Water And The World
From the science to religion, the importance of water in our lives and how we use it
Water: Our Most Precious Resource—The Farming World
Water for Life is the theme of UN Food Day this week
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India - Narmada River Dam—Banking on the Poor
Activists in India have stepped up their campaign against the construction of a dam
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Warning of Global Water Shortage—Science In Action
Water shortages predicted as wasteful users worldwide compete for supplies
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Water in the West Bank—Global Concerns
Negotiations about rights to water were left out of the Oslo Agreement
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Severe Flooding—Global Concerns
Is severe flooding due to climate change?
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Water—A Green History of the Planet
The Earth has been referred to as the blue planet
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Water in Namibia—Global Concerns
How are people conserving water in the country's capital Windhoek?
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The Prospect of Conflict Over Water—Global Concerns
An analysis of water usage, the reasons for shortages, and a call for better management
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Water Transport—On the Move
The future of water borne transport - short sea shipping and high speed ferries
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Running Dry: Water Scarcity—The Farming World
Rivers are drying up and water tables falling: it is time to take water scarcity seriously
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Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUVs)—The Works
Engineers from around the world are meeting at the Southampton Oceanography Centre
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Water Discovered on the Moon—Science In Action
Lunar Prospector has detected water-ice on the Moon in significant quantities
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Global Floods - The Real Impact On Health—Health Matters
A report on the unfolding catastrophes in Bangladesh, China and India after massive floods
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What's Water Doing on Earth?—Seeing Stars
First broadcast in 1998. What is water is doing on Earth and elsewhere in space?
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Underwater Archaeology—Heritage
Divers explore the wreck of a Byzantine ship dashed onto rocks over a thousand years ago
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The Introduction of Water Births—My Century
Michel Odent introduced the concept of birthing pools in French hospitals
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Bangladesh's Poisoned Water—Omnibus
'The largest case of mass-poisoning in the history of mankind'
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Botswana Under Water—This Week and Africa
Extreme flooding leaves Botswana under water
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Drinking Water—Visionaries
Predictions that a lack of clean drinking water will lead to disease and war
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Where does all the Flood Water go?—Science In Action
Why is a flood plain not like a bath? It can contain several different water levels
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Oman's Salt Water Problem—The Farming World
How the use of motorised pumps is making groundwater more salty in Oman
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World Water Forum—One Planet
Second World Water Forum in the Hague
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Once there was Water on Mars—Science In Action
NASA announces "possible evidence for water that has flowed on Mars"
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Another moon of Jupiter shows traces of Water—Science In Action
Galileo finds traces of a hidden ocean on a third moon of Jupiter
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