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29 Nov 2022
Surfers Against Sewage releases 2022 Water Quality Report
Water companies in the United Kingdom have been accused of discharging raw sewage into the Atlantic, the Channel and the North Sea oceans even in dry weather. By law, sewage overflows are only permitted in conditions of unusually heavy rainfall in order to dilute the concentrations of pollutants. However, the November 2022 report by the organisation Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) indicated that of the 9,200 times that SAS released a sewage pollution alert, there were 120 cases of sewage being released during dry weather...
25 Nov 2022
Extensive damage to water and electricity infrastructure across Ukraine
On the 23rd of November Ukraine suffered the most extensive damage to civilian infrastructure so far, interrupting water and electricity supplies across a wide area. The mayor of Kyiv, Vitaly Klischko, announced that the water supplies of the whole city had been knocked out. Similarly, the mayor of Lviv, Andriy Sadovyi, announced that electricity had been cut off and stated that this would probably also undermine water supplies...
23 Nov 2022
Catalonia undergoing water restrictions as drought persists
Barcelona and large parts of north-eastern Spain will undergo water restrictions as the drought which started this summer persists through November. Patricia Plaja, the spokesperson for the Catalan Government, announced that the measures will affect 6.7 million people, which amounts to 80% of the region’s population...
18 Nov 2022
High level event on the Water Energy Food Nexus
On the 14th of November, at COP 27, the Food And Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) hosted a high-level meeting on the Water Energy Food Nexus. According to Cindy McCain, the U.S. Ambassador to the FAO, we find ourselves in urgent times with ongoing armed conflicts, especially the war in Ukraine and its impact on food prices...
12 Nov 2022
Water and adaptation to climate change: the role of systems thinking
On the 12th of November at COP 27, the Alliance for Global Water Adaptation, the Water and Climate Coalition, UNEP and the UNFCCC partnered to present an event on systems thinking for the integration of water into National Adaptation Plans (NAPs) and Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). Maria Kosonen, speaking on behalf of the Water and Climate Coalition stated that in the context of the current water crisis and with water at the centre of all SDGs, we need systems thinking to resolve issues, and because most of the effects of climate change are felt through water, we need to approach adaptation through the lens of water...
11 Nov 2022
Water Scarcity in Syria Affects 1 Million, WHO Report Says
A new World Health Organisation (WHO) report on the water situation in the North East of Syria (NES) reveals the situation of one million people in the region as they struggle to access clean water. The report, entitled “WHO’s Report on Water Situation and Diarrheal Diseases in NES”, focuses on the Alouk water station in the Al-Hasakah Governorate, an area controlled by the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES)...
11 Nov 2022
Warming winters may cause higher chemical release to fresh water, study says
A new study has found that warming winters may cause an increased downstream exposure to chemicals. Although there is still insufficient data to determine the exact impact on water quality, it is certain that the phenomenon causes an increase in phosphorus and nitrogen levels in both groundwater and surface water...
11 Nov 2022
United States Launch 2022-2027 Global Water Strategy
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the country’s Department of State have launched the 2022-2027 US Global Water Strategy. According to USAID’s press release, the document “envisions a water-secure world that advances health, prosperity, stability, and resilience through sustainable and equitable water resources management and access to safe drinking water, sanitation services, and hygiene...
11 Nov 2022
Private Initiative Steps Forward to Bring Arsenic Levels down in Uruguayan Water
A Uruguayan company, Taficor, has seen its bid approved by the government to install water purification systems to bring the country’s water arsenic levels down to international standards. Levels of arsenic in Uruguay's water have been historically high and, in 2010, the country adhered to an international norm that establishes a maximum level of 10 micrograms per litre, bringing it down from a maximum of 50...
11 Nov 2022
Mining in Ghana Responsible for 50% Loss of Treated Water
The Ghana Water Company Limited stated this month that the pollution of water bodies through illegal mining is increasing the cost of water purification. Up to 50% of water supplied by water treatment facilities must be discarded for use because the salinity level does not comply with national standards...
11 Nov 2022
African Communities Urge Governments to Refuse Water Privatisation
Public Services International (PSI), a global union of workers in public services and Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) have held a four day event called Africa Water Week Against Water Privatisation to push against IMF and World Bank led efforts to sell water resources...
8 Nov 2022
Financing climate resilience through investment in water
On the 8th of November, the Asian Development Bank announced a U.S. $ 200 million goal to finance water resilience initiatives in the Asia Pacific region. This was announced at COP 27 in Egypt where during the first of ten thematic days of the Water Pavilion at COP 27, the World Resources Institute, the Asian Development Bank and the African Development Bank organised an event on financing climate resilience through investments in water...