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30 Jul 2022 YORK, United Kingdom

Pharmaceutical Waste Endangering World’s Rivers

Forty-three percent of the world's rivers have levels of pharmaceutical pollution that are of concern.

3 Jul 2022 EDINBURGH, United Kingdom

Kurdish Authorities Warn Of “Humanitarian Catastrophe”

The de facto political power in the Kurdish region accused Turkey of violating the tripartite agreement among Turkey, Syria and Iraq which determines minimum levels of water flow at the borders. It is considered a means of attack on the Kurdish people.

18 Jun 2022 EDINBURGH, United Kingdom

Phosphorus Project Concludes

Compilation of 5 years of research on the use of phosphorus identifies the priority issues, possible solutions to the current crisis and the requirements to address sustainability both locally and globally.

31 May 2022 LONDON, United Kingdom

Report Warns Major Cities Face Increasing Risk Of Drought

Major population centres, globally, face increasing water scarcity due to population growth and climate change; warns of health risks associated with poor quality water.

12 May 2022 LONDON, United Kingdom

Are Water Issues Stranding Assets?

Examination of responses to CDP's survey suggests that both corporations and the financial institutions that support them are exposed to operating risks associated with water and well as more "hidden" risk associated with asset stranding and shareholder lawsuits for corporate mismanagement of water risk.

26 Apr 2022 GLASGOW, United Kingdom

Agricultural Trade Impacts Groundwater, Food Security, Energy

The use of groundwater has facilitated a doubling in international trade in food and agricultural products since 1995 but groundwater governance mechanisms with joint management of resources are urgently needed to control aggressive depletion of resources.

22 Mar 2022 EDINBURGH, United Kingdom

Major Lithium Deposit Discovered On Tibetan Plateau

Possible lithium exploitation found on a Tibet plateau has raised concerns with environmentalists for the deleterious effect on both water and natural resources in the region.

15 Mar 2022 EDINBURGH, United Kingdom

The Water Diplomat 2022

Past issues of The Water Diplomat now available on The water Diplomat website.

15 Mar 2022 EDINBURGH, United Kingdom

The Water Diplomat 2022

Past issues of The Water Diplomat now available. Read full article and click on links for January, February and March 2022 issues.

6 Mar 2022 LONDON, United Kingdom

Impact Of Microcredit Examined

Households in India otherwise ineligible for government sanitation subsidies can access it through a "bridge" offered by microfinance. The two forms of investment work together to bring investment funds to otherwise non-creditworthy households.

15 Feb 2022 EDINBURGH, United Kingdom

The Road To New York 2023

The 9th World Water Forum in Dakar  21-26 March and the Dushanbe Water Process 6-9 June 2022 will set the stage for the major UN Conference on water to be held in New York in 2023. It will be the first since Mar del Plata in 1977.

11 Feb 2022 EDINBURGH, United Kingdom

Diplomacy Talks -- Trends In Food Security During Climate Change

Diplomacy Talks and The water Diplomat Voices are a series of guest columns written by participants in different parts of the international water community. 

Dr. Renee Martin-Nagle, special correspondent to The water Diplomat, highlights facts about agricultural production and how it might change given evidence of climate change.

Martin-Nagle is a globally recognized water expert and consultant focusing on surface water, groundwater, unconventional water resources, contaminants, climate change, and oceans.  She currently has several affiliations: Treasurer of the International Water Resources Association; President and CEO of A Ripple Effect; Special Counsel at Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott LLC; Visiting Scholar at the Environmental Law Institute; Secretary and Chair of the Governance Committee of the Mount Aloysius College Board of Trustees, and Member of the Ebensburg Municipal (water) Authority.  She is also an Expert Reviewer of the UN IPCC Sixth Assessment Report.