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18 Sep 2023
Libyans, divided and ruled by two rival governments since 2014, have united briefly in response to the disaster caused by storm Daniel in early September. The storm produced 8 mont...
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The quality of the Maas / Meuse River, shared by France, Belgium and the Netherlands has deteriorated further due to the discharge of harmful chemicals. Over the past year, concent...
4 Sep 2023
The Rhône River, which originates in the Swiss Alps upstream of Lake Leman (colloquially: Lake Geneva), has again become the subject of negotiations between Switzerland and France ...
1 Sep 2023
On the 21st of August Hawaii’s governor, Josh Green, speaking to CNN, stated: “there has been a great deal of water conflict on Maui for many years .. […] .. people have been fight...
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The Rhône River, which originates in the Swiss Alps upstream of Lake Leman (colloquially: Lake Geneva), has again become the subject of negotiations between Switzerland and France ...
7 Sep 2023
On August 24, Japan began the process of releasing water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant. The position of Japan is that a special process is being applied, with many precaut...
4 Sep 2023
On the 7th of July Panama announced its accession to the Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes (Water Convention), otherwise kn...
6 Sep 2023
Because it is available in different seasons and often of good quality, groundwater provides the opportunity to respond to droughts and climatic variations. These ideas underlie ph...
7 Sep 2023
On the 21st of August, at Stockholm Water Week, the governments of Malawi and South Sudan announced the launch of Presidential Compacts on Water and Sanitation. This builds on an i...
1 Sep 2023
On the 21st of August Hawaii’s governor, Josh Green, speaking to CNN, stated: “there has been a great deal of water conflict on Maui for many years .. […] .. people have been fight...
7 Sep 2023
Tobias Schmitz: From your perspective, what is the current status of the conflict and which areas are currently affected: has this changed geographically since mid-May? Paloma ...
22 Jun 2023
The Nova Kakhovka Dam, Ukraine’s largest dam by volume with a reservoir containing approximately 18 km³ of water, was destroyed on the 6th of June, releasing a high energy wave dow...
5 Jul 2023
Amid a recent drought in south-eastern Iran, the dispute between Afghanistan and Iran over the rights to the waters of the Helmand River have re-emerged, leading to violent clashes...
6 Sep 2023
The world is on the verge of an unparalleled water disaster, as a result of increasing demand and the unrelenting effects of the climate emergency, according to a report by the Wor...
7 Sep 2023
In August, microplastics were found for the first time in human heart tissue. A discovery that is now raising new concerns about their long-term impact on health. A Chinese team di...
6 Sep 2023
The European Union's proposed ban on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) is deepening a debate between corporate interests and environmental concerns, underscoring the fragi...
7 Sep 2023
Wetlands, which are sometimes overlooked in favor of more beautiful vistas, are essential to the health of our planet. Since they filter water, sustain biodiversity, and moderate c...
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25 Aug 2023
The CEO Water Mandate (CEO WM), a special initiative established in 2007 by the UN Secretary-General and the UN Global Compact (UNGC) in partnership with the Pacific Institute, rel...
6 Sep 2023
A recent study estimated the annualglobal investment needed to cover WASH-related services by 2030 at $264 billion. Figures from the UN2023 Water Conferencevaried between US$182 to...
5 Jul 2023
Thames Water, the U.K.’s largest water utility which provides water supplies to some 10 million clients in London and the Thames Valley, is facing the threat of insolvency, with so...
5 Sep 2023
On the 29th of August, the Zambia Environmental Management Agency (ZEMA) clarified its decision on the 24th of August to cancel the decision letter issued to Mwembeshi Resources Li...
7 Sep 2023
Since the end of July, and for just a few days, China experienced severe flooding caused by the aftermath of typhoon Doksuri. Flooding took place in the grain-growing region of nor...
15 Jun 2023
The Iranian Capital Tehran has suffered five days of interruptions in the supply of piped water which has been linked to a flooding event. Iran’s Minister of Energy announced that ...
