NASA’s Earth Observation project goes ‘Open Access’
NASA has announced that outputs of its OPERA Earth Observation project are now freely available.
Managed by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, with partners from NASA’s...
UNEP warns of climate adaptation gap
UNEP has released the sixth edition of its Adaptation gap report and, in a report subtitled ‘The gathering storm’, sets out how the world...
UNEP sets out freshwater priorities
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has outlined its freshwater-related priorities for implementing its Medium-Term Strategy (MTS), 2022-2025 in a newly-released strategic document produced...
New research identifies global decline in groundwater
Researchers have analysed the in-situ groundwater-level trends of 170,000 monitoring wells and 1693 aquifer systems in countries that encompass approximately 75% of global groundwater...
UK government announces new water plan
The UK government has launched is new ‘Plan for Water’ which aims to improve water security and reduce pollution. The plan promises increased investment,...
Development Bank establishes new fund for African urban sanitation
The African Development Bank has established the first African Urban Sanitation Investment Fund (AUSIF) to leverage public and private sector investment to support innovation...
Asian SDGs thwarted by climate hazards, finds ADB-UN report
The impacts of climate change are disrupting countries in the Asia and Pacific region in their efforts to meet their Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs),...
Report finds sharp growth in global hydro capacity
A new report by the International Hydropower Association has found that global hydropower increased by 34 GW in the past year, including over 10...
New study assesses impact of pollution on future water scarcity
A global assessment of future clean water quantity has found that three billion people may face water scarcity in 2050 due to pollution.
Researchers of...
UN study calls for action on antimicrobial resistance
A new study by the UN calls for action on pollution that it says is causing millions of deaths annually due to resistance to...
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Engineering solutions that put society front and centre
Winner of IWA’s Water and Development Award for Research, Dr Veena Srinivasan explains why it is critical to consider social needs and impacts when...
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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...
