Despite official claims that the São Francisco River project supplies 12m people, many of those who had to make way for its construction in 2007 still have no water at allA concrete canal cutting through the Caatinga scrubland...
Read MoreAnalysis has found more than 3,000 mining operations within the most naturally precious areas of the planet, a much bigger footprint than previously thoughtWeda Bay is just one example of a global trend that could see the mining...
Read MoreCenturies-old wells restored to provide drinking water as parts of the country head towards “day zero” when no water will be availableA loud cheer and sounds of clapping reverberated around Bansilalpet, a neighbourhood in...
Read MoreWular Lake once supported 5,000 people who harvested the plant’s edible roots, until the lake silted up after floods. Now the lotuses are back “We threw seeds into the lake hundreds of times, but nothing grew. It’s only now,...
Read MoreKaram al-Ghussain, 9, and Lulu, 10, were fetching water from a nearby distribution station when an Israeli strike hit it, and themIn Gaza, being a helpful, loving child can be a death sentence. Heba al-Ghussain’s nine-year-old...
Read MoreLandmark review says urgent action needed to conserve resources and save ecosystems that supply fresh waterMore than half the world’s food production will be at risk of failure within the next 25 years as a rapidly accelerating...
Read MorePolluted water supplies and salty groundwater are making people ill, with UN warning of threat of child deaths from dehydration Israel and Hamas at war – live updatesPalestinians who fled to southern Gaza, after warnings...
Read MoreGaza’s already rudimentary water network has been obliterated, with 2.2 million residents trying to get by on three litres a dayIsrael and Hamas at war – live updatesOn the day Israel’s energy minister...
Read More