The "Resourceful River" theme examines the effects on each river of global warming, flooding, dams and irrigation. The river as a border, a line of defense and a trading route is also covered here.
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The artwork below is from Rivers of the World 2008. The featured rivers (and partnered cities) were:
- River Capibaribe (Recife, Brazil)
- River Tiete (Sao Paulo, Brazil)
- River Huangpu / Suzhou Creek (Shanghai, China)
- River Nile (Cairo, Egypt)
- River Hooghly (Kolkata, India)
- river Papaloapan (State of Veracruz, Mexico)
- River Liesbeek (Cape Town, South Africa)
- River Thames (London, UK)
- River Capibaribe (Recife, Brazil)
- River Tiete (Sao Paulo, Brazil)
- River Huangpu / Suzhou Creek (Shanghai, China)
- River Nile (Cairo, Egypt)
- River Hooghly (Kolkata, India)
- river Papaloapan (State of Veracruz, Mexico)
- River Liesbeek (Cape Town, South Africa)
- River Thames (London, UK)
