Tag: climate change
Report calls for immediate action to mitigate snow decline in Hindu...
A new report warns of risks to water security due to below normal levels of seasonal snow in the Hindu Kush Himalaya region.
The ‘2025...
UN report finds mountain environments changing at unprecedented rate
A new report published by UNESCO on behalf of UN-Water, titled ‘Mountains and glaciers - Water towers’, reveals the extent to which climate disruption,...
Rain Schools progress in Cambodia
As Cambodia and Korea position themselves as leaders in rainwater awareness, education and training, Cambodia has launched the Rain School Initiative which is aiming...
Driving the standards of world-class wastewater treatment
The China Concept Wastewater Resource Facility received the prestigious Grand Innovation Award at IWA’s Project Innovation Awards Gala event in Toronto, Canada. We asked...
Water’s balancing act
Two articles in this edition highlight some of the complexities the water community faces in its efforts to balance multiple interests and factors.
One is...
The natural home for water utilities
Water utilities across the world are at the forefront of service delivery to customers and consumers. Their role and importance cannot be overemphasised for...
Initiative, innovation, inclusion: India’s formula for success
India is becoming a rising star in the global water sector – progress that is reflected in its ever-growing participation in IWA. Kala Vairavamoorthy...
Global study finds climate change is disrupting the Earth’s water cycle
A new report has found that global heating is changing the Earth’s water cycle – intensifying storms, floods and droughts, affecting entire ecosystems and...
The human cost of the climate crisis
By Erika Yarrow-Soden
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) report, No Escape: On the frontlines of Climate Change, Conflict and Forced Displacement, published...
WMO highlights growing threat to water security from extreme weather
The latest annual report coordinated by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) highlights global water stress.
The authors of State of Global Water Resources, report that...
