Water Scarcity

South Africa is considered a water-scarce country. This is hardly a surprise for those who live in Cape Town and have endured drought conditions that edged the city towards Day Zero (when the city would run out of water to supply), or for farmers whove strugg…

It was an unusual display of emotion for normally stoic Mumbaikars, who braved arrests on Friday night to try and stop the cutting of nearly 3,000 trees in Aarey Colony, known as the Indian city's "green lung". On Monday, the Supreme Court, after hearing a p…

Farmer Y Bel Eban in his coffee farm, Krong village, Buon Ma Thuot, Vietnam (Image: Karoline Kan/chinadialogue) Drought aggravated by climate change is hurting coffee growers in the Mekong region, and intensive farming techniques are part of the problem. In…

Care work has been the focus of policy debates after the International Labour Organization (ILO) published a report titled Care Work and Care Jobs for the Future of Decent Work in 2018. The ILO observed that care work involves a range of skills that are often…

The CIWEM Environmental Photographer of the Year showcases the very best in environmental photography. Highlighting the terrible impacts being wrought on our planet by its most dominant species the competition also celebrates humanitys innate ability to survi…

In collaboration with WaterAid, Ethiopian artist, Aida Muluneh showcases her Water Life photography project at Somerset House. Shot in the extreme landscapes of one of the hottest and driest places on earth, Dallol, Afar in Northern Ethiopia, Aida Mulunehs p…

Environment and peace are cross-cutting issues that are intrinsic to sustainable development. While natural resources are vital to achieving sustainable development, they are also increasingly acting as drivers of fragility, conflict and violence. The growing…

Underscoring the necessity of aggressive action to combat human-caused global warming, research published Wednesday warns that the majority of the world's wheat fields are at risk of enduring "severe, prolonged, and near-simultaneous droughts" by the end of t…

Water Scarcity - Kakamega, Kenya - Water, Equality and Sustainability Prize: Photo: Frederick Dharshie - CIWEM Environmental Photographer of the Year A young boy drinking dirty water in an area affected by deforestation, risking cholera, typhoid fever, dyse…

Even with ambitious global efforts to limit emissions, the study warns, “the increase in the frequency and extent of adverse weather extremes and related shocks on the production side would be unprecedented.” Underscoring the necessity of aggressive action t…