The UK’s opposition Labour party has announced plans for a publicly-owned, “re-nationalized” water system in England, run by local councils, workers and customers.

The recent conclusion to the Selangor water deal that was dragged for almost a decade, while allowing further upgrading and maintenance works at the treatment facilities, might not resolve water cr

People who live on the south side of town say they know where most of the flooding came from during Hurricane Matthew in 2016: a railroad underpass that intersects Interstate 95.

The Elbe River has fallen to the lowest water level in over 80 years, with a new record of 45 centimeters measured in Germany's Magdeburg.

Several villages in Pakistan were flooded after India released water in River Ravi, River Sutlej, and River Chenab on Sunday.

Syrian government troops are on course to mopping up the last of the entrenched Daesh militants in Al-Suwayda Governorate, as they have encircled the northwestern Idlib Governorate, the last remain

President Ashraf Ghani on Saturday emphasized on a national dialogue over water management in Afghanistan and said comprehensive measures would be taken to reduce the country’s drought over the nex

At August 2018’s World Water Week in Stockholm, Sweden, OOSKAnews took the opportunity to speak to Shariful Hoque (audio interview) who has responsibility for Water Sustainability in Global Production for H&M Group.

H&M is a multinational clothing-retail company, with headquarters in Stockholm, known for fashion clothing for men, women, teenagers and children. H&M and associated companies operate in more than 70 countries with over 4,500 retail stores.

The clothing / textile industry is intrinsically water-intensive, from cotton farming through manufacturing. H&M and global conservation group WWF have worked together on water stewardship for a number of years, with H&M an early-mover among textile brands.

In this conversation with OOSKAnews Publisher David Duncan, Sharif Hoque describes the particular challenges of water stewardship in the textile industry, examples of positive impacts that have come from H&M’s water sustainability philosophy, the corporate and shareholder case for proactive engagement with best water stewardship practice, the corporation’s collaboration with WWF, and the importance of water stewardship initiatives “beyond the factory fence”.

Senegal has become the second country outside the pan-European region to sign the Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes (