More: Water Resources
Conserving Iran and Iraq’s wetlands
There’s growing awareness in the Islamic Republic of Iran that wetlands are valuable and sustain livelihoods.
Ramsar, “the gem of northern Iran”, is the town...
Maldives’ Wetlands Help Fight Climate Change
The lighthouse stands guard over the wetlands. Perched at one end of Koattey, it was built by the British who had a military base...
Small but Smart: Benin and Togo Cooperate to Ensure Water Security
The Mono River divides the two small West African nations of Benin and Togo. While less than a tenth the size of the Nile...
Global attention needed to end food insecurity: An interview with Rajendra Aryal
The devastating effect of global food insecurity is grave and it is severely affecting lives and livelihoods of more than 108 million people worldwide....
Why the Indus Water Treaty is being debated in India
Ever since the attacks on the Indian Army base at Uri by four terrorists identified by India as members of the Pakistan based terrorist...
Hope for Resolving the Water Conflict in the Middle East
The availability of fresh water has direct impact on food and energy production, development of industry, and human survival. Fresh water resources are often...
For Veolia, Flint is just the tip of the iceberg
French multinational Veolia, the largest private water corporation in the world, is going through a rough patch as the world is wising up to...
Women, Water and Peace
More than 50 opinion makers and policy makers from the Middle East came together to discuss linkages between women, water and peace in a...
The Compulsion of Water Cooperation
Danilo Turk and Sundeep Waslekar Since last September when the United Nations declared water as a sustainable development goal, a number of countries have...
Water, Wars and an Uncertain Future
In December 2009, I met Walid Muallem, Foreign Minister of Syria, in his office in Damascus, along with an eminent British politician. He rolled...