Welcome to Disputed Waters. Latest: We got a special recommendation from the Jury of The Canon Prize for innovative Journalism 2012. And we published the Dutch version of our Mekong Web-documentary. (Check the Mekong Page).

The website is designed as a non-linear visual storytelling medium. That means you click on a thumbnail to go to one of the large maps where you can navigate the path of the river to find stories, photos and videos. Zoom with Ctrl + or -, or Cmd +/- for Mac.

The project is an initiative of a group of independent reporters and photographers with a preference for slow journalism. We’re using crowdfunding for our assignments to produce these in-depth mutli-media reports. We’d be very grateful for your support, if you would like to help fund our work, visit our donate page where you will find suggestions on how to help Disputed Waters.

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  • Water diversion, Dead Sea April 21, 2012
    Left: November 9, 1984. Right: November 28, 2011. The Dead Sea lies in the Jordan Rift Valley, bordering Jordan, Israel and the West Bank. It is one of the world’s saltiest bodies of water, too salty to harbor any life … Continue reading
  • Publications in La Croix Newspaper in France March 13, 2012
    The World Water forum started this Monday in Marseille; the famous Mediterranean harbor town in southern France. The French media are covering the big international conference extensively. The Daily ‘La Croix’ Used 4 of our images in a ‘water special’ on Saturday … Continue reading
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