Five billion could be short of water by 2050, says UN
MORE THAN five billion people could suffer water shortages by 2050 due to climate change, increased demand and polluted supplies, according to a UN report.
View ArticleDRYING OUT: Water shortage key challenge of the century
WATER shortages are likely to be the key environmental challenge of this century, scientists say, as new data has revealed a drying-out of swathes of the globe between the tropics and the high latitudes.
View ArticleWorld Bank issues first sustainable water bond
THE WORLD BANK has launched a Sustainable Development Bond series to raise awareness of the importance of ocean resources.
View ArticleScientists warn of groundwater 'time bomb'
CLIMATE CHANGE might be creating a groundwater "time bomb" as the world's underground water systems catch up to the impacts of global warming.
View ArticleGroundwater impact might take years
Groundwater is critical to agriculture worldwide WHILE CLIMATE CHANGE makes dramatic changes to weather and ecosystems on the surface, the impact on the world's groundwater is likely to be delayed,...
View ArticleJesus might think again if he could see the Jordan today
IF JESUS were alive today, he might reconsider a baptism in the river Jordan - there's a good chance he'd pick up an eye infection.
View ArticleTank-water communities could be at risk
Warming weather will affect tank water RURAL communities relying on rain on their roofs for water could be at more risk of disease as the climate warms, new research shows.
View ArticleQuarter of world running short of water
India, home to 1.3 billion people, has extremely high water stress A QUARTER of the world's population across 17 countries are living in regions of extremely high water stress, a new report reveals.
View ArticleNew water for old as glaciers vanish
Gokyo lake, 4,700m up in the Himalayas: Emptied of water, a lake can refill naturally. VOIDS LEFT as glaciers vanish could be used to store spring snowmelt and rainfall to save the valleys below...
View Article1.9b people at risk from mountain water shortages
The Indus is the most important and vulnerable 'water tower', according to the first inventory of high-altitude water sources A QUARTER of the world's population is at risk of water supply problems as...
View ArticleWastewater flushes away a river of wealth
The world's annual wastewater is five times more than what goes over the Niagara Falls CANADIAN scientists have identified a new source of energy, wealth and nourishment being lost each day in every...
View ArticleFresh water from sunshine keeps thirst at bay
The prototype of the new solar-driven desalination device sits atop MIT AN INTERNATIONAL team of scientists has developed a cheap way to provide fresh water to thirsty communities by making seawater...
View ArticleScientists lift their game on how lakes work
Dr Piet Verburg SCIENTISTS know so little about how storms affect the delicate balance of lake ecosystems that we might be unable to protect them from the effects of climate change, says a NIWA...
View ArticlePoor water systems greater risk than virus, says UN
Reducing water use across every sector of society could benefit the planet enormously DECADES of chronic underfunding of water infrastructure is putting many countries at worse risk in the...
View ArticleWATER WARNING: We don't yet have the answers
NEW ZEALAND has insufficient information to accurately predict the impact climate change will have on the country's waterways and water supplies, a new report out today is warning.
View ArticleTough new water laws put heat on farmers
DAIRY FARMERS will have to disclose how much synthetic nitrogen fertiliser they are putting on their land under new rules expected to clean up waterways and cut greenhouse gas emissions.
View ArticleGovernment ignores experts in water plan
Mike Joy, with students, at work in the Manawatu River NEW ZEALAND'S government has been praised for listening to health experts in its pandemic response, but when it comes to dealing with pollution...
View ArticleGovt funding for low-emissions marine and off-road vehicles
The government has announced $6.4 million of funding towards low-emissions marine and off-road vehicles, which will lead to a further $18.2 million from businesses transitioning to clean energy...
View ArticleBay of Plenty council and iwi partner to restore degraded wetland
Algae in Waihi Estuary in 2021. Toi Moana Bay of Plenty Regional Council and iwi collective Te Wahapū o Waihī are partnering to restore a coastal wetland on the margins of the Waihī Estuary
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