World’s water woes spring from undervaluing its “blue gold”
Thomson Reuters Foundation Why are humans so enthusiastic about discovering traces of water on Mars, and yet do not treat the Earth’s supply of “blue gold” with the same respect nor seek to share it more fairly? So asks the World Water Development Report 2021, which argues that many people waste or misuse water because […]
Water is an under-used weapon in climate change fight, UN says
Barcelona, SpainThomson Reuters Foundation Using water more efficiently in everything from daily life to agriculture and industry would help reduce planet-warming emissions and curb climate change – a potential benefit that has yet to be widely recognised, the United Nations said on Sunday. In a report issued on World Water Day, UN agencies said global […]
Fears over handwashing in Africa to stem coronavirus seen as trigger for change
Johannesburg, South Africa/Dakar, SenegalThomson Reuters Foundation People globally are being told to wash their hands to fight the spread of coronavirus but in Africa many can’t, experts said, urging states to use the pandemic as a reason to finally push for improvements to water supplies. Speaking as the world marked World Water Day on Sunday, […]
In war, dirty water more dangerous to children than violence, says UNICEF
Thomson Reuters Foundation Children under age 15 are almost three times more likely to die from diseases due to lack of clean water and sanitation than from violence in countries in conflict, the United Nations’ children’s agency reported on Friday. Most vulnerable are young children under age five, who are 20 times more likely to […]
Quick facts: Enough water to go round? Not without fairer sharing
Barcelona, SpainThomson Reuters Foundation Water use has been increasing worldwide by about one per cent a year since the 1980s and researchers expect it to rise a further 20 to 30 per cent from today’s level by 2050. Demand has surged in developing countries and emerging economies, but water use per person in most of […]
Poor people’s right to water cut off by thirsty exports, unequal supply
Thomson Reuters Foundation Yogita has to fetch water up to six times a day – sometimes going out in the middle of the night – from a hand pump about half a kilometre from her house in India’s Madhya Pradesh state, leaving her baby son with a neighbour. In the summer, her husband cycles three […]
KNOW IT ALL: WATER
In a Know It All special to mark World Water Day on 22nd March, MEGAN ROWLING, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, looks at some facts and figures about water use around the world…
WORLD WATER DAY: IMAGES TO CELEBRATE CAMBODIA’S SUCCESS WHILE HIGHLIGHTING PLIGHT OF 663 MILLION WITHOUT CLEAN WATER ACCESS
To mark World Water Day on 22nd March, Serbian photographer Dusan Stojancevic, in a collaborative project with WaterAid, has employed a unique photography technique to highlight how clean water transforms lives and raise awareness of the 663 million people around the world who still lack access…