The World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report warns that the region is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average, driving more extreme weather and posing serious threats to lives, ecosystems, and economies. In 2024, Asia experienced its warmest or second warmest year on …
ISLAMABAD: The Indus River System Authority (Irsa) has conceded that Pakistan is becoming a water-stressed country as the availability of per capita water has declined. Irsa told Senate the other day, “It is true that Pakistan is becoming a water-stressed country as the per capita water availability has went down …
From Mumbai to São Paolo, safe water supplies are precarious. Research suggests that conservation could be a cost-effective solution They are two of the biggest cities in the world and both are set to grow significantly over the next decade, yet Mumbai and São Paulo are still unable to supply …
The greater metropolitan Washington area’s water supply could face “considerable stress” by 2035, requiring mandatory water-use restrictions, if the region were to experience a drought, according to a new study of the Potomac River. What’s more, water storage at Little Seneca Reservoir in Montgomery County, Maryland, could become “exhausted” by …
Although drought conditions have improved in many regions of the United States, higher than average summer temperatures and patchy rainfall over the summer has contributed to one of the worst wildfire seasons on record. There are currently at least 60 large fires burning across the country. So far this year, …
Fifteen-year old Rahul Karpe is up at 5am. The next two-hour stretch is the only undisturbed period he will get to study for his 10th board exams. That's be cause Rahul spends at least six hours daily fetching wa ter for his home in Kaij talu ka's Sonijawala village. All …
Visakhapatnam: With the monsoon playing a truant and water levels plummeting in various pockets of the state, Andhra Pradesh seems to be heading towards an impending water crisis. AP State Development Planning Society (APSDPS) in its recent report indicated that the groundwater table in around 284 wells (25 per cent …
Botswana and Namibia are likely to be exposed to ‘extreme water stress’ by 2040, threatening national security, according to a report issued on Monday by the World Resources Institute (WRI). WRI scored future water stress—a measure of population and surface water depletion—in 167 countries using their Aqueduct analysis. The report …
But there is plenty of water stress going on in the world right now — such as in California, where earlier this month desperate officials dumped 20,000 black plastic balls into a Los Angeles reservoir to prevent further water losses due to evaporation in the devastating five-year-long drought. The balls …
Demand for water tankers was up in four districts of Pune revenue division due to scanty rains. More than 98 villages located in scarcity areas of these districts so far have asked for supply of drinking water through tankers, according to latest report. The Sangli district had highest number of …
Rising population and dwindling water supplies will affect millions of people and exacerbate conflict in the region Water supplies across the Middle East will deteriorate over 25 years, threatening economic growth and national security and forcing more people to move to already overcrowded cities, a new analysis suggests. As the …
Israeli water firms head to California to help combat drought New British ambassador announces water research programs for UK, Israeli scientists Of the 33 countries and regions likely to be most waterstressed by the year 2040, 14 of them – including Israel – are located in the Middle East, according …
JAIPUR: The state government will undertake water conservation programme in 5,000 villages initially. Under the programme, people's participation would be sought in rainwater harvesting at a large scale. "On the directives of chief minister Vasundhara Raje, the state government has adopted the Maharashtra's model of water conservation programme. The aim …
Nearly half of 33 countries expected to face extremely high water stress by 2040 are in the Middle East, where surface water is limited and demand is high, said experts who ranked 167 nations. Thirteen Middle Eastern countries plus the Palestinian Territories are projected to face extremely high water stress …
A new open-access data portal to be developed by FAO will use satellite imagery to help water-scarce countries in the Near East and North Africa better manage this precious resource. Currently all countries in North Africa and the Near East suffer from severe water scarcity, with significant consequences for irrigated …
The Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA) yesterday claimed improving situation of water availability in 13 union councils of the PP-06. The water supply system of the 13 urban UCs was handed over to the WASA by the provincial government in recent past. The government took this step on the recommendations …
JAIPUR: To solve the pressing crisis of water scarcity in the state, water conservation experts called for revival of traditional water harvesting structures. In a national workshop on 'Community-based water management in Rajasthan: A Forgotten Glory or Future Hope' ideas on water harvesting and conservation that could be useful in …
By now, everyone in India understands that we have a serious water crisis. Too many of our rivers are polluted, dammed, or dying. Rainfall is becoming increasingly erratic, and expected to become more so. Our groundwater is depleting fast. Our lakes are drying up or filling with sewage, especially in …
Khartoum — The overall water and sanitation situation in most sites hosting South Sudanese refugees in White Nile state remains critical. The water supply in most sites is below 10 litres per person per day, which is less than half of UNHCR's post-emergency standard of 20 litres, OCHA reports in …
Botswana’s Water Utilities Corporation on Thursday conceded that the shortage of water in country has gone from bad to worse. In a statement released on Thursday, the corporation said some parts of the country may experience low pressure or no water supply at all and pleaded with citizens to be …
Urbanisation, rampant felling of trees to blame for the depletion Over 1,500 billion cusecs of water flow has reduced in the Ganga catchment area of Himalaya due to falling of trees and destruction of other vegetation areas to make way for urbanisation and road construction in the Himalayan region. It …
