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HotSpots H2O: ‘Global Indigenous Agenda’ Calls for Water, Land, and Resource Governance at 2021 IUCN World Congress

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Photo © Ak’ Tenamit / IUCN. Indigenous delegates appeared for the first time as their own constituency, after negotiating for this representation at the previous Congress, in 2016. They led the first ever World Summit of Indigenous Peoples and Nature, a new addition to the IUCN program.

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The Stream, September 14, 2021: Could Rainwater Harvesting Solve Water Scarcity in Mexico City?

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YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN. Sustainable urban planning may solve Mexico City’s water woes. Lebanon’s water crisis is worsening as its economy crumbles. Lawyers with a conservation group filed a complaint with the UK’s environmental watchdog say the country is failing to stop water companies from discharging raw sewage into rivers.

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The Stream, September 15, 2021: Reason For Dam Failure in Michigan ‘Rare, But Not Unprecedented,’ Report Says

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YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN. In Chicago , leaders have poured billions into ambitious programs to keep water away from roads and buildings. In Chicago , leaders have poured billions into ambitious programs to keep water away from roads and buildings. IN RECENT WATER NEWS. An NPR investigation finds homes sold by the U.S.

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The Stream, September 16, 2021: Waterways in the United Kingdom Are Polluted By Sewage and Agricultural Runoff, Report Says

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YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN. A new report sheds light on water pollution in U.K. New data finds that 2020 was the deadliest year on record for environmental activists around the world. Incarcerated women in New York complain that their drinking water has been contaminated after Hurricane Ida. IN RECENT WATER NEWS.

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