Water, water, everywhere. Water stories accounted for half of the most read last month. New Wilson Center Fellow Sherri Goodman outlined three principles to creating a “water-ready” world. Heather Chen highlighted a four-part update by the Kenya Broadcasting Corporation on Lake Turkana as the Gibe III Dam begins operation. Florian Krampe outlined results from a research project in rural Nepal on the effects of small hydro projects. And Alec Crawford and Angie Dazé explained lessons learned about incorporating migrant populations into conservation projects around Lake Albert.

1. An Update on Kenya’s Dwindling Lake Turkana as Ethiopian Dam Begins Operation, Haodan “Heather” Chen

2. Water and Security Hotspots to Watch in 2016 [Infographic], Gracie Cook

3. What’s Behind West and Central Africa’s Youthful Demographics? High Desired Family Size, Elizabeth Leahy Madsen

4. Will China’s New Air Law Solve its Pollution Crisis?, Cai Jingjing and Joyce Tang

5. In Tanzania, Empowering Communities to Address Population, Health, and Environment Issues Together, Mustafa G. Kudrati

6. How Successful Were the Millennium Development Goals? A Final Report, Josh Feng

7. Kabul Greenbelt Project Aims to Restore Some Luster to War-Ravaged Capital – and Resilience Too, Elizabeth B. Hessami

8. Creating a Water Ready World, Sherri Goodman

9. Community Empowerment vs. State Stability? Lessons From Nepal’s Micro-Hydropower Projects, Florian Krampe

10. Lessons From Africa’s Great Lakes on How Conservation Orgs Can Address Migration, Alec Crawford and Angie Dazé