Water resources

Climate

More than 40% of Europe is facing drought, latest update shows

Agriculture and hydropower could struggle to make ends meet as Europe’s climate-driven dry spell continues.

02/06/2025

Eco-Innovation

These UK scientists are ‘growing colour’ using nature’s DNA codes

Colorifix successfully dyed greens and oranges this year, adding to a palette of pigments from nature.

01/06/2025

Kazakhstan

Is Afghanistan's future canal the final nail in Aral Sea's coffin?

Afghanistan is building a 285-kilometre waterway at an accelerated pace to irrigate its drought-ridden northern regions. Central Asian states maintain that decisions regarding transboundary water use should be made collectively.

27/05/2025

Climate

Overshooting 1.5°C will cause irreversible glacier loss, study shows

“The longer we delay emissions cuts, the more we burden future generations with irreversible change”.

19/05/2025

Climate

Indigenous women are drawing ‘dream maps’ to protect forests in India

The tribeswomen have surveyed and mapped out resources to show what is dwindling and what needs restoring.

17/05/2025

Europe News

Leak: EU to target clean-up of 'forever chemicals' in water strategy

The European Commission plans to support large scale efforts to clean up forever chemicals as part of its upcoming water resilience strategy, acknowledging the widespread threat of water pollution and the need for technological innovation to address it.

15/05/2025

Europe in Motion

Which European countries are draining their freshwater resources?

Scientists fear another catastrophic summer for crops as drought conditions worsen in Europe.

14/04/2025

Climate

The environmental cost of Portugal’s olive oil boom

Environmentalists have condemned the unchecked spread of monoculture plantations in Alentejo.

13/04/2025

Travel News

Cyprus to fund desalination plants for hotels amid water shortages

The government will provide €3 million of funding over the next two years to help hotels build their own desalination plants.

27/03/2025

The Road To Green

No rain, no gain? Countries join forces to tackle water scarcity

In partnership with The European Commission

With half of the world's population already facing water scarcity, countries are joining forces to tackle the global crisis. We visited Jordan and Cyprus, two countries facing water challenges, where various solutions are being implemented.

26/03/2025

The Road To Green

The EU backs Jordan's major plans to tackle water scarcity

In partnership with The European Commission

The Road to Green takes you to Jordan, where the European Union, the European Investment Bank and development agencies are playing a crucial role in supporting one of the most water-deprived countries in the world towards water resilience.

26/03/2025

Green News

Germany-sized ice block lost from world glaciers since records began

Five of the past six years have witnessed the most rapid glacier retreat on record.

21/03/2025

Climate

Climate change is melting glaciers at record rate, scientists warn

The thawing of 7 trillion tonnes of glacial ice since has raised sea levels by almost 2 centimetres, with the Alps a melting hotspot.

20/02/2025

Travel News

Why has Indonesia ordered Trump’s tourism project to stop?

The government says that mismanagement of rainwater at the resort has halved the size of Lake Lido.

11/02/2025

Green News

Will Trump’s new tariff curb climate-damaging fast fashion?

Fast fashion is responsible for about 10 per cent of global carbon emissions - more than all international flights and maritime shipping combined.

08/02/2025

Eco-Innovation

A father and daughter's fight to turn oil data into life-saving water

Unlocking seismic data could aid the search for fresh groundwater in Africa, where water scarcity affects two-thirds of the population.

26/01/2025

Eco-Innovation

Water-starved Singapore is showing off its ‘sewage beer’ at COP29

The NEWBrew cans have been a surprise hit with people in Baku, alongside other eco-innovations.

21/11/2024

Health news

Microplastics are shielding pathogens in wastewater - study

Microplastics are harbouring bacteria in wastewater and that could be dangerous for human health.

07/11/2024

Nature

Two-thirds of Europe’s water supplies are contaminated by chemicals

The experts suggest making water more expensive as a way to cut use.

15/10/2024

Business

Troubled Thames Water waist-deep in trouble over sewage dumping

The heavy fine for the UK's biggest water supplier comes shortly after the troubled utility company announced it was in talks with creditors to seek new equity, to prevent it running out of cash by May next year.

08/10/2024