Water Scarcity

Jeff Skoll has been funding pandemic preparedness for more than a decade, even longer than Bill Gates. In recent months, he’s increased his philanthropic giving to help combat Covid-19. Nine years ago, Jeff Skoll’s film company Participant Media partnered with Warner Brothers to put out Contagion, a movie about a…

By Tshego Lepule Jun 20, 2020CAPE TOWN - The poor are largely invisible to policy-makers until there is a crisis. This is according to Jay Bhagwan, executive manager at the Water Research Commission, in response to how the Covid-19 pandemic has exposed long-standing governance failures such as water management in…

Toumaï, "hope of life" in Gorane, is the name given to the oldest human ancestor discovered in Northern Chad two decades ago. But where humanity is believed to have begun, it is slowly being threatened by the consequences of the COVID-19 outbreak. Landlocked, Chad faces substantial obstacles, including growing security…

Unilever, the owner of Dove, Marmite and Knorr, is to invest €1bn (£900m) to help reduce the impact of climate change throughout its production and distribution processes. Working alongside farmers, governments and organisations in the next decade, the climate and nature fund aims to restore forests, soil and biodiversity, with…

The top 20 agricultural producing countries in the world are the top performers in world agriculture-  a vital element for world livelihood. Agriculture is one of the indispensable sectors of the world economy which is not only one of the highest revenue earners worldwide, but also one which caters to…

Yemen Press Reader 658: 13. Juni 2020: Serie: Jemens Kulturerbe – Studie: Langzeitauswirkungen von Bombenangriffen in Wohngebieten – Die neue feudale Steuer der Huthis – Rolle der Islah-Partei.. Bei diesem Beitrag handelt es sich um ein Blog aus der Freitag-Community Eingebetteter MedieninhaltEingebetteter MedieninhaltEingebetteter Medieninhalt... Einmischung der Türkei im Jemen –…

Preface.  Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) contributes only 0.06 % of U.S. electricity, mainly in California (64 %) and Arizona (24 %) because extremely dry areas with no humidity, haze, or pollutants are required. Of the 1861 MW power they can generate, only 25% of these plants can also store electricity…

Although many factors contributed to the mass protest movements in Iraq in recent years, and in Egypt a decade ago, climate change was the common denominator. By exacerbating endemic problems such as water scarcity and food insecurity, global warming threatens to plunge an already unstable region into the abyss. BEIRUT…

NAPLES - An e-Hackathon planned will address three challenges: (1) Mitigation solutions for climate change impacts on water resources and food security; (2) Urban waste (water) management; and (3) Water, sanitation and hygiene and COVID-19. The issues were chosen by the Center for Mediterranean Integration (CMI) of Marseilles for its…

On May 28, we celebrate Menstrual Hygiene Day, which is dedicated to breaking the silence around periods and promoting good menstrual hygiene management for all. CAPE TOWN, South Africa - When environmentalist Xoli Fuyani saw a need for girl-focused support at schools on the Cape Flats in Cape Town and…