Water News
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Can hardline activists Sea Shepherd have an impact in Southeast Asia?The NGO made famous by docu-drama Whale Wars is docked in Singapore. Given restrictions on direct-action campaigning in Southeast Asia, what sort of impact could the swashbuckling conservation group hope to have in safeguarding the region's biodiverse marine life? -
Wastewater flushes away a river of wealthWaste not, want not. Especially water. The wastewater that flows through the world’s sewers has value that could be recovered.
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Japanese plastics firm shines for Asia in ranking of world's greenest corporate giantsJapanese plastics manufacturer Sekisui Chemical is the highest ranked Asian firm in a global index of the most sustainable corporations by Canadian publisher Corporate Knights. CK's boss says it is 'worrying' that there are not more Asian firms in the list. -
Will blood be shed over water? A new early warning tool predicts water-related conflict a year in advanceGlobal
Will blood be shed over water? A new early warning tool predicts water-related conflict a year in advance
Experts under the new Water, Peace and Security partnership have come up with a conflict prediction tool that uses both climate and traditional socio-economic data to spur political action on water-related conflict.
Water Opinion
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From coal to renewables in China: solving the water stress-power plant mismatch– How can one of the world's most water-stressed countries meet growing energy demand while ensuring sustainable management of its water resources? -
Banks need to take Belt and Road environmental risks seriously– China’s banks supporting BRI projects should apply environmental risk-management policies and oversight, says Divya Narain. -
Blue acceleration: our dash for ocean resources mirrors what we’ve already done to the land– Patterns seen on land 70 years ago are now happening in the ocean as humanity turns to the ocean as a new engine of human development. What consequences does this have on our marine ecosystems?
Water Videos
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Cutting meat, food waste and plastic: The sustainability trials of Asia's biggest healthy-eating chain
CSR
Cutting meat, food waste and plastic: The sustainability trials of Asia's biggest healthy-eating chain
– As Singapore-based salad bar chain SaladStop! marks its 10th anniversary, co-owner Katherine Desbaillets talks to Eco-Business about phasing out meat, food waste and single-use packaging, and dealing with customers who refuse to pay 10 cents for a plastic bag. -
For Southeast Asia's migrant fishers, modern slavery is still alive on the high seas
Food & Agriculture
For Southeast Asia's migrant fishers, modern slavery is still alive on the high seas
– On International Human Rights Day, Greenpeace releases shocking testimonies from Southeast Asian migrants working on board foreign fishing vessels, plying the remote waters to meet Asia's surging demand for seafood. -
Manila’s informal settlers face relocation to give way to massive bay clean up– The Philippine government has begun the process of relocating more than 200,000 families living along waterways to restore Manila Bay, the main body of water in the capital.
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We are eating a credit card's worth of plastic every week– A campaign by the WWF Singapore has revealed that the average person consumes approximately 5g of plastic every week. The NGO is calling on governments and businesses around the world to forge a global treaty to tackle plastic pollution.
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