Tag #Water Scarcity

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SolWater: Clean Water and Empowerment in Benin

SolWater, a project by Italy's Smily Academy, will provide 20,000 people in Benin with clean water via bioengineered ponds, solar-powered filtration, and training for 50+ local women and youth, addressing the disproportionate burden of water collection on women in rural Benin.

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Climate Whiplash Hits 17 Major Cities Amidst Global Weather Extremes

A report analyzing 112 major cities reveals that climate change is causing 17 to experience "climate whiplash"—frequent swings between extreme wet and dry conditions—while 24 have undergone dramatic shifts from dry to wet or vice versa in the last 20 years, impacting billions and worsening existing ...

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China's First Cross-Provincial Water Rights Deal

China's first cross-provincial water rights agreement will deliver 1 million cubic meters of water from Liangping district in Chongqing to Dachuan district in Sichuan province over the next two years for 150,000 yuan, addressing Dachuan's water scarcity driven by industrial growth and reflecting a n...

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Colombia's Glaciers Face Imminent Extinction, Threatening Water Security

Colombia's six remaining glaciers are rapidly melting due to climate change, threatening water supplies for Andean communities and impacting unique high-altitude ecosystems; the Santa Isabel glacier is expected to disappear within five years.

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Fog Nets Offer Promising Water Solution in Chilean Desert City

A fog-water harvesting project in Alto Hospicio, Chile, a water-stressed city in the Atacama Desert, shows promising results with fog nets yielding up to 10 liters per square meter daily, offering a potential supplementary water source and contrasting with the challenges of groundwater competition w...

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Watts' "Elegy, Southwest": Environmental Grief and the Limits of Language

Madeleine Watts's "Elegy, Southwest" follows Eloise and Lewis on a 2018 road trip through the American Southwest amidst the Camp Fire, exploring themes of environmental destruction, grief, and the limits of language in the face of personal and environmental calamity. The novel uses the Colorado Rive...

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Cyprus Drought: Severe Water Shortages Cripple Farmers

Due to the driest winter in almost 30 years, Cypriot farmers face a 50% reduction in irrigation water for 2025, impacting seasonal crop production (60% of farmers' income), while depleted reservoirs (at 26% capacity) and a major dam leak worsen the situation, highlighting the effects of climate chan...

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Climate Change Intensifies Extreme Weather in 17 Global Cities

A new study reveals that 17 cities worldwide have experienced intensified extreme weather events—both wet and dry—due to climate change, impacting water access, sanitation, and food security, with cities in developing nations being particularly vulnerable.

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China's First Cross-Provincial Water Rights Deal Addresses Water Scarcity

Dachuan district in Sichuan province will receive 1 million cubic meters of water from Liangping district in Chongqing municipality over two years, for 150,000 yuan, marking China's first cross-provincial water rights trading agreement to address Dachuan's growing water scarcity driven by industrial...

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El Plomo's Disintegration: Climate Change Threatens Andean Glaciers

Rising global temperatures are causing the rapid disintegration of Chile's El Plomo mountain, threatening local communities and revealing the accelerating effects of climate change on Andean glaciers, disrupting water cycles and exposing heavy metals into water sources.

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Fog Harvesting: A Solution to Water Scarcity in Arid Regions

Researchers in Chile have found that large-scale fog harvesting can provide a reliable water source for the arid city of Alto Hospicio, using specially designed nets to collect water from fog. This could address water scarcity affecting communities lacking access to traditional water infrastructure.

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EU Water Resources Under Pressure: Poor Ecological and Chemical Status of Waterways

A European Commission report reveals that less than 40% of EU surface waters meet good ecological status, and only 25% have good chemical status, leading to a dialogue with stakeholders to improve water management and an upcoming EU water resilience strategy.

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