 
Water - Helping people to reclaim life
To many of us, water is something that we take for granted. It is only when water restrictions are in place and that we hear that many parts of Australia continue to be affected by drought that we realise just how valuable the resource of water is and that it shouldn't be wasted.
 
 G8 seeks to improve water access
At its meeting in Evian, France, the Group of Eight wealthy nations put forward its Water Action Plan that offers to support countries that prioritise safe drinking water, but promised no new funds and ran into criticism for passing the buck to the private sector. - Reuters
Unsafe water making Iraqi children unhealthy
The lack of clean drinking water is posing a very real threat in the south to Iraq's most vulnerable population - children - following years of
underinvestment, sanctions, and two wars. - UNICEF
South Australian task force forms water cut model
The Riverland Private Irrigators Task Force has formed an initial model on how to fairly achieve a 20% cut to water usage, suggesting that if all growers were at best practice, the cut could be achieved without too much pain. - ABC
 
Iraqis feared dirty water more than fighting
"People are more afraid of an outbreak of diarrhoea than
they were of the fighting," said Dr Abdullah, the Chief Surgeon
at Az Zubayr hospital. The town, just outside Iraq’s second city of
Basra, has to date been fortunate to avoid an epidemic of waterborne
disease with only two cases of diarrhoea seen by the hospital. - Trocaire
 
The poor deserve their fair share of water
In the Vatican’s view, the principal problem is not one of
scarcity, "but rather of distribution and resources. Access and
deprivation underlie most water decisions. Hence linkages between
water policy and ethics increasingly emerge throughout the
world." - National Catholic Reporter
 
 International Year of FreshWater
The official site of the United Nations FreshWater Year includes a variety of
online publications, worksheets, classroom guides, games, and other resources,
classified by theme, and also region. It looks at the use and appreciation of
water from many angles, including cultures, with a collection of proverbs
(e.g. 'For the benefit of the flowers, we water the thorns, too', from Europe).
 
Source of water and life ...
As we walk with Jesus in the desert, we are reminded how our lives have become parched and in need of God's love, gentleness, and forgiveness. - Liturgy for World Water Day 2003
 
Empty oceans, empty nets The Cutting Edge, SBS TV, 8:30 pm, Tuesday 10 June
Throughout the ages, the world has enjoyed a vast and unlimited ocean, yielding abundant seafood. But increasing demand, new technologies, and burgeoning coastal populations are straining the limits of the ocean's ability to sustain healthy supplies of fish.
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