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India’s global urban population facing water scarcity is projected to increase from 933 million in 2016 to 2.4 billion people in 2050, as per the United Nations report. These data paint an alarming situation of the depleting water resources and water scarcity faced by everyone on this planet. There are some people who are trying […]
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By Bhadra Mahapatra
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“Imagine a bigger magnifying glass and it has a point focus that is tracking with the sun”, says Yash Tarwadi while explaining how his solar desalination plant Sol-Evo works. He has built a solar desalination plant which purifies upto 70 percent of the water that’s fed into it. It saves 5.7 lakh litres of water […]
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By Danish Alam
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The second Environment and Climate Sustainability Working Group (ECSWG) meeting is being held in Gandhinagar, Gujarat. More than 130 delegates from 19 of the G20 member countries, nine invitee countries and 13 international organisations are partaking in this meeting. The three-day meet, scheduled from March 27 to 29 commenced on Monday with focus on water […]
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By LMB Staff
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The close relationship between water and poverty has been emphasised by the United Nations Environment Programme, which warns that without access to clean water, development is impossible, and therefore poverty cannot be eliminated. Despite access to safe drinking water and sanitation being recognised as a basic human right, billions of people around the world still […]
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By Danish Alam
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The UN 2023 Water conference being held in New York culminated its first day with acceptance of problems at hand and the need for renewed actions and commitments. The event, co-hosted by the Government of Tajikistan and the Kingdom of the Netherlands, is the second one at the global forum. The first conference was held […]
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By LMB Staff
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Water, water everywhere and not a drop to drink. This classic poem is slowly turning into a dark reality. And we are heading towards a future where even the abundance of water is not guaranteed anymore. Every year, since 1993 on March 22, we have been observing ‘World Water Day’ to highlight the depleting sources […]
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By Bhadra Mahapatra
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In this episode of For Her Future, we take a closer look at the hardships women in Kenya face due to climate change. Mana Omar, Founder of Spring of the arid and semi-arid lands, gives us a glimpse of the daily struggles these women are facing while collecting water for their families. Climate change has […]
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By LMB Staff
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The relationship between forests and water is a critical issue that must be accorded high priority. Forest management measures can increase water yield, regulate water flow, and reduce drought stress for a forest. Forests influence the amount of water available from groundwater, surface watercourses, and water bodies in various ways. It includes intercepting precipitation, evaporating […]
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By Bhadra Mahapatra
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Climate disasters seem to have ‘hit the freeway, with an unfortunate break failure’, and they won’t stop. Floods have repeatedly hit Nigeria so bad that almost all the states are submerged in water or crippled by it, the situation is dire and there’s been so much loss of lives and property.  The Nigerian Emergency services […]
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By Halima
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These children from Jaipur are facing water crisis living in underprivileged homes. Water wastage is a problem across the world and many disregard the effect it has on underprivileged children. The children understand the importance of saving water and want to create awareness about the same.
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By LMB Staff