Water Scarcity

IMAGE: A new study led by UC Berkeley researchers reveals how sorghum crops alter the expression of their genes to adapt to drought conditions. Understanding how sorghum survives harsh conditions could... view more  Credit: UC Berkeley photo by Peggy Lemau…

Countries around the world were hit by extreme weather this November. Seasonal rains in parts of Central and East Africa were devastating, with landslides and floods triggered by heavy rainfall killing dozens of people in Kenya and the Democratic Republic of…

Thirty years ago world leaders rallied together and adopted the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Child (CRC). This was the most tangible demonstration of political will for future generations, at the highest level, ever. In ratifying the CRC, the v…

Dubai — A pioneering entrepreneur is proposing a 'circular economy' for palm oil farmers so that waste and byproducts are used for farming insects on plantations A pioneering entrepreneur believes insects can help improve the reputation of the palm oil indus…

You might invest in coffee or gold. But if you invest in climate-nice rice production, the cornerstone of global food security you will be doing a better thing for this planet.  New reports suggest climate change is worse than we thought (we’ve made Greta re…

Unsustainable land use and greenhouse gas emissions are delivering a one-two punch to natural ecosystems that are key to the fight against global climate change. And without sweeping emissions cuts and transformations to food production and land management,…

DUBLIN, Nov. 26, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The "Water Storage Systems Market by Material (Concrete, Steel, Plastic, Fiberglass), Application, End-use Industry (Municipal, Industrial, Residential, Commercial), and Region (North America, Europe, APAC, MEA, South Ame…

DUBLIN, Nov. 26, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The "Water Storage Systems Market by Material (Concrete, Steel, Plastic, Fiberglass), Application, End-use Industry (Municipal, Industrial, Residential, Commercial), and Region (North America, Europe, APAC, MEA, South Ame…

London — From Jordan to Uzbekistan, water shortages are proving hard to solve, researchers say Population growth and climate change are putting increasingly intense pressure on the planet's limited water supplies, with worsening shortages emerging from the M…

The Mogadishu Tech Summit closed in the Somali capital Thursday amidst words of praise and encouragement from the government and the United Nations, and pledges worth millions of dollars in support of technological advancement in Somalia. "Somalia has, as yo…