Water Scarcity

What use is a future without freedom? Fridays for Future in Freedom – or: Poisoned Climate in Palestine By Evelyn Hecht-Galinski What use is a future without freedom? How can one create a good climate and prevent a climate catastrophe without rising agains…

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…

CHICAGO, Sept. 26, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- According to the new market research report "Wastewater Treatment Services Market by Type (Design & Engineering Consulting, Building & Installation, Operation & Process Control, Maintenance & Repair), En…

Food may be a universal language - but in these record-breaking hot days, so too is climate change. With July clocking in as the hottest month on Earth in recorded history and extreme weather ramping up globally, farmers are facing the brunt of climate change…

In my view, this years Stockholm World Water Week (SWWW) in late August was a bit of a turning point. The community there moved measurably closer to fully embracing innovation and entrepreneurs as critical to contributing to solving water challenges. I was en…

UPSC MAINS PAPER 2019 (GS 1 and GS 2):  ANALYSIS, APPROACH and REFERENCES –How IASbaba was Helpful Dear Aspirants, We are all engaged in some or the other activity. When there is no passion attached to the activity, we call it a job. When an activity has pa…

NAIROBI - A collection of striking photographs set in the arid landscapes of northern Ethiopia aims to spotlight the harsh reality of water scarcity and how it impacts the lives of women across Africa, said artist Aida Muluneh. Muluneh's "Water Life" series …

Guest Post by Jay Koh, Co-Founder and Managing Director of The Lightsmith GroupMany experts believe that the effects of climate change are already here. In 2016, the world experienced a record $175 billion in economic losses caused by natural disaste…

A Tanzanian female trader sorts high-yielding maize seeds designed to use less land and grow more crops Images courtesy of AGRA As world leaders gather in New York for a key UN climate summit aimed at reversing runaway climate change, African countries are c…

ValueWalk’s interview with Hugh W. Brown Jr., Senior Manager, Investor Engagement on Water at Ceres. In this interview, Hugh discusses his company’s background, how the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals are impacting their mission, how other influential firm…