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December 10, 2015 | USA Today
Pumped Beyond Limits, Many U.S. Aquifers in Decline
Nationwide analysis shows depletion of groundwater widespread and worsening.
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Water and Sanitation
December 02, 2015 | Newsweek
Egyptian Camel Traders and Butchers Are Facing Tough Times
The ancient Nile camel trade is crumbling, and with it the livelihoods of thousands of Egyptians and Sudanese. Climate change has claimed many of the grazing lands; war has also exacted a deadly cost.
November 24, 2015 | Discover Magazine
Africa: Animal Tracking Enters the 21st Century
Developed by the earliest hunters, wildlife tracking skills remain essential tools for conservation.
November 03, 2015 | Pulitzer Center
School Toilets in Bihar, India
Can school sanitation help eliminate open defecation in India?
November 01, 2015 | Pulitzer Center
Nepal: Waiting for Water
A water tunnel project that promises to deliver clean drinking water to Nepalis living in Kathmandu is seven years behind schedule.
September 28, 2015 | WBEZ
Improving India's Plumbing
Ann Schraufnagel, our Global Health Reporting fellow from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, discusses India's urgent need to fix its plumbing.
September 23, 2015 | Newsweek
The Ganges River Is Dying Under the Weight of Modern India
The infamously polluted Ganges River supports a staggering 10 percent the world's population. If it continues to die so too may the hopes and dreams of modern India.
September 16, 2015 | The New York Times
After Nepal Quakes, Worries in the Water
The 2015 Nepal earthquakes threatened to exacerbate the ongoing struggle with waterborne diseases by damaging already fragile sewer systems that leak pathogens into the water supply.
September 16, 2015 | NPR
Nepal: Life After An Earthquake
Aid workers have not been able to reach some of the remote parts of Nepal. So it's up to the villagers to rebuild their homes and their lives. And the clock is ticking as monsoon season nears.
August 21, 2015 | Foreign Policy
Is Clean India a Pipe Dream?
The Indian government's push to improve sanitation is ambitious and well-intentioned, but does little to help the most marginalized groups in Indian society.
August 20, 2015 | KPCC
A Look into the Massive Nicaragua Canal Project
Tim Johnson talks to KPCC, Southern California public radio, about his reporting on Nicaragua's transoceanic canal.
July 22, 2015 | National Geographic
Cambodian Dam Project May Threaten People and Endangered Species
Cambodia's Areng Valley and its inhabitants lie in the proposed path of a colossal dam. National Geographic reporter Rachel Link interviews Kalyanee Mam about her film, Fight for Areng Valley.
May 07, 2008 | Project news
"Water Wars" airs on DePauw University's The World is Talking
"Water Wars," a Pulitzer Center-commissioned video that addresses how a decreasing water supply is fueling conflict in East Africa, aired on DePauw University's The World is Talking television program in May 2008.
View the video and the rest of the program on The World is Talking blog.
May 01, 2008 | Project news
Round Two: Winning Essays
In May 2008, the Pulitzer Center partnered with Helium to continue its second round of the Global Issues/Citizen Voices Writing Contest. Find the winning essays here.
March 15, 2008 | Project news
Round One: Winning Essays
In March 2008, The Pulitzer Center partnered with Helium to launch its first round of the Global Issues/Citizen Voices Contest. Find the winning essays here.
February 28, 2008 | Project news
One World Features Pulitzer Center's "Water Wars" Project
OneWorld.net highlights the Pulitzer Center's ongoing "Water Wars: Ethiopia and Kenya" reporting project on February 28 in the Today's News section of its website. The project, conducted by the young journalists of the Common Language Project, addresses the increasing scarcity of water in East Africa and how the shortage is fueling conflict in the region.
See OneWorld's feature in its February 28 Today's News section.
February 27, 2008 | Project news
View the trailer for Kelly Hearn's feature documentary
October 01, 2007 | Education news
South America: Untold Stories
South America Discussion Series
October/November 2007
Presented by: Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting / Virginia Quarterly Review
South America : Untold Stories
Journalists Bring their Stories Home
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November 5 : Washington University in St. Louis
In partnership with Sigma Iota Rho, Washington University's International Studies Honorary Society, International & Area Studies and Latin American Studies