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Worldwatch Papers

Liquid Assets: The Critical Need to Safeguard Freshwater Ecosystems - WWP #170
Deep Trouble: The Hidden Threat of Groundwater Pollution - WWP #154
Rocking the Boat: Conserving Fisheries and Protecting Jobs - WWP #142
Dividing the Waters: Food Security, Ecosystem Health, and the New Politics of Scarcity - WWP #132
Imperiled Waters, Impoverished Future: The Decline of Freshwater Ecosystems - WWP #128
Net Loss: Fish, Jobs & the Marine Environment - WWP #120
Abandoned Seas: Resersing the Decline of the Oceans - WWP #116
Water for Agriculture: Facing the Limits - WWP #93
Conserving Water: The Untapped Alternative - WWP #67
Water: Rethinking Management in an Age of Scarcity - WWP #62

Worldwatch Books

State of the World Chapters

Uncovering Groundwater Pollution - State of the World 2001
Redesigning Irrigated Agriculture - State of the World 2000

Press Releases

From Drinking Water To Disasters, Investing In Freshwater Ecosystems Is Best Insurance Policy - July 11, 2005
Worldwatch Fellow Sandra Postel Named One of Scientific American 50 - November 15, 2002
From Rio to Johannesburg: Securing Water for People, Crops, and Ecosystems - July 16, 2002
For Lakes and Rivers Trouble Comes From Far Away - March 01, 2002
Melting of Earth's Ice Cover Reaches New High - March 06, 2000
Population Outrunning Water Supply as World Hits 6 Billion - September 23, 1999
Drought Foreshadows Larger Water Threat - August 26, 1999
Worldwatch News Release "Emerging Water Shortages" - July 17, 1999
China's Water Shortage Could Shake World Grain Markets - April 22, 1998
Governments Failing to Protect Societies from Spreading Water Scarcity - June 03, 1997
Farmers and Fishers Now Need Help From Family Planner to Balance Food and Population - September 26, 1996
Water Conflicts Loom as Supplies Tighten; Food Security Threatened, Ecosystems in Decline - September 12, 1996
DEVELOPMENT AFFECTING RIVERS AND WETLANDS BOOMERANGS TO CAUSE ECONOMIC AND BIOLOGICAL LOSS - March 23, 1996
Water Scarcities, Irrigation Setbacks Threaten Food Supplies - December 09, 1989

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World Watch Magazine Articles

Messing with the Mekong - November/ December 2003
Appropriating the Water - January/ February 2003
Laced With Arsenic - January/ February 2003
Liberating the Rivers - January/ February 2001
Groundwater Shock: The Polluting of the World's Major Freshwater Stores - January/ February 2000
When the World's Wells Run Dry - September/ October 1999
China's Water Shortage Could Shake World Food Security - July/ August 1998
The Ganges: Myth and Reality - July/ August 1996
Where Have All The Rivers Gone? - May/ June 1995
From Oasis To Mirage: The Aquifers That Won't Replenish - May/ June 1995
The Politics of Water - July/ August 1993
Water Tight - January/ February 1993
The Aral Sea: Going, Going... - January/ February 1991
Trouble on Tap - September/ October 1989