CONTENTS

THE BIG STORY

RIVERS

I / R E U T E R S

I D

A D N A N A B

15 Holy waters

Rivers have inspired reverence down the ages but today face enormous threats. Dinyar Godrej examines why restoring them to health is vital.

21 THE FACTS

22 The river as a living being

Stephanie Boyd reports from the Peruvian Amazon on the Kukama people’s battle to gain legal rights for the river they depend upon.

26 Take them down!

Four large dams on the Klamath River in the US are scheduled for removal. Bruce Shoemaker on the inspiring campaign that has got things this far.

29 To reclaim Minegolia

Anand Tumurtogoo traces the ups and downs of a civil society movement’s attempts to protect Mongolia’s waterways from overexploitation.

32 What’s that?!

Vanessa Baird takes a dip into some very murky waters.

35 When it comes to sharing

Rivers don’t stop at national borders – which can cause some sticky situations for humans. Yali Banton-Heath explains why.

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CURRENTS

Stories making the news   8 Workers seek remedy from P&O Ferries

Plus: Borderlines   9 Introducing: Michelle O’Neill Plus: Seriously? 10 Patchwork resistance in Ukraine 11 Zimbabwe’s ‘big brother’ bill

DRC: violence in the name of conservation Plus: Inequality Watch Plus: Sign of the Times 12 Outrage at killing of Palestinian journalist

Plus: Open Window 13 Hunger crisis in Somalia Plus: Reasons to be cheerful

REGULARS   6 Letters

Plus: Why I…   7 Letter from Buenos Aires

Virginia Tognola’s foray into the informal economy.

38 Country Profile: St Vincent and the Grenadines

40 Cartoon History: Amritsar: the Jallianwala Bagh massacre ILYA recounts how hundreds of unarmed civilians were slaughtered by troops under British command.

53 Southern Exposure

Indian photographer Dipayan Bose’s portrait of devotion.

54 Temperature Check

Danny Chivers speaks to the scientists turning to climate activism.

56 The Interview

Senegalese development economist Ndongo Samba Sylla speaks to Hazel Healy about why he believes ‘neo-colonialism’ is an outdated term.

59 Hall of Infamy

Gotabaya Rajapaksa: the latest in a family line with a stranglehold over Sri Lanka’s politics.

80 The Puzzler

81 Agony Uncle

Is it ok to accept rent from your partner? Our Agony Uncle weighs in.

82 What if…

We had a World Tax Organization? Alex Cobham explores the possibilities.

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