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It's all about water at Stockholm's world water week; Some of the challenges involved in getting people to pay for a resource they've taken for granted; A profile of Rita Colwell, awarded this year's Stockholm water prize for her efforts in combating Cholera; and we talk to an energy expert who grades the German government on its plan to revolutionize the country's energy supply
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In most parts of Europe, we don’t think much about water, it's just there. But for a city divided over 14 islands, Stockholm does think about water.
The Swedish capital is hosting this year's World Water Week where experts are discussing how to promote water development and sustainability. Sweden enjoys some of the world’s cleanest drinking water and is a global pioneer in water-treatment and processing.
Report: Tanya Wood
New York pioneered one of the most succesful examples of turning to nature, rather than engineering, for cleaner and cheaper water.
Tracy Stanton is the water programs manager at Ecosystems Market Place – an NGO dedicated to finding market-based solutions to our environmental challenges. She was one of the speakers to address this year's water week in Stockholm, and DW spoke to her by phone at the event.
Interview: Tracy Stanton / Nathan Witkop
Water-borne diseases are still a menace in many parts of the world.
Cholera is one of these major killers, and this year's winner of the Stockholm water prize goes to someone who has made an outstanding contribution to the fight against Cholera: Dr Rita Colwell is distinguished Professor from the University of Maryland and Johns Hopkins University’s Bloomberg School of Public Health in the United States.
Report: Darrren Marra
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has announced that her government will extend the life-span of the country's nuclear power plants by an average of 12 years.
The unpopular decision overturns former legislation aimed at getting Germany off nuclear power by around 2020. The extension will include a tax on nuclear energy providers that will partly go towards promoting renewables. DW spoke to Hauke Hermann from the Berlin-based environmental think tank, Oeko-Institut. He says the policy could hinder the roll-out of renewable energies - but still gives Chancellor Merkel 'satisfactory' marks.
Interview: Hauke Hermann / Nathan Witkop
