Water Scarcity

Published by INSURGE INTELLIGENCE, a crowdfunded investigative journalism project for people and planet This article was originally commissioned by the Spanish magazine Papeles, where a slightly abridged Spanish-language edition is due to be published. The …

Chennai has been reeling under its worst water crisis in decades with its four main reservoirs (Sholavaram, Chembarambakkam, Poondi and Red Hills) nearly empty. The city has not had rain in nearly 200 days; only over the past few days has the city has seen li…

New research presents a global picture of who has access to safe drinking water, sanitation services and hygiene and who doesn't revealing persistent inequalities. Here are five new facts from the data experts monitoring the situation, and why they're importa…

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The 2030 Water Resources Group on Charting Our Water Futures set up by the erstwhile Planning Commission in 2009 had projected that if the current demand pattern for water continues, by 2030, the available water will meet only about half of Indias demand for …

Rainy days are not only a sign of bad weather - because in the UAE, more rains mean the country's sustainability drive and research efforts have been bearing fruit, a top government official said. "The increase in the amount of rainfall that the UAE received…

Climate change is the buzz word. And it is likely that both agriculture and water availability will be severely hit, unless the right measures are taken immediately. Unseasonal rains and excessive heat affect crop productivity adversely. Finally, as ground wa…

Under the undrinkably salty water of the ocean off the northeastern coast of the United States lies a gigantic deposit of relatively fresh water, scientists have found. The aquifer, a layer of water-bearing porous sediments, generally begins about 600 feet b…

Posted June 22, 2019 09:57:15 Chennai is a city that has withstood the rise and fall of empires, but it now faces a grave existential crisis as it runs dry due to a severe water shortage, leaving millions in the lurch. Key points: Chennai is Indi…

By Adam HartmanNamibia needs at least three desalination plants to address the country's water shortage, a University of Namibia professor says. Unam acting pro-vice chancellor for research, innovation and development, professor Frank Kavishe said this at th…