From: 5min.com on AOL on Fri, Dec 03 2010 3:25 AM

Poverty-stricken Lesotho lacks the gold, diamonds and fertile farmland of its neighbor South Africa. But in return, it possesses a resource that prosperous South Africa badly needs - water.

From: 5min.com on AOL on Thu, Nov 04 2010 12:52 PM

Countries in the Middle-East have a long history of water related tension. Many poor people in rural areas are depending on the water to survive.

From: 5min.com on AOL on Thu, Nov 04 2010 12:52 PM

Dividing fresh water usage globally is getting harder and it has also involves peace processes in developing countries.

From: 5min.com on AOL on Thu, Nov 04 2010 12:52 PM

Demand of clean water will certainly double in the next decades. The importance of managing the water resources is increasing and countries are getting together to solve this problem.

From: 5min.com on AOL on Thu, Nov 04 2010 12:52 PM

In Kathmandu, 9 out of 10 residents not only experience water shortages, but the also the threat of contaminated water. It’s due to a vast expanding population and a lack of investment in the capital infrastructure.

From: 5min.com on AOL on Sun, Oct 24 2010 12:41 PM

The water pollution ends up in the Chinese cities and added to. But the costs of the flooding, which are a consequence of exploiting the water resources, are noticeable.

From: 5min.com on AOL on Sun, Sep 26 2010 12:52 PM

In 2003 a UN survey ranked Finland’s first, out of 122 countries. Finland has the cleanest water in the world, but what makes it so special?