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The Global Rundown The European Commission will provide an additional €5 million in humanitarian aid to victims of conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where access to food, water, and healthcare is increasingly limited. Kenyan pastoralists are combating drought by creating wildlife conservatories and adopting sustainable grazing practices. The number of new cholera cases […]
The Global Rundown After shelling destroyed two filtration systems 400,000 people in eastern Ukraine were left without access to water. Solar-powered water pumps are fostering peace by creating a steady supply of water in Sudan. A report by Greenpeace finds that using sewage water to cool coal-based power plants in India will not resolve recent […]
The Global Rundown More than 600 people have died in a cholera outbreak in Yemen, and World Health Organization officials warn that number could rise further. A conflict between farmers and pastoralists claimed two more lives in Kenya, where a drought has exacerbated longstanding tensions. A new report suggests water privatization is costing England’s households […]
The Global Rundown Landslides triggered by the worst rains in more than a decade have killed more than 150 people in Sri Lanka. Facing drought and rising seas, the president of Kiribati says international climate funding is not coming quickly enough for his country. Wastewater spills from a proposed coal seam gas project in New […]
The Global Rundown Water efficiency has improved in U.S. cities over the last 30 years, but rural areas are being left behind. The World Health Organization predicts Yemen could see hundreds of thousands of cholera cases during the next six months. Aid agencies warn that millions of people in Somalia still need food assistance despite […]
The Global Rundown Residents of Flint, Michigan who have delinquent water accounts could face home foreclosure if they do not pay, despite concerns about lead. Violence between ranchers and herders in Kenya stems from historical land conflicts, not just drought, conservationists say. Cape Town, South Africa is still working to avert water cuts as its […]
The Global Rundown Building a border wall in the floodplain of the Rio Grande could snarl a water treaty between the U.S. and Mexico. Fighting in Mosul, Iraq continues to pressure drinking water supplies. A dam project in Kenya will provide more water to urban areas, but may harm forests that supply water downstream. A […]
The Global Rundown Potential military interventions against the al-Shabaab group in Somalia would be detrimental to drought and famine relief efforts, according to a United Nations representative. India plans to build more artificial glaciers to make up for the loss of ice in the Himalayas. Scientists surveying Antarctica found much more meltwater than they previously […]
The Global Rundown Nearly 18,000 households in Detroit — 25 percent fewer than last year — are behind on their water bills and risk having water service shut off if they do not negotiate a payment plan. Kenyan farmers work to protect wetlands during a harsh drought that southern Ethiopian herders say is unlike any […]
The Global Rundown Water shortages and sewage system failures are compromising the health of millions in Damascus, Syria. Chief Ministers of the Indian states of Odisha and Chhattisgarh spar over the Mahanadi River’s usage rights. In northern Kenya, tension builds between native pastoralists and South Sudanese refugees. The construction of valley dams in Lake Mburo […]
The Global Rundown Hundreds of people were killed or injured during a severe flood and mudslide in Mocoa, Colombia. Peru is asking for more international aid to respond to floods and mudslides that have caused billions of dollars of damage. After a mudslide curbed water production at its primary treatment plant last month, the water […]
World’s largest refugee camp illustrates human costs of water-scarce era. By Kayla Cragg, Circle of Blue The desert of thorns and rocks northwest of Nairobi, Kenya is so unforgiving that it takes all day and a good bit of the night to reach the Dadaab refugee camp about 300 miles away near the border with […]
