, attracting hundreds of volunteers who are willing to brave the polluted waters to collect trash. The program's unique approach to organizing community volunteers has been a success, but the problem will not subside until greater perceptions about litter and water pollution are tackled.

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After Flint, are schools being more vigilant about tainted water?

Stacy Teicher Khadaroo

January 06, 2017 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Flint, Michigan

For most states in the U.S. water testing is voluntary which fails to ensure healthy drinking water. The Flint, Mich., water crisis is leading a number of states to test their school facilities for lead in the water and post the results online.

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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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In Pakistan, sanitation and water access improves quality of life

Mahwish Qayyum

January 14, 2019 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Pakistan

In Pakistan, water sanitation and hygiene is more than just a public health issue - it's also an issue of women's rights and safety as women face harassment when attempting to access water or when having to defecate in places that are not private. However, new hand pumps from NGOs and other state-sanctioned improvement projects have helped ensure that women have clean water closer to home, and that working toilets are provided at schools.

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