COVID-19: Ethiopia stares at water crisis
Only 42 per cent of the population in the east African country has access to clean water supply The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic continues to have a firm grip on...
12 May, 2020
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The pandemic has exposed America’s clean water crisis
Millions live without access to clean water in the US — and the coronavirus has left them in further turmoil. Day after day, Deanna Miller Berry watches the requests pile up...
06 May, 2020
The Water Crisis in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Water is life, yet in Pakistan, it is running out. There is a water crisis in Pakistan. Pakistan is part of 36 countries that are water-stressed. There are several factors that have...
29 April, 2020
Gary White: There’s a Way to Solve the Global Water Crisis — Investment
Gary White CEO and CO-Founder of Water.org and WaterEquityOne of the most dire immediate threats from climate change concerns water availability. Water usage around the world continues to rise with diminishing...
13 April, 2020
What does the coronavirus mean for Africa?
Since its emergence in December 2019, the novel coronavirus has spread rampantly across the globe, overwhelming health systems and cratering the global economy. In the United States—where federal authorities have...
25 March, 2020
Poor water infrastructure is greater risk than coronavirus, says UN
On World Water Day, UN warns that more than half the global population lacking access to safely managed sanitation Decades of chronic underfunding of water infrastructure is putting many countries at...
22 March, 2020
Peñuelas – Puerto Rico
From late December leading into the new year Puerto Rico, mainly the southwest part of the island was hit with a series of earthquakes. The earthquake magnitude ranged from 5...
03 March, 2020
Women Bear the Burden of India’s Water Crisis
Women log 3,300 hours of work on farm labour during a crop season, compared to the 1,860 hours logged by men. Credit: Stella Paul/IPS. Feb 21 2020 (IPS) - Across cities...
25 February, 2020
Beyond thirst: Inside Zimbabwe’s water crisis
Shortages of clean, affordable water threaten individual and public health in the troubled Southern African nation. In Zimbabwe, the task of gathering enough clean water to drink, cook and wash is...
25 February, 2020
