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Kabul Residents Endure Hours-Long Queues in Severe Water Crisis
Women and children in Afghan cities endure hours-long queues for a vital…
Accelerating Change: Global Call to Action on World Toilet Day to Meet 2030 Sanitation Goals
Marking World Toilet Day on November 19th, the global community faces a…
Community Efforts Boost Wastewater Treatment in El Salvador – Video
Community Efforts Boost Wastewater Treatment in El Salvador by Edgardo Ayala (chirilagua, el…
Community Solutions Combat Water Shortages in Peru’s Highlands
Fermina Quispe (fourth from the right, standing) poses for photos together with…
How to Defend the Environment and Survive in the Attempt, as a Woman in Mexico
Dozens of women environmentalists participated in Mexico City in the launch of…
Bringing the Piratininga Lagoon Back to Life in Brazil
An aerial view of Hacendita Cafubá, on the north shore of Piratininga,…
Peru Faces Challenge of Climate Change-Driven Internal Migration
by Mariela Jara (lima) Thursday, September 28, 2023 Inter Press Service LIMA, Sep…
Flooding, Water Insecurity Looms as Indian Kashmirs Titanic Water Bodies Shrink
Both the Wular Lake and Dal Lake (pictured here) are crucial for…
Revisiting the Water-Energy Nexus for a Changing Climate
View of the Itaipú hydroelectric plant shared by Brazil and Paraguay on…
Biodigesters Light Up Clean Energy Stoves in Rural El Salvador
Marisol and Misael Menjívar pose next to the biodigester installed in March…
‘Passion Seeds’ Fertilize Brazil’s Semiarid Northeast
Ligoria Felipe dos Santos poses for a photo on her agroecological farm…
Water a Weapon of War or a Tool for Peace?
Opinion by Maria Skold, Martina Klimes (stockholm, sweden) Tuesday, July 11, 2023 Inter…
Water Harvesting Boosts Agriculture in Brazil’s Semiarid Northeast
Eronildes da Silva proudly stands next to a bunch of bananas on…
Mexico Needs to Step Up Treatment and Reuse of Water to Address Crisis
The expansion towards the mountains of the coastal city of Ensenada, in…
Massive Fish Mortality Strikes Kashmirs Lake, Threatens Livelihoods
Thousands of dead fish in Dal Lake, Kashmir, are of concern to…
The Lead-Free Water Pledge: Steps Towards a Future of Lead-Free Drinking Water
Young children and infants are particularly sensitive to the harmful effects of…
Rainwater Harvesting Brings Hope for Central Americas Dry Corridor – Video
One of the rainwater harvesting systems installed in rural settlements in eastern…
Chiles Water Vulnerability Requires Watershed and Water Management
The Maipo River on its way from the Andes mountain range to…
Water is Life: How the UN in Samoa is Responding to the Triple Planetary Crisis
Only 55 percent of people across the Pacific Islands have access to…