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A jug of purified water, reinforcing the ongoing role of the Water Protectors.
Environment

Eight 'Pacific Standard' Stories for World Water Day

Highlighting the exploration of solutions to today's water challenges, and the people working toward global water security.

By Candace Butera
Bare sand and dried tree trunks stand out at Theewaterskloof Dam, outside of Cape Town, South Africa.
Environment

Notes on a New Desert

Cape Town is on track to run out of water, and official city communication has been anything but exemplary—a fact that could doom the ruling political party.

By Rosa Lyster