World Wide Water Commons
Earth the water planet - water being common to everything
All water is local; to understand local water issues is to understand the worldwide water commons. This is one place to expand that understanding.
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Created: Mar 4, 2008
Updated: Feb 11, 2012
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Water, very imporant for all walks of lives, and should be treated properly. How do we handle water these days? Francis Owusu Takyi 3 months ago
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Water as been a public asset in the U.S. for ever, but now the EPA is promoting corporate take over of the long held concept that water is a public commons and should always be. Here's the link to a story that give a little taste of what Obama's people at the EPA are about: http://www.wiserearth.org/article/86d5a66d0c40a67147733e2dfb401531/new/1/group/WorldWaterCommons frankpatton 3 months ago
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Big countries and their big companies' interest comes first and humanity is not in the equation.Here is the link to a story how India has stuck water in the upstream & as a result "A Silent War (Water Crisis and Flood) has made by India in Bangladesh:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYYxCwk8thU Mahbubur Rahman Apu about 1 month ago
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Hello ! I would be gld to join ! We must know that water , marine water , is now a kind of medecine ! Just pure and clean water can be a remedy and prevention for disease ! Ex : cholera , that broke in Tahiti in 2010 after earthquake , kills only through water lack , through diarrhea , not through the microb ! if given water ( plus food and cleanliness ), patients could have immunity from the illness ! sami 24 days ago
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February
2012
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World Water Forum 2012: Solidarity sailboat will stop in Bizerte
Cultural/Community
BIZERTE, Tunisia
February 12, 2012 to February 15, 2012
BIZERTE, Tunisia
February 12, 2012 to February 15, 2012
March
2012
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GLOBALCON 2012 - Energy, Power, and Facility Management Strategies and Techno...
Conference
Atlantic City, United States
March 7, 2012 to March 8, 2012
Atlantic City, United States
March 7, 2012 to March 8, 2012
March
2012
10 - 18
FAME (Alternative World Water Forum) taking place in Marseille in March 2012
Conference
Marseille, France
March 10, 2012 to March 18, 2012
Marseille, France
March 10, 2012 to March 18, 2012
March
2012
18 - 21
2012 Sustainable Water Management Conference
Conference
Portland, United States
March 18, 2012 to March 21, 2012
Portland, United States
March 18, 2012 to March 21, 2012
March
2012
26 - 27
3rd Intersessional Meeting of UNCSD
Meeting
New York, United States
March 26, 2012 to March 27, 2012
New York, United States
March 26, 2012 to March 27, 2012
April
2012
27 - 29
Second International Water Symposium in Tamera
Conference
Colos, Portugal
April 27, 2012 to April 29, 2012
Colos, Portugal
April 27, 2012 to April 29, 2012
Resources - place news and information stories here
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Undermining Our Food Bowls
Undermining our food bowls – how CSG & mining are threatening future food: FORUM 6 FEB 2012
Posted on 08. Feb, 2012 by VivienneR in Events, Past Events in Sydney Food Fairness Alliance
Very suc ...more
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Transition Towns Wiki
Please go here for more info on Transition Town's WiserEarth Network listing--> Transition Network
Don't forget to add it to your network and leave a comment+rating.
What is a Transition Town (o ...more
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Environmental Health Perspectives
Environmental Health Perspectives (EHP) is a monthly journal of peer-reviewed research and news on the impact of the environment on human health. EHP is published by the National Institute of Environm ...more
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Gas plan water fear overruled
Please read this article. It is about the Queensland Government's decision to approve coal seam gas projects, 'despite a warning from its own experts that the risk to groundwater could not be quantifi ...more
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Charting China’s Water Future: Closing China’s water avai...
A look at a new report by McKinsey that analyzes the economics of water solutions in developing countries. It finds that in China, 55 different solutions exist to close its imminent water availabilit ...more
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autoservices
AutoStore.ws welcomes you to our auto services website. AutoStore.ws services dedicated to helping you with all of your needs for Auto Services.
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The Story of Bottled Water
Article on the story of water, from makers of "story of stuff".
And here's the short movie:
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Open Society Institute (OSI) International Women's P...
The International Women's Program is building a partnership with the Open Society Institute to support women's rights initiatives by means of grants awards.For more information, go to:
http://www.soro ...more
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A Silent War (Water Crisis and Flood) made by India in Ba...
Please help to Stop India from building Tipaimukh Dam on Bangladesh
borders by signing the petition
@ http://www.change.org/petitions/united-nations-tipaimukh-dam ...more
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The Handbook of Sustainability Literacy
The hanbook of Sustainability Literacy is available on-line for free: http://www.sustainability-literacy.org/multimedia.html
From the cover:
In this ground-breaking book, leading sustainability educ ...more
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The Secret of Water as a Basis for the New Earth - Healin...
