A journey in the History of Water is the only documentary available that presents the history of the world in a water perspective.

It tells the dramatic story of how the struggle for fresh water has shaped human society to a remarkable extent.

This series brings the viewer to about 20 countries all over the world and shows in fascinating variety how people have coped with what is societies' lifeblood - water. [more]

News: First edition has already been sold out! New edition in production.

The price of the DVD and VHS is now reduced to 63 USD/ 49 EUR

Aavailable in: English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Chinese, Japanese, Arabic and Norwegian.

A Journey in the History of Water is written and told by Professor Terje Tvedt, one of the founders and the current president of IWHA. Tvedt has written extensively on water historical issues.

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Produced by Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation and Centre for Development Studies, University of Bergen 2001. Contact watervideo.com on post@sfu.uib.no

All versions are available on VHS and an 8 language DVD. Place your order online.