Water News
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Green promises for India’s polls, but no fresh ideaAs India heads to elections, both the governing party and the main opposition look at issues ranging from solar energy to pollution to climate adaptation. -
Irrigation, drought, sea level rise and more are causing salt to build up in soils around the world. What can we do?Global
Irrigation, drought, sea level rise and more are causing salt to build up in soils around the world. What can we do?
As salinisation threatens crops and ecosystems, farmers and policy makers seek solutions.
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Can South Asian rivers be ‘regional public goods’?A multi-sectoral and multilateral approach to South Asia’s rivers could provide sustainable development, but it needs to include those already marginalised by a narrow development path. -
Soap and superbugs: 2 bln people lack water at health facilities—UNLack of water in health centres puts many patients at risk of infection and could exacerbates the global rise of deadly superbugs.
Water Opinion
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Tech accelerators help nonprofits fast-track technology aimed at solving environmental challengesGlobal
Tech accelerators help nonprofits fast-track technology aimed at solving environmental challenges
– Innovative partnerships provide the coaching, capital and connections needed to turn bright ideas into sustainable solutions. -
Water can exacerbate inequality—or it can help solve it– How can water resources be better managed to bridge the widening inequality gap and provide clean, safe water and sanitation for all? -
How water insecurity fuels global conflict– Although water-related insecurity can easily exacerbate tensions within and between countries due to its prime role in economies and human livelihoods, it is not yet taken seriously. What does it take for water risks to be on the agenda?
Water Videos
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More than a nature series, Netflix's Our Planet is a call to action– Narrated by renowned environmentalist David Attenborough, Netflix's latest documentary series is a stunning insight into the world of animals and an urgent plea to protect their fast disappearing habitats.
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Mission Impossible: Satisfying Asia's meat appetite with plant-based food?– Can Impossible Foods, the plant-based food tech company from California, take a bite out of Asia's growing appetite for meat? Eco-Business spoke to founder Pat Brown to find out.
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What would the world be like if there was water for all?– 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?
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Malaysia—the new dumping ground for the world's plastic waste– After China banned waste imports, Malaysia has taken up the slack with worrying consequences, a Greenpeace investigation has found. Much of Malaysia's imported trash—most of which comes from the US, UK and Japan—is not recycled, but dumped or burned.
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