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South Africa’s rural wastewater treatment plants release polluted water if they aren’t maintained properly. Microalgae that purify the water could be a solution.
There are elements of these ancient, distant George Lucas stories that might seem like science fiction but are, in fact, science reality.
Exciting new devices and materials powered by tiny nanomaterials are being developed to clean up South Africa’s polluted water sources.
Taking a bath may not be your favorite thing to do, but it will help keep you clean and healthy.
India has said it would suspend crucial treaty governing river flows in disputed Kashmir. Pakistan has said any disruption to water supply would be ‘an act of war.’
Changes to the landscape and pollution have harmed this vital ecosystem known as the ‘river of grass.’
When volcanoes like Alaska’s Mount Spurr erupt, the ash can damage people’s lungs, smother crops and kill animals, and the harm can continue to spread long afterward.
Technically, you’d think so. But some things are just too small to measure.
Refugee camps in Ethiopia need to be made more liveable. Creating wetlands to provide greenery, absorb flash floods and purify polluted water may help.
Small-scale irrigation schemes in southern Africa can produce more food, support more jobs and be more profitable for the local community.
A new Water Research Commission study has found that Cape Town residents may be willing to shift to flushing their toilets with seawater.
Two-thirds of the Panama Canal watershed’s freshwater goes to operate the locks. The country plans to build another reservoir to funnel in more water, but hundreds of homes stand in the way.
Water is being trucked into the Adelaide Hills and surrounds to fill empty rainwater tanks and dams. Is there a better way to cope with future water shortages?
South Africa’s government has a new plan to license water providers and revoke the licences if they don’t deliver clean, drinkable water.
Nationalistic behavior can put people, economies and ecosystems, and even peace, at risk. The US, which paused Columbia River talks with Canada, isn’t the only country shifting in this direction.
Land-based learning that centres Indigenous perspectives is needed to face the climate-uncertain future and build a next generation of freshwater stewards.
Ice baths are an effective way to accelerate recovery after exercise. However, their general health benefits are less clear.
The discovery indicates water may have remained stable on Mars for much longer than scientists thought.
In South Africa, a household gets 6,000 litres of free water a month. For a family of eight, this falls below the global minimum for health and hygiene.
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Executive Co-Director, UNU Hub on Empowering Communities to Adapt to Environmental Change, United Nations University; University of Calgary
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