Long-standing water-use agreements allocate more water than the river and its basin actually contain, forcing users to cut back and face future shortages as well.
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Reducing rainfall and droughts are causing problems between the US and Mexico because of a historic agreement to deliver water between them.
To make green hydrogen, take water and split it into hydrogen and oxygen. It sounds simple – but the government’s water-use figures may be a drastic underestimate.
The suspension of a 1960 treaty between India and Pakistan has huge ramifications.
Their democratic structure and wide networks mean agricultural cooperatives can speed the uptake of innovative and sustainable farming practices.
Innovative water management can reshape perceptions and demonstrate the feasibility of recycled wastewater.
Policy reform is urgently needed to make water use in Australia sustainable, but it won’t be effective unless it’s based on facts.
There are hopes AI may be the silver bullet we need to save the environment – but it comes with downsides.
The water levels of saline lakes depend on a delicate balance between water inputs and outputs. This means they can provide an early warning of disruptions to our water resources.
Groundwater sustains life, from farming to wild animals. But we don’t fully know how quickly it recharges.
Calgarians have been asked to reduce their water use. These simple steps can help us all to reduce our water footprint and save money at the same time.
As droughts become more widespread in tourist hotspots, research finds that timers in showers help tourists and university students shorten their showers and save water.
Declining precipitation, climate change and governance failures will drive water flow scarcity in 2024 with serious implications across Western Canada.
The UK’s Victorian-era sewer network is at breaking point.
New research reveals the environmental impact of keeping tropical fish as household pets – but there are ways to reduce it.
After almost half a century, the United Nations has waded back into the murky world of water policy. But one of the ideas following this year’s international meeting has been shot down.
Hundreds of rivers are shared between two or more countries – this could be a source of cooperation or conflict.
Pouring these products down the sink causes society-wide problems for the entire sewerage system and the workers who maintain it.
For the second time in five years, millions of fish suffocated in the Darling River. This was not a natural disaster – it’s our doing
Australia’s emerging green hydrogen industry requires a secure supply of high-quality water. Competing demands for this scarce resource mean careful planning is needed to meet all water users’ needs.
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Associate Professor in Environmental Science, Western Sydney University
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Visiting Adjunct Professor, School of Governance, University of the Witwatersrand
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Honorary Associate Professor, Australian National University
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Honorary Fellow, Infrastructure Engineering, The University of Melbourne
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Professor in the Department of Government, University of Essex
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Australian Laureate Professor of Economics, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Executive Co-Director, Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH), United Nations University; Technical University of Hamburg
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Associate Professor in Law, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Scholar in Environmental & Geographical Science, University of Cape Town
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Associate Professor & Global Challenge Lead, Urban Transformations Research Centre, Western Sydney University; University of British Columbia
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Professor of Environmental Engineering, Deakin University