Water Treatment News
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Open defecation: How are 22 million Pakistanis living without basic sanitation?Nearly 10 per cent of the population of Pakistan lacks access to sanitary toilets, enabling diseases like typhoid, polio, diarrhea, jaundice, and cholera to flourish. How is the problem being addressed as Covid-19 cases spike in the country of 200 million? -
In the plastic-polluted Philippines, a children’s book seeks to make a differenceWith a children's book that tells the story of marine animals entangled in and choking on ocean plastic, Greenpeace wants to see plastic pollution taught in Philippine schools to encourage students to act on the country’s waste crisis.
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Smart cities of the future: eco-utopia or dystopian nightmare?Set to be the world's most connected and sustainable expo, Expo 2020 claims to be a blueprint for future cities. Other smart city projects from Asia to Africa have similar visions, but will they live up to promises of urban utopia? -
Salty water in Bangkok is new 'reality' as sea pushes farther inlandBangkok's water authority says tap water is becoming saline as seawater pushes up the depleted Chao Phraya river, a growing risk faced by many of Asia's coastal cities.
Water Treatment Opinion
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Water, sanitation and hygiene key to Pacific’s ongoing Covid strategy– Pacific island nations have been among the top performers worldwide in controlling Covid-19. A greater emphasis on water, sanitation and hygiene practices will help continue that success. -
Covid-19 is telling us that it's time for global systems change—starting with water– To survive the coronavirus pandemic and minimize the adverse impacts of future shocks, we must address global water insecurity and inequality now. -
How to reduce plastic and other ocean pollution simultaneously– Tackling the causes ocean pollution can have compounding effects. These seven solutions detail how to reduce plastic waste and other ocean pollution.
Videos
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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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How clean water transforms lives– Particularly for women, access to clean water creates education and economic opportunities.
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Solar cells help purify water in remote areas–
Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have developed a water purification plant that provides clean water far beyond the reach of the electrical grid - thanks to solar cells.
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