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
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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
The Looming U.S. Water Crisis
America is going through a water crisis, and we’re going to face even more dire times if it doesn’t begin to change soon. According to the World Economic Forum, the global...
08 January, 2020
The Water Crisis In Cities Everywhere Is Worsening Already Terrible Inequality
While the rich can drill wells and keep swimming pools filled, poorer residents line up for water and struggle to survive. A communal tap runs for people in an informal settlement...
16 December, 2019
Attorney tells Flint residents affected by water crisis to seek legal help
FLINT, MI -- About 100 Flint residents affected by the city’s ongoing water crisis gathered to hear the advice of social justice attorney Ben Crump on Saturday, Dec. 7 at...
09 December, 2019
Water crisis builds in Egypt as dam talks falter, temperatures rise
FAYOUM, Egypt (Reuters) - Ahmed Abd-Rabo used to get all the water he needed to feed his crops 50 km (30 miles) from Egypt’s River Nile. Then supplies in the...
26 November, 2019
U.S. Côte d’Ivoire: Propser Africa Development Forum
ESSINGTON, PA - Event partner The African and Caribbean Business Council of Greater Philadelphia (ACBC) and The U.S. Small Business Administration and the Côte d'Ivoire Economic Promotion Office hosted their...
12 November, 2019
Lead levels in Canadian water ‘exceed safe limit’ in a third of cases
The amount of lead in the water supply of major Canadian cities exceeded safe levels in hundreds of thousands of homes, a major investigation has found. Some areas showed lead levels...
05 November, 2019
WorldWater Puerto Rico Has Been Nominated for Suncoast Emmy
The Suncoast Chapter of The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences is a nonprofit corporation located in Florida dedicated to excellence in television. They offer annual EMMY® Awards called The Suncoast...
29 October, 2019
