World on brink of environmental tipping points, UN says
SingaporeReuters The world is heading towards a series of environmental “tipping points” that could cause irreversible damage to water supplies and other life-sustaining systems, the research arm of the United Nations warned on Wednesday. Climate change and the overuse of resources have put the world on the brink of six interconnected tipping points that “could […]
Rising bottled water consumption signals safe drinking water goal is under threat, says UN thinktank
Reuters Surging global bottled water consumption reflects the failure by governments to improve public water supplies which is putting the UN sustainable development goal of safe drinking water by 2030 under threat, a UN academic think tank said on Thursday. The bottled water market saw 73 per cent growth from 2010 to 2020, and consumption […]
Africa’s water security perilous – but data reveals surprises
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation Little of Africa’s wastewater is treated, water for drinking and hand-washing is scarce for hundreds of millions of people, and water-related disasters like flooding are on the rise, particularly in West Africa. But a first effort by UN University researchers to look comprehensively at the continent’s water security – something done in few […]