More: Water Resources
From Abundance to Scarcity: The Changing Value of Water
Water is a precious resource that is essential to maintaining life on Earth. The world’s water supply has, however, been severely strained by the...
Largest river and wetland restoration initiative in history launched at UN Water Conference
A coalition of governments today launched the Freshwater Challenge - the largest ever initiative to restore degraded rivers, lakes and wetlands, which are central...
EU joins efforts to address the global water crisis and ensure water security for all by 2050
From tomorrow, at the United Nations Water Conference in New York from 22 to 24 March, the EU will be confirming its strong engagement...
An opportunity to revisit the Indus Waters Treaty
Two days before the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague was about to proceed with the hearing of "objected" hydro-power projects on tributaries,...
10 Entrepreneurs Share CHF 1.75 million to Tackle Global Freshwater Crisis
Securing the world’s global freshwater ecosystems, under increasing threat from climate change, population growth and consumer demand, has become more critical than ever. To...
Fresh-water scarcity prompts hunt for more from the air and sea
By TOM CASSAUWERS
Carlos Garcia foresees a world in which many millions of homes will get water out of thin air – literally.
Garcia is general manager...
European Green Deal: Commission proposes rules for cleaner air and water
Today the Commission is proposing stronger rules on ambient air, surface and groundwater pollutants, and treatment of urban wastewater. Clean air and water are...
Can this portable dam help Africa counter rising waters?
In the Mpanda Commune in north-western Burundi, a long ribbon of rubber – about a metre high and two metres wide – snakes through...
Factors behind the global water crisis: Facts, consequences, and solutions
Authors: Md. Obaidullah and Md. Sohrab Hossen*
Water is another name for our life. We cannot think of a single day without water. In the...
As the climate dries the American west faces power and water shortages, experts warn
Two of the largest reservoirs in America, which provide water and electricity to millions, are in danger of reaching ‘dead pool status.’ A result...