PORTRAIT OF A GHOST

Dear God, make me a bird. So I could fly far, far away from here.
- Jenny

Dear God, make me a bird. So I could fly far, far away from here.

- Jenny

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Today is World Water Day

The world’s most abundant resource is also one of its most problematic. Climate change has brought a noticeable rise in drought and desertification. 258 million people in African have no access to clean water, and what is available often introduces a wide spectrum of disease or conflict into communities.

These problems bring with them a host of political, tribal, and gender issues. Community-based solutions exist; what is lacking are solutions at a global level.

See more from Brent Stirton’s ‘Water is Personal’ here.