Tag: drought

By Stephen Foster and Ricardo Hirata* With 80 percent of Latin America’s population living in cities, municipal demands for a reliable clean water supply have...

Access to reliable information, including on changing weather patterns and market conditions, is essential for empowering farmers, especially those in developing countries, according to...

By Paola Espinoza, Raul Glotzbach, and Katherine Cross Our daily life is full of indicators: from GDP providing an indication of economic health, to grades...

By Sarah Tibatemwa* The current drought ravaging parts of Eastern Africa and the subsequent famine triggered largely by failed rains is enough proof that water...

Jonathan Andrews spoke to a select panel to discuss the best approaches to drive water demands down and push agriculture productivity up Recent studies suggest the...

By Kirsten de Vette* South Africa has been suffering through one of the most severe droughts in living memory. In Cape Town, it is the...

By Sushmita Mandal* As a fast growing economy, urbanising at an even faster rate, India is already water stressed. The severe drought of 2016, which affected...

Can South Africa regain its adaptive capacity after suffering its biggest ever drought? By Tony Turton* South Africa holds a unique place in the international water...

By Moo Young Han* Two prime assets of any country are land and water. The list of assets related to water includes visible water (river water,...

Resilience champion Johan Rockström says we need a mind shift by water professionals if we are to avoid a global disaster By James Workman The World...