The Secret of Water as a Basis for the New EarthHealing the Water Cycle through the Creation of Water Retention Landscapes
Based on an unscripted speech by Bernd Müller, May 2011
Translated from ...more
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Water is life! - a Model for Renaturation of Dry Regions
Water is life! - a Model for Renaturation of Dry Regions
In southern Portugal, a pilot model shows how the desertification of the Mediterranean and other threatened places in the world can be stopped ...more
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RealClimate.org
RealClimate.org is a commentary site on climate science by working climate scientists for the interested public and journalists. We aim to provide a quick response to developing stories and provide ...more
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The Global Water Crisis and the Coming Battle for the Rig...
Editor's Note: The following is an excerpt of Chapter 5 in Maude Barlow's latest book, Blue Covenant. She is touring with her book across the country; see Food and Water Watch for her full schedul ...more
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Community Tool Box: Increasing Participation and Membership
Narrative outline for increasing participation and membership in your initiative or organization. Lists practical steps to increase visibility, create a welcoming atmosphere, strengthen the message, ...more
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Solutions
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Morsand Filter
Aladimma Owerri, Nigeria -- Facing widespread cases of
gastrointestinal problems due to contaminated water, there had to be a
solution. Teaching people basic domestic sanitation practices and developm ...more
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Better Water Maker
We are trying to connect with organizations that would be interested in distributing our product. We are very interested in the potential utilization of micro-financing.
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Adapting to Scarcity
Guadalajara, Mexico is experiencing water scarcity at an advanced stage. Lake Chapala, Mexico’s largest lake, is currently drying up. Guadalajara receives water from Lake Chapala where diminishing wat ...more
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A place for; Comments, Concerns, Insights
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Climate crisis - recent news and resources
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http://act.350.org/signup/moving_together/?akid=1327.11582.fY96IL&rd=1&t=1
More from Move the Planet
http://thinkprogress.org/romm/2011/09/29/332369/nasa-hansen-the-southern-u-s-will-becom" ...more
frankpatton commented 4 months ago
great news from France: Anne Le Strat elected at the presidency of Agence de ...
"Anne Le Strat, the head of Paris' municipal water company and the Green politician who played such a pivotal role in Paris waters remunicipalisation, has just been elected at the head of the "Agence " ...more
frankpatton commented 4 months ago
Is there any example of a successful water distribution treaty between 2 coun...
"I found the following info at wikipedia... "While the Nile and its tributaries are vital sources of water throughout
the basin, the dependence of basin countries on the river varies
dramatically. E" ...more
frankpatton commented 5 months ago
5 Reasons to Follow the Rainforest Action Network on Facebook
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Briefly, the Rainforest Action Network's got: (1) Teeth; (2) Sophistication; (3) Amazing Success, (4) Protection for Rainforests; (5) and a Strategy for Stopping Mountaintop Removal.
Click this l" ...more
hankedson commented 7 months ago
Save the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act and the St. Croix River
"Please ask your members to sign the petition demanding that the House of Representatives kill Michele Bachmann's proposed legislation stripping the St. Croix River of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act's" ...more
hankedson commented 8 months ago
Water Issues Expressed in Art
"Dear Elaine,
Great to hear from you. I have taken awhile to catch up with everything since the Brisbane floods. I had to evacuate etc etc. Thankfully the water did not get into my house though. The i" ...more
KathrynBr... commented 12 months ago
Bulletin Board
I couldn't find the chat box ...:) Thought you might be interested in a new feature documentary called Elemental about water through 3 stories in three continents. Narda
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File Library - place pdf and other files here
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International responses to Pakistan’s water crisis: oppor...
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Videos
Mayoral Candidate Penny Bright 'getting down' and 'getting dirty' giving a practical 'hands on' public demonstration on how to defend families basic human right to water by removing a Metrowater water restriction 'clamp'.
Column A or Column B - the simple choice on Climate Change and the consequences
Watch this video to see a person light drinking water on fire as it comes out of the tap.
A no-nonsense program on the fast approaching consequences of sustained economical growth with finite resources, by Prof Emeritus Albert A. Bartlett, 1978.
William Catton - author of the seminal book, "Overshoot"
The Corporation -10- Boundary Issues
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WikiPages
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Human-created mercury vapor rises to upper atmosphere, ci...
