Water Pollution: Solutions by understanding the local realities
For people living around Rawa Pening, one of the most polluted lakes in Indonesia, water hyacinths, and not plastics are…
Flooding
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The pains of collecting drinking water
In the coastal regions of Bangladesh, clean drinking water is a precious commodity. Samiha Sabur visited a fishermen community in…
Living on the edge
Every year, thousands of hectares of land erode and fall into the rivers in Bangladesh. Rising water levels swallow homes…
Technology and synergy can ensure safe water for all
Drinking water straight from the tap is a luxury that many take for granted. In countries such as India and…
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Frequent cyclones and sea level rise pose a threat to Beira’s existence
Being a coastal city that is below sea level, Beira in Mozambique is vulnerable to the impacts of climate change,…
Only water justice cures unhealthy Nile rhetoric
All Nile basin nations need to come together, re-think water efficiency and climate change vulnerability, and find a remedy to…
Ethiopia
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Embankments ignored till disasters hit
The hustle and bustle of everyday life comes to a halt as news of an approaching cyclone spreads through Gabura,…
Water crisis in the hilly area of Bangladesh
The Chittagong Hill Tracts in Bangladesh is increasingly facing water shortages writes Mosabber Hossain.
Kusumlata Tripura of Matiranga’s day…
Bangladesh battles flooding caused by sea level rise and ice melt
With more meltwater from the Himalayan rivers and sea level rise caused by global warming, in addition to erratic monsoons,…
