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Despite previous threats by Egypt of military action, a war of over the Nile waters is not a serious possibility.
The study confirms that collecting water for daily use weighs more heavily on women, making life more difficult for especially older women.
New research reveals how governments ignored decades’ worth of scientific advice on how the Adani mine threatened to damage precious water supplies.
With no place to wash hands and nowhere to physically isolate, many poor Indonesians are incredibly vulnerable as COVID-19 sweeps through the global south.
It’s more freshwater than what the population of the Greater Sydney region uses, but finding this out wasn’t easy.
Five capital city water storages fell over summer, and some appear to be facing dramatic long-term declines. Late drenching rains fell on southeastern Australia, but some unlucky centres missed out.
The real crisis with water supply is that South Africa doesn’t know what it doesn’t know.
Wetlands are an important resource that needs to be taken better care of.
Yes, Australia naturally cycles through dry and wet periods. But that doesn’t mean we can simply build more dams and trust they’ll be filled.
It’s long been known that our diet choices help determine our carbon footprint. But do you know which of your favourite foods are the most water-hungry?
How can Australia’s new Inspector General be expected to inspect waterways without a firm grasp of how much water in in them?
Water in Sydney is far cheaper than in Melbourne, and residents take full advantage of it.
Any policies and interventions around water management can only really be successful if women are included.
Decision making on water infrastructure in peri-urban areas is challenging. But lessons have been learnt from a water project in Mozambique.
Cape Town’s draft strategy on water supply is out for comment, but important elements are missing from it.
Cities relied entirely on conserving and recycling water to get through the last big drought. We now have desalination plants, but getting the most out of our water reserves still makes sense.
Sydney and Melbourne are bringing desalination plants back on stream and Adelaide plans to increase its plant’s output. Perth depends on desalination. But is it the best way to achieve water security?
Neither of the two federal investigations into fish deaths in the Darling River include any Indigenous representation.
While making small volumes of pure water in a lab is possible, it’s not practical. The reaction is expensive, releases lots of energy, and can cause really massive explosions.
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