Subject: [chescience] mercury--atmospheric chemistry, transport
Posted
on December 18,
2011 by Stone Hearth News
Newswise
— Humans pump thousands of tons of vapor from the metallic element mer ...more
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No sweetening the salty tale of water privatisation
By Acacia Rose - posted Friday, 25 November 2011
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Water, the most precious of all natural
resources on planet earth, once belonged in the prevail of 't ...more
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Financialisation of water
Posted by webmaster Dec - 16 - 2011 0 Comment
Financialisation of natural resources.
We live in a time of finance capitalism, when trading money,
risk and associated products is more profitable a ...more
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DKI Jakarta Drinking Water Time Bomb
12 December 2011, Investor DailyLike a time bomb, drinking water problem in Jakarta can explode anytime. When ground water can no longer be extracted, piped water cannot yet serve the population of Ja ...more
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World Peoples Conference on Climate Change and the Rights...
DECLARATION of the III International Water Fair(held April 15-18, 2010 in Cochabamba) toward theWorld Peoples Conference on Climate Change and the Rights of Mother Earth Climate change is the result o ...more
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FOUR PRINCIPLES for CLIMATE JUSTICE
INDIGENOUS ENVIRONMENTAL NETWORK “Industrialized society must redefine its’ relationship with the sacredness of Mother Earth” 1. Leave Fossil Fuels in the Ground Leave the coal in the hole – the o ...more
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Who Will Control the Green Economy?
15 December 2011
www.etcgroup.org
New report on Corporate Concentration in the Life Industries
From
the UN Rio+20 preparatory meetings in New York, ETC Group today
launches Who Will Control t ...more
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Obituary: Danielle Mitterrand
France country profile
Danielle Mitterrand, the widow of former French President Francois Mitterrand, has died at the age of 87.
Mrs Mitterrand had been admitted to Georges-Pompidou hospital in Paris ...more
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Investor-Owned Utilities Profiting From Expansion of Shal...
December 8, 2011FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Kate Fried, Food & Water Watch, (202) 683-4905, kfried@fwwatch.orgNew Food & Water Watch Research Shows Companies Exploiting Environmental and Pub ...more
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World Bank partners with Nestlé to ‘transform water sector’
New
venture aims to privatise water country by country
Corporate Accountability International
2011-11-03, Issue 556
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The World
Bank's new partnership with corporations aimed at transformi ...more
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Story Links: Despite Industry Ties, DOE Fracking Panel W...
http://thinkprogress.org/romm/2011/11/11/367030/doe-fracking-panel-serious-environmental-consequences/
Despite Industry Ties, DOE Fracking Panel Warns of “A Real
Risk of Serious Environmental Conse ...more
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EU bans bottled water claims that water prevents dehydration
Bold move by the EU, but the coverage on this has been awful!!Brussels bureaucrats have been lambasted for conducting a three year study that has resulted in an E.U. ban on bottled water claims that d ...more
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Boycott Rio+20!
by Uwe Hoering, November 2011
When in June 2012 Ministers of the environment,
Heads of State and Government will gather in Rio de Janeiro, there will
definitely be some nostalgia. Its predecesso ...more
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Economics of water
Priviate, public or both? Government selling out? Is the water commons something to be sold?
'Prepaid water meters are unconstitutional'
A historic judgment has consigned
prepaid water meter ...more
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The road to Rio+20 is paved with corporate environmentalism
By Meera Karunananthan
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Anyone want to make money in fracking? Very scary
http://foodfreedom.wordpress.com/2011/11/08/fracking-may-have-caused-50-earthquakes-in-oklahoma/#more-11387
The Feds Knew: 50 years of fracking-induced earthquakes
Posted on November 8, 2011 by R ...more
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10 POSITIONS ON CLIMATE CHANGE AND WATER (version 2)
1. Funding for climate change fund/ debt that is:· Provided through Basic Income Grants to ensure Direct Access reaches ordinary people, and through community-based organisations with a ...more
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Why Climate Change Makes River Restoration More Important...
Press Release for August 31, 2009Contact: Nat Seavy, PhD, Terrestrial Ecology Research Director, (415) 868-0655 ext 311,nseavy@prbo.org Melissa Pitkin, Outreach Director, (707) 781-2555 ext. 307, mp ...more
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Ordinance: Toxic Traspass Resulting from Unconventional N...
Ordinance supplementing the Pittsburgh Code, Title Six, Conduct, Article 1 “Regulated Rights and actions,” by adding Chapter 619 entitled “Toxic Trespass Resulting from Unconventional Natural Gas Dril ...more
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Privatisation goes local in global water market
Privatisation goes
local in global water market
LONDON, England, Nov. 9, 2011 -- The world's top
five water companies who
have historically dominated the international water
sector are losing thei ...more
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Water Related Groups
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Regenerative Design Institute
All people can live a mutually enhancing relationship with earth!
