Tag #Water Scarcity

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Ocean Exploitation vs. Preservation: A Critical Analysis

This report details the threats to the world's oceans, including industrial fishing, deep-sea mining, offshore oil extraction, and the growing interest in ocean water as a resource, highlighting the urgent need for international cooperation to protect these vital ecosystems.

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Life Below Water
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Severe 2025 Drought Cripples German Agriculture and Transportation

Germany faced its lowest rainfall in nearly a century from February to April 2025, causing extreme drought, threatening agriculture, increasing wildfire risks, severely impacting Rhine River shipping, and prompting water conservation calls.

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Climate Action
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EU Launches €15 Billion Water Resilience Plan

The European Commission is launching a €15 billion plan to bolster water infrastructure and management across the EU by 2027, driven by increasingly severe droughts and floods such as the deadly 2024 DANA floods in Valencia, Spain, which affected over 400,000 people and caused at least 335 deaths.

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Clean Water and Sanitation
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Severe Drought Cripples Germany: Rhine Levels Plummet, Wildfires Rage

Germany faces its driest period in a century, with critically low Rhine water levels, wildfires, and calls for water conservation due to exceptionally dry soil, impacting agriculture and transportation, exacerbated by climate change.

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Clean Water and Sanitation
dw.com
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Record Low Rainfall in Germany Causes Water Crisis

Germany faced its lowest rainfall in 100 years between February and April 2025, causing critically low groundwater levels, impacting agriculture and industry, leading to water conservation appeals and increased risk of forest fires.

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40% Bias Score

Climate Action
dw.com
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Glacial Collapse in Switzerland Underscores Global Glacier Melt Threat

A glacial collapse in Blatten, Switzerland, destroyed parts of the village, raising concerns about similar events and the global impact of glacier melt, which threatens water resources, energy, and cultural sites.

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Greece Faces EU Court Ruling on Water Management Failures

Greece faces a European Court of Justice ruling today for failing to complete flood risk management plans as per EU directives 2000/60/EC and 2007/60/EC, following a 2022 Commission complaint, while a further ruling is pending for urban wastewater treatment non-compliance (91/271/EEC).

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Clean Water and Sanitation
dw.com
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Malta's Water Innovation and Europe's Looming Water Crisis

Malta, facing severe water scarcity, relies on desalination for two-thirds of its drinking water; however, climate change and outdated water management practices across Europe threaten to worsen water stress, affecting industry, agriculture, and citizens.

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Clean Water and Sanitation
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Widespread Drought Cripples Europe

A severe drought is affecting over 40 percent of Europe, with the highest alert level in parts of Southeast Europe and acute risk in Northern and Eastern Europe after a record-hot and dry spring; the situation is particularly critical in popular tourist destinations and major grain-exporting countri...

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Zero Hunger
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UK's First 2024 Hosepipe Ban Implemented in Derbyshire Village

Due to a two-month dry spell, Youlgreave, Derbyshire, implemented a hosepipe ban on its 1829 waterworks, believed to be the first in the UK in 2024; residents largely support the ban, highlighting concerns about water waste and the need for conservation.

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Clean Water and Sanitation
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Netherlands confronts drought and electricity shortages

The Netherlands faces water and electricity shortages due to drought and high energy demand, prompting government interventions such as water restrictions and an energy-saving campaign; however, the long-term solution may lie in economic incentives combined with social equity measures.

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Responsible Consumption and Production
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Glacier Collapse Underscores Urgent Need for Climate Action

A massive glacier collapse in Switzerland, coinciding with a global glacier conference, dramatically revealed the accelerating effects of climate change, impacting water resources and threatening communities worldwide; this event, along with a failed lawsuit against a German energy company, highligh...

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Climate Action

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