Water
Defending the right to water in Tunisia: between governmental latency and individual initiative
On the 29th of April, the country registered extremely high temperatures standing at 34 degrees Celsius in the capital Tunis, even reaching 38 degrees in the southern parts of the country, a notable surge of 14 degrees more than the…
The citizens revolt against water grabbing in France.
The case of water retention basins The “water battle”, which took place in Sainte-Soline from 25 to 27 March, was a turning point in the history of the ecological and social movement in France, particularly in terms of the disproportionate…
Children learn how to sow and harvest water
Innovative initiative. Faced with the effects of climate change, the Fondo Sierra Azul (UEFSA) unit of the Peruvian Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation has started a cycle of training courses on planting and harvesting water for sixth-grade students and…
Failing crops, water rationing and a prison sentence: the reality of water scarcity in Tunisia
In response to the country’s worst drought on record, the Tunisian national water distribution company has declared that it will be cutting off water supply to citizens for seven hours a night during Ramadan with the possibility of extension even…
Clean water, a pipedream for rural communities in Namibia. Is relief on the way?
The adage “water is life” is a distant aspiration for many rural communities in Namibia who are still drinking water not fit for human consumption. The sources are mostly hand-dug wells, earth dams, rivers and swamps. Twenty five year old…
Namibia’s contaminated water crisis
Access to quality water is crucial for both human health and economic welfare. However, many towns in Namibia are facing a water crisis and struggling to provide clean and safe drinking water to their residents due to contamination in some…
Ecuador: water is not for sale and the páramo is defending itself
The Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE) presented the National Assembly with the “Draft Organic Intercultural Law for Integral Water Management”. At the event held in Quito on Tuesday 28 March 2023, Leonidas Iza, president of CONAIE Ecuador, was…
Hundreds of Organizations Challenge UN Water Talks to Put People Before Profit
Water Justice Movements and Civil Society Organizations and Networks around the world have come together on the eve of the UN 2023 Water Conference to launch a manifesto calling on UN Member States to put people and nature before profit.…
Seven years to go to protect water resources
The world has seven years left to adequately protect its freshwater resources and available data show that what is being done is not enough, according to a United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) study released on Friday, 17 March. “Seven years:…
UN: Trapped Sediment Robbing World’s Large Dams of Vital Water Storage Capacity ~26% Loss by 2050 Foreseen
Original storage capacity lost to sediment by 2050: 1.65 trillion cubic meters, roughly equal to the combined annual water use of India, China, Indonesia, France and Canada Losses undermine water security, irrigation, power generation, more Trapped sediment has robbed roughly 50,000 large dams worldwide…
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