Membership: Open
Privacy: Semi-Private
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WiserEarth Group Support
Share questions, problems and tips on growing a WiserEarth group
Membership: Open
Privacy: Semi-Private
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Are we really trying our hardest to save the planet
Global Climate Change Discussion
Membership: Open
Privacy: Semi-Private
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Creative Citizen
CreativeCitizen.com - Find and Submit Creative Solutions
Membership: Open
Privacy: Semi-Private
Privacy: Semi-Private
2008 African Women and Water Training
Building Relationships and Self Reliance to Support Tech Transfer
Membership: Open To Apply
Privacy: Semi-Private
Privacy: Semi-Private
WiserCop16
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, UNFCCC
Membership: Open
Privacy: Semi-Private
Privacy: Semi-Private
Permaculture Alliance of California
Unifying the Greater Pacifica Permaculture Community
Membership: Open To Apply
Privacy: Semi-Private
Privacy: Semi-Private
Pachamama Alliance of Oregon
Co-Creating a Just, Fulfilling, and Sustainable Region
Membership: Open
Privacy: Semi-Private
Privacy: Semi-Private
California Food System Network (CFSN)
Achieving a Sustainable Food System in California by 2030
Membership: Open To Apply
Privacy: Semi-Private
Privacy: Semi-Private
Earth Charter
Dialogue, Collaboration, and Action for a Sustainable Future
Membership: Open
Privacy: Semi-Private
Privacy: Semi-Private
Organizations
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Business Ethics Network
Activities: Activist
Scope: international
Type: Network/ Coalition/ Collective
Scope: international
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Foundation for Rural Recovery and Development
Activities: Activist
Scope: national
Type: Non Governmental Organization
Scope: national
Type: Non Governmental Organization
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Women's Earth Alliance
Activities: Activist, Educational, Networking
Scope: international
Type: Non Governmental Organization
Scope: international
Type: Non Governmental Organization
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Wholly H2o
Activities: Educational, Networking
Type: Non Governmental Organization
Type: Non Governmental Organization
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Indigenous Permaculture
Activities: Educational, Networking
Scope: regional
Type: Non Governmental Organization
Scope: regional
Type: Non Governmental Organization
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Albert Einstein Institution AEI
Activities: Activist, Educational, Networking, Research
Scope: international
Type: Non Governmental Organization
Scope: international
Type: Non Governmental Organization
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Earth Rights Institute
Activities: Networking
Scope: international
Type: Network/ Coalition/ Collective
Scope: international
Type: Network/ Coalition/ Collective
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Corporate Accountability International
Activities: Activist
Scope: international
Type: Non Governmental Organization
Scope: international
Type: Non Governmental Organization
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Life 4 Water, Inc.
Scope: national
Type: Non Governmental Organization
Type: Non Governmental Organization
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Water for Humans
Activities: Activist
Scope: international
Type: Non Governmental Organization
Scope: international
Type: Non Governmental Organization
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Sustainable Sanitation Alliance
Activities: Activist, Educational, Networking
Scope: international
Type: Non Governmental Organization
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Type: Non Governmental Organization
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Natural Building Network
Activities: Activist, Educational, Networking, Research
Scope: international
Type: Educational Organization
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Type: Educational Organization
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International WaterCentre
Activities: Educational, Research
Scope: international
Type: Educational Organization
Scope: international
Type: Educational Organization
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EcoSanRes
Activities: Research
Scope: international
Type: Non Governmental Organization
Scope: international
Type: Non Governmental Organization
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Earth Rights International
Activities: Activist, Educational, Networking, Research
Scope: international
Type: Non Governmental Organization
Scope: international
Type: Non Governmental Organization
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Ghana National Coalition Against the Privitization of Water
Activities: Activist
Scope: national
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Headquarter of Earth Charter Campaign of Korea
Activities: Activist, Networking
Scope: national
Type: Non Governmental Organization
Scope: national
Type: Non Governmental Organization
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Green Philanthropy For Families.Org
Activities: Activist, Educational, Networking, Philanthropy
Scope: international
Type: Network/ Coalition/ Collective
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African Civil Society Network on Water and Sanitation[ANEW]
Activities: Educational, Networking, Research
Scope: international
Type: Network/ Coalition/ Collective
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Water Events Worldwide
The Water Events Section of the UNESCO Water Portal provides a single interactive access point to information on major water events worldwide.
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