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Water in development

27 June 2017

  • Woman working at sewing machine

    9 ways the private sector can use water more efficiently

    Our panel of experts give their ideas of how thirsty industries such as textiles and agriculture can save water

16 June 2017

  • Workers transport ice from a factory in India

    Live Q&A: How can the private sector use water more efficiently?

    Join an expert panel to discuss how to minimise the waste of water by industry on Thursday 22 June 3-4.30pm BST

12 June 2017

  • People get water during a drinking water supply cut in Santiago.

    Maestros canadienses factor decisivo el futuro del agua de Chile

    Meera Karunananthan
  • People get water during a drinking water supply cut in Santiago in February 2017.

    A group of Canadian teachers could decide the future of Chile's water supply

    Meera Karunananthan

2 June 2017

  • Rubbish-strewn beach China

    In China, the water you drink is as dangerous as the air you breathe

    Deng Tingting
    Nearly half the country has missed its five-year water quality targets, Greenpeace research shows – so what can be done about water pollution?

30 May 2017

  • Más del 94% de la población rural del Paraguay ahora tiene acceso al agua potable. Photograph: World Bank

    Acceso al agua rural: Paraguay un ejemplo para los demás países

    Si más del 94% de la población de Paraguay tiene acceso al agua potable, las demás naciones de Latinoamérica deberían aprender de este país

26 May 2017

  • girl paraguay water rural

    Rural water access: why should countries follow Paraguay’s lead?

    With more than 94% of the rural population accessing safe water, nations across Latin America and beyond can learn from Paraguay’s phenomenal success

23 May 2017

  • Chile, Argentina, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panamá, El Salvador y Honduras están construyendo grandes represas.

    ¿Por qué la obsesión de Latinoamérica por las represas?

    Son símbolos de orgullo nacional, pero dado el aumento en las protestas y los costos medioambientales ahora se cuestiona el futuro de las mega represas
  • O Brasil abriga três das maiores usinas hidrelétricas do mundo, incluindo Itaipu, no rio Paraná.

    Por que a América Latina tem tamanha obsessão por mega-hidrelétricas?

    Frequentemente tida como motivo de orgulho nacional, a matriz hídrica da América Latina gera custos ambientais cada vez maiores e é alvo de protestos crescentes. Será que as mega-hidrelétricas da região estão com os dias contados?
  • Munduruku people demonstrate in front of the Brazilian Ministry of Mines and Energy, calling for the suspension of construction of the Belo Monte hydroelectric plant.

    Why is Latin America so obsessed with mega dams?

    Protests against Latin America’s pursuit of hydropower increase as the environmental costs mount up. Is the end of the region’s mega dams in sight?

5 May 2017

  • A puddle of water inside Incachaca dam, which supplies water to a main part of the city of La Paz, Bolivia on November 23, 2016. On previous weeks, a water drought has impacted the capital of Bolivia, drying out its principal dams.

    Tierra parda y estéril: la sequía histórica de Bolivia – en imágenes

  • Dried ground inside Incachaca dam, which supplies water to a main part of the city of La Paz, Bolivia on November 23, 2016. On previous weeks, a water drought has impacted the capital of Bolivia, drying out its principal dams.

    Brown and barren land: Bolivia's historic drought – in pictures

21 April 2017

  • Water Panel

    Evento de The Guardian: El progreso en Latinoamérica está comenzando a desacelerarse

  • WaterPanel

    Guardian event: progress in Latin America is 'starting to plateau'

  • Officials and civilians take an oath for a clean Ganges on the banks of the river in Allahabad, India.

    Si ríos y humanos comparten el mismo estatus legal, debemos respetar sus derechos

    Ashish Kothari, Mari Margil, Shrishtee Bajpai
  • The beautiful landscape of the Whanganui River and surroundings

    Now rivers have the same legal status as people, we must uphold their rights

    Ashish Kothari, Mari Margil, Shrishtee Bajpai

13 April 2017

  • A view of the damage caused by flash floods in Huachipa district

    How can Peru prepare to withstand more devastating floods and landslides?

  • An aerial view of flooded houses at the "El Indio" settlement on the outskirts of Piura, in northern Peru.

    ¿Podrá Perú domar la fuerza de las lluvias?

7 April 2017

  • A boy drinks water from the tap of a water tank outside a night shelter in New Delhi, India.

    When it comes to water access we keep doing the same thing. And failing

    Ajay Paul
    Many water and sanitation services are unreliable and sub-standard. We NGOs must change our way of working and be accountable when projects fail

27 March 2017

  • A pedestrian walks past a wall adorned with water conservation messages in Mumbai.

    12 ways to turn water from waste to resource

    As 80% of the world’s wastewater flows untreated into the environment, we asked an expert panel to discuss how to promote water reuse
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