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Water

22 March 2017

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    Will China's children solve its crippling water shortage problem?

    China is home to 21% of the world’s population but just 7% of its freshwater. One NGO teaches young people to make tackling water scarcity a priority

22 September 2016

  • A strawberry

    Apps and maps: 6 ways companies can cut their water footprints

    Our expert panel highlights six ways to ensure companies put water at the heart of their operations

15 September 2016

  • Protesters in Santiago last month

    The heavy price of Santiago's privatised water

    With water availability to Chile’s capital predicted to fall 40% by 2070, legislators are being called on to prioritise human and ecological needs over profit

13 September 2016

  • People collect water from a tanker in Bhiwandi, India

    How can we better value water as global shortages start to threaten economies?

    With water shortages exacerbating inequalities and causing damage to economies, making sure the commodity is properly valued by all is essential

23 August 2016

  • Brazilian coffee producer Marcio Diogo

    How can companies cut their water footprint? Read what the experts said

    Join us on this page on Tuesday 23 August, 1-2pm (BST), for a debate about how business can reduce the water in its supply chain

18 August 2016

  • 12-year-old Fatimo runs home after school through a groundwater irrigation project near Ziway, Ethiopia

    Africa droughts prompt calls to start pumping untapped groundwater

    As drought sweeps many countries in Africa, an initiative led by water NGOs supports the use of underground aquifers. But the idea is controversial

30 March 2016

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    Brain wave: the surfers who made a trashcan for the ocean

    Despite regular coastal cleanups around the world, the problem of ocean garbage continues. Now, two Australians say they’ve found the solution

15 February 2016

  • Fisherman with tuna catch. Philippines

    Overfishing is as big a threat to humanity as it is to our oceans

    Dermot O'Gorman
    As market leader John West commits to sustainably sourced tuna, WWF Australia CEO says the move will drive fishery reform, helping to provide food security for Pacific islanders as well as save vulnerable marine species

26 October 2015

  • A girl carries bottles of water fetched from a mountain spring in China’s Guizhou province

    Water resilient cities: how is business building them?

    Experts will take your questions on sponge cities live in the comments section of this page on Monday 26 October between 1-2pm GMT

21 October 2015

  • South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI)<br>E7G1MJ South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI)

    From New York to Seoul: 10 of the best designs for water-stressed cities – in pictures

    We visit the cities putting beautiful design at the heart of their efforts to cope with the dual challenges of flooding and water scarcity

13 October 2015

  • USA drought<br>epa03851301 A log lies in dried up mud at Lake Arrowhead State Park near Wichita Falls, Texas, USA, 04 September 2013. Severe drought is causing lower levels in lakes and affecting the drinking water in parts of the United States. EPA/LARRY W. SMITH

    Nestlé lawsuit claims food and beverage giant is illegally bottling California water

    Environmental groups claim Nestlé is breaking federal law by operating on an expired permit to remove millions of gallons of water from a southern California forest despite the state’s historic drought

6 October 2015

  • Perth skyline

    Perth's water worries: how one of the driest cities is fighting climate change

    From locating leaky pipes with acoustic listening to reusing wastewater, Western Australia’s capital is using technology to bridge the water gap

1 October 2015

  • A man carries buckets of water across a vegetable field near a new residential compound in Hefei, Anhui province, China

    China's sponge cities: soaking up water to reduce flood risks

    From permeable roads to rooftop gardens, cities are investing in ways to harvest rainwater

23 September 2015

  • Seattle Mariners pitcher Felix Hernandez.

    Surge in tech investment shows the days of cheap water are over

    Water management technology is in demand as businesses and homes try to cope with drought and mandatory cuts in water use

18 September 2015

  • An umbrella painted on dry grass

    From Oregon to Johannesburg, micro-hydro offers solution to drought hit cities

    Cities worldwide are harnessing the power of gravity to generate electricity from public drinking water pipes

11 September 2015

  • A young Brazilian boy watches as his mother collects water in a barrel.

    One in four major cities won't be able to provide clean water to residents

    From Mumbai to São Paulo, safe water supplies are precarious. Research suggests that conservation could be a cost-effective solution

28 August 2015

  • Las Cruces pilot project, New Mexico

    The key to water security could be lurking in a New Mexico sewage farm

    In Las Cruces, New Mexico, a pilot project is using heat-loving algae to clean wastewater and generate energy

26 August 2015

  • coke bottles

    Coca-Cola to reach water goal five years early

    The soda giant announced it would replenish all the water used in making its beverages by the end of 2015

20 August 2015

  • Two men paddle in high water after Hurricane Katrina

    Reimagining New Orleans as America's most resilient waterfront city

    Han Meyer
    Ten years after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, engineers, urban designers, landscape architects and city planners are reimagining the city to create sustainable growth in jobs and investment

14 August 2015

  • A protester holds a greek flag in front of the Greek parliament during an anti-austerity demonstration in Athens.

    Germany's hypocrisy over Greece water privatisation

    Germany has been criticised for pushing Greece to sell off its water utilities when many of Europe’s largest cities, including Berlin, are buying back theirs
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