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July 14, 2009

South Asia's Troubled Waters

William Wheeler and Anna-Katarina Gravgaard, for the Pulitzer Center

Reporters William Wheeler and Anna-Katarina Gravgaard reflect on their experiences in Nepal, India and Pakistan reporting on water.

July 13, 2009 | Pulitzer Center

Indian Officials Declare Drought Worst Water Shortage in Mumbai’s History

Anna-Katarina Gravgaard, for the Pulitzer Center, India

Twenty million residents of Mumbai, India's largest city, are facing an acute water shortage, the BBC reports this week. Authorities have cut water supplies by 30 percent, due to shortages brought on by sporadic monsoon rainfall. If rain doesn't come soon, agricultural production is likely to suffer and urban residents are worried they will have to buy water from private tankers. If the drought continues, the lakes that feed the city's water supplies will continue to recede.

July 10, 2009 | PBS Foreign Exchange

In The Shadow of the Walls

Featured on Foreign Exchange beginning Friday, July 10, 2009.

Produced by Scott P. Harris
In association with the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting

In 1998, the historic Good Friday Agreement ended the thirty-year sectarian war in Northern Ireland known as "The Troubles." Although great strides have been made, the poor working class neighborhoods of Belfast remain fiercely divided. Giant walls, known as "peace lines," keep Catholics and Protestants separated, and while they keep the people safe, they also prevent true peace.

July 02, 2009 | Pulitzer Center

Nepal: Laying Sewers Before the Monsoon

William Wheeler and Anna-Katarina Gravgaard, for the Pulitzer Center, Nepal

The streets of Boudha have turned into a muddy puddle as monsoon and sewer water mix while frantic community members work to lay down pipes before the waters rise over their feet.