In a thirsty world, information gaps dog a push to tap groundwater
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation As growing populations and accelerating climate change worsen water scarcity around the world, pumping more from underground could help fill the gap in poorer nations – but only if supplies are better charted and they are used wisely, researchers said. “It’s a resource with a huge amount of potential,” said Jude Cobbing, who […]
Postcards: Crippled by lake’s fluoride waters, Kenyan women struggle to survive
DOMINIC KIRUI, writing for Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports from Lake Baringo in Kenya…
The cost of clean water: $US150 billion a year, says World Bank
Thomson Reuters Foundation THE PRICE OF SAFE WATER? $US150 billion a year according to a World Bank report. PICTURE: Luis Tosta/Unsplash Countries need to quadruple spending to $US150 billion a year to deliver universal safe water and sanitation, helping to reduce childhood disease and deaths while boosting economic growth, said the World Bank. Investments should […]