Access to water

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• Now the UN is intervening in Detroit's water conflict. Could thirsty cities riot?

  17 Oct 2014: Rebecca Burns: Angry protests over water provision have shaken cities around the world, and may determine whether access to clean drinking water is a taxable municipal service – or a basic human right

• The US, South Africa and Australia are turning wastewater into drinking water

  Guardian Professional, 13 Oct 2014: Water stressed cities are importing water and investing in desalination plants. Could treating sewage plant wastewater offer a local energy-efficient way of securing water supply?

• 10 top water tweeters: from Matt Damon to the World Bank

  Guardian Professional, 6 Oct 2014: As we relaunch and refresh our water content, we’ve compiled a list of 10 of the top water tweeters taking the water debate into the mainstream

• Preventing water wars: how to build bridges over river disputes

  Guardian Professional, 30 Sep 2014: Dramatic reductions in water levels could lead to conflict. Will legal and diplomatic policies help countries to cooperate? Asks Ilmas Futehally

• Solar energy: a sunflower solution to electricity shortage

  28 Sep 2014: A new piece of solar technology from IBM not only provides electricity – it can desalinate water for sanitation and drinking, writes Robin McKie

• Why has 'microhydro' been neglected as a solution to energy poverty?

  Guardian Professional, 24 Sep 2014: Power from streams and small rivers has been proven to provide sustainable energy in Peru and Nepal - Zimbabwe is next, writes Lucy Stevens
  

• Expert calls for moral crusade to bring clean water and sanitation to billions

  24 Sep 2014: Expert says sustainable development goals are not enough to provide hundreds of millions with clean water and sanitation

• UN's Kandeh Yumkella: 'we will raise $120bn to halve energy poverty'

  Guardian Professional, 10 Sep 2014: The energy UN under-secretary general tells Holly Young that funding and collaboration are key to giving renewables a fighting chance

• Solutions to the water energy nexus remain elusive

  Guardian Professional, 10 Sep 2014: While businesses are acting on the interconnected issues of water and energy, the voice of power companies and energy producers is largely absent

• 11 views on improving water supply

  Guardian Professional, 5 Sep 2014: From realising the right to water to the role of the private sector, experts share their views
  

• World Water Week 2014: closing plenary - live stream

  Guardian Professional, 5 Sep 2014: Watch the live-streamed closing event in Stockholm as World Water Week draws to an end
  

• Funding water projects: are donors flushing good money away?

  Guardian Professional, Poll, 4 Sep 2014:

  On day three of World Water Week, the question of who pays for what floats to the surface

• Over 1bn people drink water contaminated by faeces

  Guardian Professional, 2 Sep 2014: A round-up of the news, highlights and announcements from the second day of the annual water conference in Stockholm

• World Water Week: we must replicate Stockholm's water improvements

  Guardian Professional, 2 Sep 2014: Providing access to water, sanitation and hygiene to the poorest communities is a priority and business has a huge role to play

• New technology could provide cheap clean water for millions

  Guardian Professional, 1 Sep 2014: A round-up of the news, highlights and announcements from the first day of the annual water conference in Stockholm

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