TED Talks
Rob Harmon: How to keep rivers and streams flowing
With streams and rivers drying up because of over-usage, Rob Harmon talks about a clever market mechanism to bring back the water. Farmers and beer companies find their fates intertwined in the century-old tale of Prickly Pear Creek.
Crash Course
How Can Rain Create Conflict? Precipitation and Water Use: Crash Course Geography
If you compare precipitation around the world with population distribution we can understand a simple but powerful pattern of human geography: where there is water, there are people. But it gets a little more complicated because where...
Crash Course
Groundwater & the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Crash Course Geography
The Arab-Israeli Conflict, which is the ongoing political tensions and military conflicts between Arab nations and Israel, is one of the longest and most complex disputes in the world. Today, we're going to focus on more recent events,...
Curated Video
What Will Life Look Like as MAJOR Rivers Run Dry?
As global warming continues, we are going to continue seeing record droughts and many places are, simply, going to have to live with far less water. But, more specifically, it means we are going to need to innovate both how cities and...
Bloomberg
Antofagasta CEO on Copper, ESG, Chile Constitution
An interview with one of the world's largest copper producers closes Bloomberg Television's coverage of the Bloomberg New Economy Gateway Latin America conference in Panama City. Antofagasta CEO Ivan Arriagada speaks with Shery Ahn on...
Curated Video
Water banking in times of drought
AP Television
Madera, California, USA - September 2, 2011
1. Wide of water, ducks, cows
2. Mid of pond, frog jumping
3. Wide of cows and water
4. Pan right cracked soil
5. Mid low angle of Lance Johnson getting into truck
6. Close shot...
Bloomberg
California's Drilling Frenzy Has Nothing to Do With Oil
Sept. 29 ""82 percent of California is experiencing extreme drought and farmers in California's Central Valley are looking for water elsewhere- underground. Well drilling for groundwater in the state has doubled and even tripled in some...
Curated Video
Water scheme solution to Australian drought problems
AuBC
Tasmania, Australia - May 20, 2011
1. Wide of dam pans right to water pipe
2. Close of water appliance
3. Close of farmer Matthew Dent
4. Mid of dam
5. Tilt down water station building
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Matthew Dent, farmer:...
Curated Video
Altered levels of rainfall change farming conditions in Australia
Bunbartha, Northern Victoria, February 2, 2008
1. Orchard of nashi pears
2. Close-up Forelle pears
3. Close-up sprinkler
4. Wide of pear trees
5. Close-up of Nashi pears
6. SOUNDBITE: (English) John Karl, Fruit Grower, Bunbartha Fruit...
Curated Video
ISRAEL: ARGUMENT OVER WATER RIGHTS INTERRUPTS PEACE PROCESS
Arabic/Eng
The Middle East peace process is again in trouble, this time over water.
Palestinians are demanding a greater share of the water being pumped from aquifers in the occupied West Bank.
The dispute is the latest snag in...
Curated Video
WEST BANK: WATER RIGHTS CRISIS
Eng/Arabic/Nat
The issue of water rights in Israel went to the top of the political agenda in the country's troubled West Bank on Sunday.
Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin ordered Israeli army trucks to begin began distributing water to...
Curated Video
Jordanians welcome King Abdullah's decision not to renew parts of peace treaty with Israel
Jordan's King Abdullah II on Sunday said he has decided not to renew parts of his country's landmark peace treaty with Israel.