Severe water scarcity in India is exacerbated by the cotton industry. Concerns are high, but are businesses, consumers and government doing enough?
Why fresh water shortages will cause the next great global crisis
Last week drought in São Paulo was so bad, residents tried drilling through basement floors for groundwater. As reservoirs dry up across the world, a billion people have no access to safe drinking water. Rationing and a battle to control supplies will follow
The Irish Rebellion over water
In a recent Irish Times poll, 33 percent of the Irish said that they would refuse to pay the charges for domestic water when they become due in the spring (and less than half of those polled said that they intended to pay).
We need sustainable growth, not just growth
Fivas made a statement when the informal sessions on Financing for Development started in the UN in November emphasizing the importance of sustainable and inclusive development, not just development, and human rights adherence.
Slums have their own logic
India is facing enormous challenges in providing sustainable and sufficient sanitation for its inhabitants. Especially is this visible in the slums where there is neither space nor enough investments to provide adequate sanitation.
Government Audit Finds Hydropower Aid Doesn’t Benefit the Poor
The strong criticism of Norwegian sustainable energy aid by the Norwegian Auditor General Office does not go unnoticed internationally. Read Peter Bosshard’s, policy director at International Rivers, take on it.