Floods, droughts force people in India, other countries to flee homes multiple times
Water-related disasters have forced people to flee from their homes nearly eight million separate times in 10 of the world’s
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Climate change, extreme weather impacts hit Asia hardest in 2023
Asia remains the world’s most disaster-hit region from weather, climate and water-related hazards, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has said,
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Water-secure world needs global collaboration, innovation, investments
A clear roadmap for building a water-secure world and to meet 2030 requires collaboration between countries, innovative approaches and increased
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Privileged few key drivers of urban water crises worldwide
Social inequalities are driving urban water crises more than environmental factors, such as climate change or the growth of urban
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Engage, empower communities with SMART warnings to help mitigate risk from floodings
Engaging communities in vulnerable region, particularly in mountainous areas, and empowering them with SMART warning systems could help protect them
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Xylem, partners volunteer time in solving water, sustainability challenges in 2022
Global water technology major Xylem has said that 87 per cent of its employees volunteered time in 2022 in efforts
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Droughts can make water unaffordable for low-income, vulnerable groups
Droughts across the world can make water more costly for the most vulnerable local groups, a new study by the
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‘Freshwater’s role in climate adaptation, mitigation needs more attention’
The role of water in climate mitigation is much greater than has previously been thought and mitigation measures can’t succeed
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Water risks could knock off $5.6 trillion from GDP of seven countries: Study
The global economy runs the risk of losing billions of dollars due to water-related disasters such as droughts, floods and
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Worlds’ land, water resources at ‘breaking point’, food security threatened, warns FAO
The world’s current agricultural practices are neither sustainable nor appropriate for today’s farming challenges, a new report by the Food
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