Ethiopia Asks For Urgent Food Aid

The Ethiopian government has asked the international community for emergency food aid for 6.2 million people.

The request came at a meeting of donors to discuss the impact of a prolonged drought affecting parts of East Africa.

Yemen's Water Crisis a Mideast Warning

Generating Electric Power from the Clash of River and Sea Water

 Although the cost of this is way more than a desalinization plant would cost, it is still a great idea and a great use of natural water currents.

"This concept of "salt power"—also known as osmotic, or salinity-gradient, power—has been kicked around for decades, and now, proponents hope, technology has advanced enough to make it economically competitive."

Euro-Mediterranean Information System on know-how in the Water sector

Here is an innovative website from Semide/EMWIS dedicated to the exchange of information and knowledge regarding water.  It is primarily focused on the European/Mediteranean regions, but the information can be applied globally.

Solving the world's water problems through technology.

Here is a rather new organization that I think is worth a notice. They held a conference this year in Chigago, Illinois.
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The Water Innovations Alliance is an industry association focused on developing new funding, reducing regulatory barriers, increasing collaboration and raising awareness for cutting-edge water technologies and the problems they solve.