South Asia
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Waterkeepers Meet in Bangkok for Regional Summit
- By: Min Zheng
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The long awaited Asia Summit finally took place from January 20 to 25, 2023 in the heart of bustling Bangkok, Thailand. As the first summit of the new...
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Connecting People and Building Organic Movements
- By: Gomti River Waterkeeper
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By Venkatesh Dutta, Gomti River Waterkeeper Working as a Waterkeeper, having a strong sense of ‘social dynamics focus’ offers me invaluable experiences...
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Who is Waterkeeper: Sonal Bhushan, East Kali River Waterkeeper
- By: Thomas Hynes
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The East Kali River in India runs for 300 miles, through eight districts of Uttar Pradesh, India’s most populous state located in the northern end of...
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Announcing our 2020 Terry Backer Award Winners
- By: Marc Yaggi
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Terry Backer, the first Long Island Soundkeeper, was — and remains — one of our movement’s most iconic activists: Spirited, determined, charismatic,...
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New Normal Is Not Normal for Our Rivers
- By: Gomti River Waterkeeper
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By Venkatesh Dutta, Gomti River Waterkeeper Many people living close to the riverbanks in the Ganga Basin, including the Gomti River, believe that there...
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Waterkeepers Offer Hope, Diversion, Grocery Pickups
- By: Ellen Simon
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When pandemic headlines read, “The Sky is Falling,” it seems like an awkward time to remind your supporters of the work you do, and the ways they can...
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For Time Indoors | More Waterkeeper Content!
- By: Julia Widmann
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Wondering how you can stay in the fight for clean water from indoors? If you can, consider donating to your local Waterkeeper. Nonprofits depend on events...
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Our Work Continues
- By: Ellen Simon
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In the face of the global coronavirus pandemic, Waterkeeper Alliance is making plans to continue our important mission-driven work, strengthening and supporting...
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Taking on River Encroachers in India
- By: Ellen Simon
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Update: Mid Upper Yamuna Waterkeeper notched a victory in this fight on March 5, when a court halted construction on encroached sites until demarcation...
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Planting Trees and Building Pathways to Make the Betwa a River Again
- By: ajcarapella
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By Tenzing Syelneon, Waterkeeper Alliance volunteer Rajendra Veer Singh Chauhan, the Lower Betwa Riverkeeper, was born in the small village of Ujneri,...
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Mahaweli River Waterkeeper Plants Orange Groves to Protect Elephants, and People, in Sri Lanka
- By: ajcarapella
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By Tenzing Syelneon, Waterkeeper Alliance volunteer In the ancient tale of Ramayana, a bedtime story for every Hindu and Buddhist child, the demon king...
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How the Clean Water War is Won: Waterkeeper Alliance and Culture Trip Introduce “Waterkeeper Warriors”
- By: Waterkeeper Alliance
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The Waterkeeper Warriors campaign features photography of waterways around the world and the Waterkeepers who defend them, with stories voiced by Alec...
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3 Projects Making Strides in Human Health and Education
- By: ajcarapella
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By Georgia Lambrakis, Waterkeeper Alliance intern As we reflect on 20 years of our fight for drinkable, fishable, swimmable water, we celebrate the strides...
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13 Restoration Successes
- By: ajcarapella
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By Georgia Lambrakis, Waterkeeper Alliance intern As Waterkeeper Alliance celebrates 20 years of fighting for drinkable, fishable, swimmable water, we’re...
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Earth Day: Our Growing Water Crisis and the Water Warriors Fighting it
- By: Marc Yaggi
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When millions of people flooded the streets 49 years ago for the first Earth Day, they were making a path, a path that thousands of local activists have...
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20 Years of Clean Water Wins
- By: Marc Yaggi
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Today, on World Water Day, I can’t help but reflect on the billions of people around the world without access to clean and safe water. But there’s...
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India’s East Kali River to Receive Revival Work
- By: East Kali River Waterkeeper
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By Raman Kant, East Kali River Waterkeeper East Kali River is the main tributary of the national holy Ganga. After originating from Muzaffarnagar district...
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The Green New Deal: What Does it Mean for Water?
- By: Marc Yaggi
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By Marc Yaggi and Gabrielle Segal With 2018 being the fourth-hottest year on record, and 18 of the 19 warmest years on record having occurred since 2001,...
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In Awe of the Women of Waterkeeper Alliance
- By: ajcarapella
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By April Seymore, Executive Officer of Port Phillip EcoCentre/Port Phillip Baykeeper Feature image: The author (second from left) aboard the SV Pelican...