Iraq’s water crisis drying up fish farming in Basra
Basra, Iraq Reuters Iraq is in the grip of a severe water shortage which has left crop growers and food producers such as Iraqi fish farmer Qasem Karam facing the loss of their livelihoods. A view shows the fish pond dried up which was abandoned due to water pollution and shortages in Basra, Iraq, on […]
Postcards: Jordan’s water crisis deepens as climate changes, population grows
HAMS RABAH and SULEIMAN AL KHALIDI, writing for Reuters, report on the water crisis in the Middle Eastern nation…
POSTCARDS: THIRSTY CROPS, LEAKY INFRASTRUCTURE DRIVE TUNISIA’S WATER CRISIS
LAYLI FOROUDI, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports…
Tech tool aims to predict global water conflicts before they happen
LondonThomson Reuters Foundation Artificial intelligence can predict where conflicts over scarce water will break out up to a year in advance and allow action to prevent them, researchers said on Friday. An early warning tool that tracks water supplies worldwide and mixes in social, economic and demographic data to flag up potential crises is being […]
Aid prize winner spotlights water crisis in Kenya’s slums
Thomson Reuters Foundation Thousands of lives are at risk in Kenya’s slums as dirty water and poor sanitation fuel the spread of deadly diseases, said the winner of the world’s largest humanitarian prize on Wednesday. Kenyan charity Shining Hope For Communities – which provides clean water, sanitation and health services to more than 200,000 slum […]