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* Released December 2008 * Running time: 84 minutes * Description: This is a powerful documentary of the current state of freshwater ownership, privatization and distribution around the world. The film discusses the conflict between "predatory" corporations and engaged citizens over water rights and usage. For example, it discusses how companies like Coke and Pepsi use of water in India and Nestles use of water in Michigan for bottled water. This film also documents water wars in Bolivia, privatization in Africa, and issues of pollution of freshwater around the world. It promotes lively and emotional discussion in class. * Rating: Excellent * 7-Revolutions Section: Resources, Technology, Economics, Conflict.

This factsheet at water.org provides an excellent overview of water issues

* Aired: March 2008 * Running Time: 5:35 Draft 84 * Description: This short program discusses how countries might deal with the increasing occurrences of drought with climate change. It focuses on Panama and how the Panama Canal requires a large amount of water to function and how a local rainforest affects the water flow. * Rating; Good * 7-Revolutons Sections: Resources (water)

Click on the water conflict map to see some of Al Jazeera's coverage of an issue which could define 21st century strife After droughts ravaged his parents' farmland, Sixteen-year-old Hassain and his two-year-old sister Sareye became some of the newest refugees forced from home by water scarcity.

On World Water Day, here is a collection of images from southern China, showing local activists fighting against industrial pollution in their waterways, and cancer sufferers in so-called "cancer villages", linked to pollution from hazardous chemicals.

National Geographic's latest issue is all about water issues -- it's great. There website is also providing a lot of learning tools: interactive maps, videos, case studies.

National Geographic's latest issue is all about water issues -- it's great. There website is also providing a lot of learning tools: interactive maps, videos, case studies.

This quick article has some nice graphics about global water issues

march 22 articel on water-born illness

Interesting new water report by Jon Alterman.

Interesting interactive map from National Geographic showing the impacts on every continent as water level rises.