HKS Snow Update 2025
<p>The HKH Snow Update 2025 highlights a significant decline in seasonal snow across the Hindu Kush Himalaya region, with snow persistence 23.6% below normal — the lowest in 23 years. This trend,
Drinking Water Scarcity
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Survival in arid eastern Chad depends on struggle for water
Water vendors in the arid Ouaddai district of Chad travel back and forth between meagre supplies and needy folk in town "I've already earmarked a customer for this drum—I need to get a move on!"
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Residents groan as water scarcity hits Lokoja
Acute water scarcity has hit Lokoja and its environs following the shutdown of the greater Lokoja water treatment plant by the state government since March 27. A correspondent of the News Agency of
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Severe water shortages a norm in some towns
After two decades of little or no maintenance of municipal sewerage plants, corruption and indifference, South Africans are vulnerable to medieval, waterborne diseases and something even more serious:
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Namibia: City Residents Fail to Curb Water Use
WINDHOEK residents have failed to reduce their use of water since January this year, adding to fears that the city's taps could run dry. Figures showing the continued overconsumption of water were revealed
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Africa is running out of water as cities' populations boom
As water supplies in Ghana's capital grew increasingly erratic, Beatrice Kabuki stopped customers from using her grocery store's bathrooms and installed a plastic storage tank at her home. "The taps
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India staring at severe water crisis, among worst in the world: Research
Country's water footprint is 3,000 litres per day, highest in the globe, says report WaterAid report pointed out that India accounts for almost one-fourth of the total groundwater extracted globally
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England could run short of water within 25 years
England is set to run short of water within 25 years, the chief executive of the Environment Agency has warned. The country is facing the ‘‘jaws of death”, Sir James Bevan said, at the point where water
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Water woes continue in Makhanda
The pressure to keep water in the taps of historic Makhanda remains high as authorities deal with infrastructure challenges and acts of vandalism. And while recent rains had a positive impact on one
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Kenya prioritizes reservoirs to reverse water scarcity
Kenya is prioritizing the construction of reservoirs in order to reverse water scarcity, officials said on Wednesday. Joseph Irungu, principal secretary of the Ministry of Water and Sanitation told
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Nigeria: Govt Approves U.S.$73 Million Loan for Kano Water Project
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) yesterday approved €64.7 million loan from French development agency for a national urban water sector reform project in Kano state. The approval was granted during