At Pangmo Monastery in Himachal Pradesh, natural water sources freeze during winters, which makes fetching water, a challenging and time-consuming task for the Buddhist nuns that live there.
Erum Sattar from Pakistan and Uttam Kumar Sinha from India discuss the Shahpurkandi dam's implications, stressing the importance of collaboration under the Indus Waters Treaty.
As floating photovoltaic systems emerge as a bright spot in the Philippines' renewable energy quest, how can the archipelago push expansion while minding the technology's potential environmental and social impacts?
Indian farmers are pushing for the legalisation of an historic pricing mechanism that built India’s food security, but the problems they face demand far more.
Respecting planetary boundaries can bring us back to a safe operating space where Earth’s life support systems are not at risk.
By
Mary Robinson and
Johan Rockström
If global leaders are committed to a green transition that leaves no one behind, they must address the needs of vulnerable women and girls in developing countries, who bear the brunt of climate change at the upcoming COP28 summit.
By
Bertrand Badré and
Immaculate Atuhamize
Instead of pursuing the systemic changes needed to address water-related challenges, the world’s governments are bowing to corporate interests and settling for insufficient incremental reforms.
By
Joshua Castellino
Watch: Singapore researchers are trying to give banana skins and coconut husks a new lease of life in water purification kits that can be used in disaster situations. They could one day also be used in the manufacture of batteries.
Do children ask the toughest questions? This World Oceans Day, we get renowned oceanographer Dr Sylvia Earle, founder of Mission Blue, to field questions from curious kids on the mysteries of the deep.
EB Studio
Our urban infrastructure is responsible for almost 40 per cent of global carbon emissions. Climate solutions need to include the biggest energy guzzlers, clean energy and retrofitting old buildings.
Worldwide, 100 million families are stuck in a cycle of poverty and disease because of the lack of access to clean water. What would it take to slake humanity's thirst for water in a sustainable way?