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#water security 新闻
In response to water scarcity, agriculture in north-western Bangladesh is transitioning – but leaving landless communities behind.
The Mekong Delta is sinking. Projections indicate that 90 per cent of this life-sustaining landform could disappear by 2100 due to human-driven factors such as groundwater pumping and sediment capture by dams, compounding the effects of sea-level rise.
With an aim to stabilise the groundwater table, Bangladesh declared 25 subdistricts of its northwestern part as water crisis zones in late 2025.
AI has epoch-making potential, but its data centres are being built on the thirst of those who already have the least, academics argue.
#water security 观点
While the rest of the world is mainly concerned about the energy disruptions caused by the Iran war, the Gulf countries are more anxious about the Islamic Republic’s threats to their desalination facilities. If the US attempts to seize Kharg Island, it could spell disaster for the region's "saltwater kingdoms."
From the Ifugao highlands to Morocco’s Anti-Atlas Mountains, Indigenous terrace farming illustrates how long-standing, locally adapted practices capture water, conserve soil and diversify crops to withstand intensifying climate extremes.
Sustainability standards and ratings do not generate enough information for businesses to understand their environmental impacts across scales and create mitigation plans to avoid further transgression of planetary boundaries.
Law and policy measures that prioritise sustainable agriculture are needed to address India’s environmental challenges.
#water security 视频
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.
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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?
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The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil has released new criteria for certifying responsibly grown palm oil. What's changed and how does RSPO respond to criticism that the new standard lowers the bar for deforestation?
#water security 新闻发布稿
UN-Habitat
Women leading sanitation management in India
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Geospatial innovations addressing critical water data gaps in Asia
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Environmental damage in Gaza harming human health, threatening long-term food, water security: UNEP
#water security 研究
SolAbility
Laos leads the Natural Capital Index 2021
Centre for Asian Philanthropy and Society (CAPS)
Public-private partnerships for social good
SolAbility Sustainable Intelligence
The Global Sustainable Competitiveness Report 2020
Singapore International Water Week
SIWW 2018 Blue Paper: What will drive the next era of water management?
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