Water Crisis

Green News

What happens when most of the planet turns to desert?

A UN summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, hopes to address global desertification - once-fertile lands turning arid.

10/12/2024

Europe News

A floating farm in Rotterdam meets the climate crisis head-on

A project that houses cows in a floating barn aims to demonstrate how farming can change its relationship with water and energy.

23/10/2024

Green News

Water tower brings hope to community hit by drought-fuelled blackouts

Brought by the naturally occurring El Niño weather pattern, the drought has triggered emergency responses in at least five countries.

23/10/2024

Green News

Greek islands deal with water shortage crisis

With fears that affected islands will receive insufficient winter rainfall, aquifers are under pressure to perform well in the coming months.

08/10/2024

Nature

Global water supplies under threat as world’s rivers dry up

Last year was the driest for global rivers in 30 years, while glaciers suffered the largest mass loss in 50 years.

07/10/2024

Azerbaijan

Food supply risk under the spotlight at Baku Climate Summit

The Baku Climate Action Week ahead of COP29 focused on how extreme weather due to the climate crisis is disrupting supply chains.

03/10/2024

Living

How buying second hand clothes saves thousands of bottles of water

Globally, the fashion industry uses enough water to fill 37 million Olympic-sized swimming pools a year.

03/09/2024

Climate

Greek olive farmers rely on water trucks as drought rages on

High tourist numbers and outdated water networks are worsening drought crisis in Greece.

28/08/2024

Green News

Sicily's population fed up of water shortages as rationing bites

Water restrictions began in February when the Italian island declared a state of emergency in the face of a drought.

07/08/2024

Green News

Water resilience can’t be ignored, 21 member states warn EU executive

Strengthening water management in the EU will require concrete action and strategic mobilisation, according to a joint-letter published today.

17/07/2024

Green News

Hungary claims progress on air pollution and water at EU summit

Hungary hailed a 'successful' first, informal, summit of EU environment ministers and officials during its EU Council presidency, but drew fire from Germany for excluding civil society representatives from the meeting in Budapest.

12/07/2024

Climate

'Disaster': Sicily's farmers sound alarm as water dries up

Italy declared a drought emergency in Sicily a couple of months ago, hitting farmers and breeders the hardest.

10/06/2024

No Comment

Water tanker brings momentary relief as Gaza supply shortages deepen

Scores of people in Khan Younis stand in line to fill their containers with water as supply shortages deepen.

05/06/2024

Climate

Climate crisis or negligence? The inside story of Sicily’s drought

Farmers' losses exceed €1 billion, according to a consortium.

29/05/2024

Climate

World Water Day: Water is a human right so why are so many struggling?

From dried-up rivers to poisoned water, people around the world are struggling to meet a basic need.

22/03/2024

Green News

Tenerife declares drought emergency after extremely dry winter

Some areas have introduced water restrictions including a ban on filling swimming pools and using drinking water for irrigation.

27/02/2024

Green News

Outrage as Commission accused of shelving water resilience plan

The European Commission has taken a water resilience intiative, an EU response to increasingly frequent episodes of drought and flooding, off its agenda for the coming months, sparking fears that it has once again caved in to an anti-green backlash ahead of EU elections.

15/02/2024

Climate

Barcelona imposes severe water restrictions during worst drought ever

Citizens could be fined for washing cars or watering gardens.

01/02/2024

Green News

Barcelona drought: ‘We are close to needing boats to bring in water’

Drought ‘emergency’ could be weeks away, authorities in northeast Spain have warned.

30/11/2023

Eco-Innovation

Is soilless farming Egypt’s answer to water scarcity?

Hydroponics uses just 10 per cent of the water needed for traditional cultivation.

24/11/2023