Special Report

• Where Has All the Water Gone?

  Maude Barlow

  From our June special report: The world's water crisis poses grave threats to our survival. Can we change course?

• Facing Up to Freshwater Pollution

  Nancy Stoner

• The Backlash Against Bottled Water

  Karl Flecker

• Water Wisdom

  Roger Stone

• The Perils of Privatization

  Wenonah Hauter

• Changing Water Policies in the Dry Southwest

  Christina Roessler

• The Missing Piece: A Water Ethic

  Sandra Postel

• Modern Pressures on a Prized Ecosystem

  Noy Thrupkaew

• Suprising Progress in Teeming Manila

  Douglas Bakshian

  Online Extra: Many poor residents benefit from a creative enterprise between a family company and the government's water agency.

• Water and Climate Change: Perfect Storm in Sight

  G. Mehan III

  Online Extra: The reality of drought will require tremendous resilience in adapting to the untoward impacts.

• Grabbing the River Jordan

  Fred Pearce

  Online Extra: The World's First Water War.

• Water Technologies Somewhat to the Rescue

  Marq De Villiers

  Online Extra: Often, in the water world, large changes can be made with simple, no-cost policy decisions.

• Curing the Developing World's Water Woes

  John Oldfield

  Online Extra: We have an unprecedented opportunity to prioritize safe drinking water and sanitation investments.