Drinking water
Let the clean water flow
IPN Opinion article
Countering the myth that the private sector is to blame for water scarcity
Can Uganda learn from Chile's water revolution?
IPN Opinion article
About 95% of the world's water and sanitation is managed by government yet riots and demonstrations in Istanbul at the World Water Forum in late March vilified private management, as if it were a menace. It's time for a measured look at a real example of successful private water rights and management.
Environment and health: keep it real
IPN Opinion article
Ministers gathering in Libreville for the first African ministerial meeting on environment and health should avoid getting distracted by ill-defined problems like "climate change" and focus on the real environmental killers: dirty water and fuel.
Free water!
IPN Opinion article
Poor management and inefficiency plague government water programmes but the oil market may provide examples for improvement.
Water: Scarcity in plenty
IPN Opinion article
Individuals, entrepreneurs and communities are not waiting for government to fulfil empty promises and fill empty water pipes. Private initiatives in India, Africa, Latin America and Asia are already sustaining local markets and improving access for millions
Governments are cause of the world’s water crisis. Markets improve access, health and the environment, says new book
IPN Press release
Wealth means health -- progress, not regulation, improves lives
IPN Opinion article
Environment and health ministers from the WHO\'s European region will meet next week in Budapest, Hungary, to discuss 'the effects of a degraded environment on children's health.' This article highlights the role of technological progress in solving human health and environment problems, often overlooked by activists and international agencies.
