Tag:water crisis

Conservation

World Migratory Bird Day 2023 highlights impact of growing water crisis on migratory birds

Water and its importance to migratory birds – and the increasing threats to both water quality and quantity – is the focus of this...

Michael Simire - May 12, 2023

Cover

UN conference marks watershed moment to tackle water crisis, ensure water-secure future

The UN 2023 Water Conference in New York culminated on Friday, March 24, 2023, with a breakthrough response to the global water crisis, with...

Michael Simire - March 25, 2023

Climate Change

Climate change induced water crisis more severe than previously thought

Climate change alters the global atmospheric circulation, which in turn alters precipitation and evaporation in large parts of the world and, in consequence, the...

Michael Simire - February 5, 2023

Water & Sanitation

New report: Is solution to water crises hiding right under our feet?

Groundwater accounts for 99% of all liquid freshwater on Earth. However, this natural resource is often poorly understood and consequently undervalued, mismanaged and even...

admin - March 22, 2022

Water & Sanitation

‘World Water Week showed how world can solve water crisis’

The 2021 World Water Week ended on Friday, August 27 with a strong message: we have many solutions to fix the water crisis and...

Michael Simire - August 27, 2021

Water & Sanitation

Stockholm water week opens amid hope for solutions

The 2015 World Water Week, themed Water for Development, officially opened on Monday August 24 in Stockholm with over 3,000 participants from more than...

Michael Simire - August 25, 2015