Quality unknown: the invisible water crisis
Water quantity—too much in the case of floods, or too little in the case of droughts—grabs public attention and the media spotlight. Water quality—being predominantly invisible and hard to detect—goes
Water Quality
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Protecting the Meghna river: a sustainable water resource for Dhaka
This publication explores the potential of the Meghna River as an alternative water source for Dhaka. It also describes the fragile state of the city’s current drinking water supply due to increasing demand
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Aqueduct 3.0: updated decision-relevant global water risk indicators
This technical note serves as the main reference for the updated Aqueduct™ water risk framework, in which combine 13 water risk indicators—including quantity, quality, and reputational risks—into a composite
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Global Environment Outlook 6 for industry in Asia-Pacific
Asia and the Pacific’s unrelenting industrial development has been a driving force in the economic growth of scores of countries in the region and beyond. This shift has led to greater prosperity, increased
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Question raised in Lok Sabha on Pollution in Rivers, 21/06/2019
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Pollution in Rivers, 21/06/2019. The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in association with State Pollution Control Boards (SPCBs)/ Pollution Control Committees (PCCs)
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European bathing water quality in 2018
The report assesses bathing water quality in 2018, indicating where the quality of bathing water is expected to be good in 2019. The report was compiled using information from more than 21 000 bathing
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Vietnam: toward a safe, clean, and resilient water system
Prudent economic policies, combined with the enabling conditions created by a high endowment of water, have transformed Vietnam from a low-income to a middle-income country within two decades. Though growth
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Study finds, only one-third of the world's longest rivers remain free flowing
Infrastructure development and other human-made changes are the leading contributors to connectivity loss in global rivers, resulting in disrupted ecosystem services, claimed researchers. Just over
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Zimbabwe: EMA Blames Chivero Pollution On Council
The Environmental Management Agency (EMA) yesterday accused City of Harare of not taking action over the pollution at Lake Chivero, the city's main water supply reservoir. In a statement yesterday,
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Kenya: Shortage of Clean Water to Blame for Cholera Outbreak- Ministry
Shortage of clean water has been cited as the reason Nairobi, Narok, Kajiado, Garissa and Machakos counties have experienced cases of cholera. Poor sanitation and unhygienic practices in isolated high