The systemic switch for surviving drought
By Keith Hayward
Highlighting drought as an “existential threat to many parts of the world”, the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, in its ‘GAR...
The physical certainties of climate change
With COP26 underway, The Source reviews key IPCC messages on the physical science of climate change
The IPCC’s Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) on the ‘physical...
A decade of extremes
By Erika Yarrow-Soden
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) report The Global Climate 2011-2020: A Decade of Acceleration punctuated the close of 2023 with the second...
Sector opportunities for methane emission action
The pledges and action plans to cut carbon emissions emanating from COP26 indicate that there is top-level recognition of the urgency of the climate...
Groundwater: the many challenges of a hidden resource
Billions of people’s lives depend on groundwater sources that are polluted and overexploited or at risk. Some of the damage is irreversible and, according...
The time for global action on nitrogen
By Lis Stedman
The proposed “Nitrogen for Life” roadmap for action on nitrogen challenges – agreed at the recent UN member state meeting in Sri...
The path to better valuing of water
By Keith Hayward
The focus of this year’s UN World Water Development Report, the eighth in what has become a series of annual, thematic reports,...
A 3-D lens on water and migration
A review by the United Nations University Institute for Water and Health offers guidance on the role of water in migration. Lis Stedman reports.
The...
Desalination and the drive for progress with unconventional resources
By Keith Hayward
Use of desalination to produce fresh water has escalated dramatically over recent years. The aim of the global assessment by the team...
Growing attention on the forever chemicals
By Lis Stedman
The EEA’s briefing document on the known and potential risks to human health and the environment in Europe from per- and polyfluorinated...
FEATURED STORY
Toronto Water – serving the host city of the World Water...
Toronto Water has transformed the city’s water management. Ahead of IWA’s World Water Congress & Exhibition in the capital of the Canadian province of...
NEWS
UNU report warns on tipping points if environmental risks not addressed
A new report released by the United Nations University (UNU) has found that drastic changes to fundamental socioecological systems are likely if environmental risks...
