Water
- Climate crisis, Drought, Environment, Farming, Global development, India, South and Central Asia, Water
It takes a village: the Indian farmers who built a wall against drought
In rural Rajasthan, villagers have taken action against climate damage by constructing water-saving walls, tre…
- Animals, Conservation, Deforestation, Environment, Global development, South and Central Asia, Sri Lanka, Water, World news
Death tolls mount as elephants and people compete for land in Sri Lanka
Conservationists plead for coexistence as shrinking forests drive conflict, with elephant deaths doubling in a…
- Bangladesh, Climate crisis, Drought, Environment, Extreme weather, Flooding, Global development, Rivers, South and Central Asia, Water, World news
Why Bangladesh is running out of options in the face of extreme weather
The south Asian country is a world leader in climate adaptation, but without more funding the country will str…
- Climate crisis, Environment, Extreme weather, Global development, India, Kashmir, Mountains, Snow, South and Central Asia, Travel, Water, World news
Kashmir’s ski resort waits for visitors after just one day of snow this winter
As tourists cancel trips to Gulmarg amid an unprecedentedly warm season, thousands of Kashmiris who rely on sn…
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Climate crisis to increase cancer risk for tens of millions of people in Bangladesh
Scientists say sea level rises, flooding and extreme weather will accelerate release of arsenic into water sup…
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New Zealand freshwater study sounds alarm over E coli pollution levels
The report Our Land and Water looks at how waterways are polluted by four major contaminants in 650,000 river …
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Taps run dry on Thai island as tourism boom worsens water shortage
Public urged to use water sparingly on Koh Samui, as authorities say they don’t want it to become ‘a disaster …
- Asia Pacific, Birds, Climate crisis, Endangered habitats, Environment, Māori, New Zealand, Pollution, Rivers, Water, Wildlife, World news
‘Like you’re in a horror movie’: pollution leaves New Zealand wetlands irreversibly damaged
Ecologists say some bodies of water may already have passed the tipping points from which they may never recov…
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Shanghai says water supplies ‘normal’ after shortage scare sparks hoarding
People rush to stockpile bottled water amid emergency measures at reservoirs after record droughtA wave of pan…
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China reports ‘most severe’ heatwave and third driest summer on record
Average temperature in August was 1.2C higher than norm, which caused widespread droughtChina recorded its hig…
- Asia Pacific, China, Climate crisis, Drought, Energy, Environment, Extreme weather, Greenhouse gas emissions, Water
‘It’s getting extremely hard’: climate crisis forces China to ration electricity
Forest fires, droughts and heatwaves across the country is forcing provinces to reduce power consumptionThere …
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China drought causes Yangtze to dry up, sparking shortage of hydropower
Nationwide alert issued with south-west especially badly hit, as major companies forced to suspend workA recor…
- Asia Pacific, Beer, Business, Environment, Food, Food & drink industry, Singapore, Water, World news
Singapore craft beer uses recycled sewage to highlight water scarcity
Collaboration between national water agency and craft brewer described as ‘highly quaffable’ It is a beer made…
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Pakistan town blames deadly cholera outbreak on government neglect
Residents of Pir Koh say poor water provision and a dirty water tank led to 26 deaths, the majority among chil…
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‘A national tragedy’: Māori drowning rate causes alarm in New Zealand
Māori have a strong ancestral relationship to the ocean involving hunting and fishing for seafood, but that ca…