How can the Middle East and North Africa manage the region's water crisis?
The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) are one of the most water-scarce regions in the world. For years, the water crisis has...
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- Dec 18, 2022
- 1 min
Hydropower And Water Scarcity: The Growing Climate Risks Of A Climate Solution
Even as a scorching, dry summer fades toward winter, the specter of drought has refused to exit the stage. While drought is defined as a...
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- Dec 18, 2022
- 1 min
Europe’s water crisis is much worse than we thought
As drought dried up rivers and reservoirs across Europe this year, grim warnings from the past surfaced from the depths. Wenn du mich...
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- Nov 4, 2022
- 1 min
5 reasons why water is critical to COP27
Too little has happened since last year’s climate meeting COP26. But the upcoming COP27 can speed up progress if water is placed at the...
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- Nov 3, 2022
- 1 min
Water Supply and Sanitation Policies, Institutions, and Regulation: Adapting to a Changing World
Policies, institutions, and regulations (PIR) are essential to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) related to water and...
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- Nov 3, 2022
- 1 min
Miya-NWC part of BBC International Water Association series
THE Miya-NWC Non-Revenue Water (NRW) projects continue to garner international recognition, this time through an online film — Beneath...
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- Oct 9, 2022
- 1 min
Finally, a Possible Solution for Brine from Desalination”
A unique collaboration leads to a novel and energy-efficient solution to the global freshwater shortage J.P. LaBrucherie stands looking...
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- Sep 26, 2022
- 1 min
We need to rethink how we manage our water systems — before it’s too late
Extreme flooding in Pakistan has caused years of damage and killed thousands of people. Historic droughts in China have led parts of the...
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WaterLinks
- Sep 13, 2022
- 1 min
The Water-Energy Nexus: Impacts in Europe and China
As global warming intensifies, extreme weather events such as droughts have become more frequent and their economic damage more...
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- Sep 13, 2022
- 1 min
How China Is Responding to Its Water Woes
The scorching heatwave in southwest China in August laid bare the country’s many interrelated water security challenges. This has been...
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WaterLinks
- Sep 1, 2022
- 1 min
Water shortages must be placed on the climate-change agenda. This is why
Most people do not realize it, but freshwater availability is dramatically changing around the world. Wet areas of the planet, such as...
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- Sep 1, 2022
- 1 min
How climate change is driving water scarcity in Asia
The Tibetan Plateau, also known as the "Water Tower" of Asia, supplies freshwater to nearly 2 billion people. Experts fear that the...
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- Aug 28, 2022
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UN spotlights ‘invisible’ value of groundwater during World Water Week
“It is our duty to ensure groundwater has its rightful place in all of our action plans,” said Gilbert Houngbo, Chair of UN-Water, in his...
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- Aug 28, 2022
- 1 min
Water shortages must be placed on the climate-change agenda. This is why
Most people do not realize it, but freshwater availability is dramatically changing around the world. Wet areas of the planet, such as...
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- Aug 24, 2022
- 1 min
Irreversible water storage declines predicted in parts of Asia by 2060
The Tibetan Plateau, known as the “water tower” of Asia, supplies freshwater for nearly two billion people who live downstream. New...
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WaterLinks
- Aug 24, 2022
- 1 min
What’s in your drinking water? If you live in one of these states, it might soon be recycled sewage
The idea of drinking water that was recently sewage swirling down your toilet bowl, shower drain, or kitchen sink may sound pretty icky....
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- Aug 24, 2022
- 1 min
An urgent review of EU water policy is required
The summer of 2022 is likely to go down as being one of the worst in the history of modern Europe. Almost the entire continent,...
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- Aug 24, 2022
- 1 min
5 unexpected impacts of drought in Europe
Drought has been declared across the globe, from the Horn of Africa, to China and England, as climate change continues unabated. More...
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- Jun 29, 2022
- 1 min
Asia’s Largest Cities Lack Water Security
By Kaushal Chapagain, Mukand S. Babel, Asian Institute of Technology, and Hassan Tolba Aboelnga, Cologne University of Applied Sciences...
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- Jun 23, 2022
- 1 min
Earth’s water cycle being bent past breaking point, warns conservationists
Recent research has indicated that modifications to aspects of the water cycle are now causing Earth system destabilisation at a scale...
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