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May 22, 2008

Creativity in Facing the Water Crisis

by Juliana Rincón Parra, Global Voices, Latin America - With two very recent natural disasters in mind: the cyclone in Myanmar and the Earthquake in Sichuan, China, the topic of getting pure and drinkable water to needy populations has come back into the conversation. Following, several videos which propose different solutions to supply clean water or at least make it easier for people to have a healthful liquid to drink.

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A great link. Thank you. Juliana Rincon Parra provides an excellent summary of creative video solutions.

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