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 …
The Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) has begun rationing water in most parts of the country as a result of the dry season, environmental degradation and pollution of water bodies by illegal miners. Those activities, the company said, had derailed its efforts at extracting enough water for treatment, accounting for …
Cape Town residents could queue for water for up to three months when #DayZero operations kick-in, if people do not drastically reduce their consumption, member of the mayoral committee for safety and security aid JP Smith said on Sunday. "It is possible that the Day Zero scenario could be as …
Cape Town - Shops cashing in on Cape Town's water panic by selling filtered municipal water without a licence will be targeted in the coming days, a city official said at a briefing on its #DayZero plans on Sunday. "Either you stop this or we going to have to cut …
Residents of Kpuntaliga in the Northern Region have been hit with a severe water crisis which is draining their pocket and exposing them to potential water borne diseases. Even though the Northern Region is known for its perennial water crisis, particularly during the dry season, the situation at Kpuntaliga has …
Helen Zille is sailing into action as Day Zero looms — and says the challenge is greater than World War 2 or the aftermath of 9/11 in New York City. The Western Cape premier said on Monday she was stepping in to manage the impending disaster of Day Zero. In …
South Africa’s drought-stricken Cape Town told residents on Wednesday they would need to cut their daily water consumption by almost half from next month as authorities scramble to prevent the city running out of water as soon as in April. South Africa’s Cape Town could run out of water by …
WWF has implemented a Wednesday Water File for Cape Town residents to use as a tool to stay informed on how they can manage their water consumption. With only 94 days left before the city reaches Day Zero, the City of Cape Town is urging all residents to conserve water. …
In a bid to stave off Day Zero, the City of Cape Town is drilling its aquifers to abstract groundwater, which are expected to offer much needed water relief for the drought stricken city. “I [recently] announced that the recent groundwater survey had confirmed that aquifers around Cape Town could …
South Africa's city of Cape Town is rapidly approaching what the mayor calls "day zero" — the day the seaside metropolis of four million residents will have to shut off the taps because it has run out of water amid years of drought. This week, the mayor moved the date …
A record summer in Sydney and a series of early-season heatwaves helped make 2017 the city's thirstiest year since 2004, Sydney Water said. The results come as the city braces for another burst of heat this week, with the mercury set to climb to 37 degrees on Sunday. The searing …
Cape Town - As Capetonians awoke to the first day of further water restrictions on Monday, water outages in various areas continued to plague the city. Parts of Zonnebloem, Glencairn, Constantia, Sea Point and Bellville were among nine locations which the municipality said – on its Twitter alert account – …
Cape Town residents' high water usage over this past week has brought "Day Zero" closer, by more than three weeks. Day Zero is the day that almost all of the taps in the city will be turned off and people will have to queue for water at approximately 200 sites …
The Ebonyi State Government has debunked a newspaper publication (not The Guardian) that the state is faced with water scarcity. The state’s Commissioner for Water Resources, Mrs. Euphemia Nwali, stated this yesterday when she took journalists round the state to justify the claim that water is running everyday in the …
Cape Town – Less than half of Cape Town’s residents adhered to the City’s 87 litres per day individual water consumption targets in the last two weeks, according to Mayor Patricia de Lille. In the City’s weekly water updates, De Lille said on Tuesday only 36% of Capetonians used less …
The City of Cape Town has attributed the drop in dam levels in the past week partly to hot weather and winds. In its latest water update‚ the city said dam storage levels were at 36.8%, but the last 10% is not usable. "Our dam levels have declined by 1% …
Mwanza — The Mwanza Urban Water Supply and Sanitation Authority (Mwauwasa) is expected to end the water shortage in the region. The authority plans to construct a water project that will serve more than 45,000 residents of the area. The project is among three others, which will be implemented in …
Marrakech - Taps are running dry in southern Morocco, and the government is searching for solutions after people took to parched streets in anger. Experts blame poor crop choices, growing populations and climate change for the water shortages in towns like Zagora, which saw repeated protests for access to clean …
The City of Cape Town has started rationing water as the rainy season comes to an end without any hoped-for replenishment of the reservoirs in its dam system. Officials say they’ve implemented Phase 1 of the Critical Water Shortages Disaster Plan, which means they’ve started to intentionally reduce water flow …
Villagers in Kwamsisi Ward in Handeni District, Tanga Region, who for decades have to grapple scarcity of clean and safe water especially during the long dry seasons, will at last have access to the precious liquid following inauguration of a Sh500 million project to be funded by World Vision. Upon …
The Isha guru said all state governments are agreeing with his Rally for Rivers. Vijayawada: Isha Foundation founder Guru Jaggi Vasudev has said the water availability in Krishna river is reduced by 60 per cent than earlier and opined that rivers should slowly flow into sea but not rush. He …
