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Jordan • 4 min read

Curbing incidences of wastage to ensure Jordan’s water security

Jordanians receive water that is less than what the United Nations mandates, due to various factors. Despite this scarcity and…

Jordan • 04 Jul 2023

Jemima Oakey • 04 Jul 2023

Netherlands • 10 min read

This is how Dutch farmers are saving water for the future

Texel is at the forefront of climate change: by 2050, Wadden Island will be one of the driest places in…

Netherlands • 27 Jun 2023

Joep Janssen • 27 Jun 2023

Ethiopia • 14 min read

Battling for survival along the warming source of Blue Nile

With increasing incidence of erratic rainfall and flooding affecting their crops, groups of small holder farmers switch from rain-fed summer…

Ethiopia • 26 Jul 2022

Dagim Terefe • 26 Jul 2022

Bangladesh • 4 min read

Depleting groundwater leaves residents without potable water

Barind region in Bangladesh that produces water-intensive boro rice, relies heavily on groundwater for irrigation. Climate-induced droughts, transboundary water issues…

Bangladesh • 21 Jun 2022

Anika Tamanna • 21 Jun 2022

Bangladesh • 3 min read

Drinking water crisis in the Chittagong Hill Tracts

Climate change and increasing deforestation are drying up the streams in the Chittagong Hill Tracts in southeastern Bangladesh, writes Jiten…

Bangladesh • 01 Feb 2022

Jiten Barua • 01 Feb 2022

Bangladesh • 3 min read

Unbridled groundwater extraction leading to depletion

The Barind Tract in Bangladesh risks desertification in the near future unless indiscriminate abstraction of groundwater is stopped now, writes…

Bangladesh • 25 Jan 2022

Aminul Islam • 25 Jan 2022