Tag: groundwater
Cooperating to tackle kidney health in Sri Lanka
Impacts of contaminated well water on kidney health in Sri Lanka are being tackled through work supported by Chinese research. Professor Min Yang explains...
Groundwater – a vital asset for climate change adaptation
As the UN-Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (UN-IPCC) develops a ‘Special Report on Climate Change and Cities’, Stephen Foster, Michael Eichholz, Ricardo Hirata, and...
Aquifers identified as critical factor in sea level rise predictions
A NASA-led research team has analysed satellite data to study how vertical land motion could impact future sea levels. The study has found that...
IWA and World Bank launch innovative groundwater report
The International Water Association and World Bank have released a new report, which synthesises the knowledge, best practices and field experience that emerged from...
Why Latin America’s hidden reserves are at risk
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...
Tackling the king of poisons
Source substitution and treatment can help tackle naturally occurring arsenic. By Arslan Ahmad and Prosun Bhattacharya*
Of all the ways to die, one most lends itself...
Sponge cities: can China’s model go global?
China’s ambitions–for its so-called ‘sponge’ cities–to slow, sink and store runoff exemplify a universal struggle of urban planners united with water professionals against a...
Bottles of purified recycled water hit the streets of Los Angeles
Around 2,000 bottles of purified wastewater have been handed out along Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles, by Orange County utilities to demonstrate the safety...
Can rainwater harvesting transform cities into water-wise cities?
By Mooyoung Han and Lisa Andrews*
Rainwater harvesting and management is nothing new. In fact, this technique has been used for thousands of years in...
How the Rainbow Nation dried up
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...
