Rivers join downstream, flow downhill, and eventually meet an ocean or terminal lake: These are fundamental rules of how ...
Thousands of years of water cooperation paid off More than 4,000 years ago, two Sumerian city-states - Lagash and Umma - were engaged in a fierce war over a strip of fertile land and a canal fed by ...
At the very least, it's been one of history's most important rivers, rivaled only by the Tigris, Euphrates ... means that many of the region's river systems are also among the oldest of their kind in ...
Just over half the world's population shares a river or lake basin with at least one other country. To sustainably manage those water resources for the health of people, ecosystems and economies, ...
Lake Chad once provided adequate livelihoods for 20 million people in Africa, but it lost 90% of its surface area in 30 years. AP Photo/Christophe Ena ...
We unite with communities worldwide who champion free-flowing rivers, protect water rights, and advocate for local voices in river management. Whether communities are working to remove dams, oppose ...