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5 Apr 2022 DAKAR, Senegal

World Water Day Event: Towards The UN 2023 Water Conference

Speakers stress need for urgent action to respond to issues such as climate change, population growth and economic development and opportunity to make water the “deal maker” for the green economy, climate resilient and more inclusive growth.

3 Apr 2022 DAKAR, Senegal

World Water Development Report 2022 Dedicated To Groundwater

Groundwater, according to the WWDR 2022 report, has tremendous potential to satisfy social, economic and environmental needs, as well as being a vital resource to increase resilience against climate change. However, groundwater is also a vulnerable resource, for various reasons.

30 Mar 2022 DAKAR, Senegal

Water Aid Report: Groundwater Is Key To Climate Resilience In Africa

A new joint research report by the British Geological Survey and UK-based NGO, Water Aid, has positioned groundwater as a neglected defence against climate change. The researchers claim that there is enough groundwater under the African continent for most countries to survive at least five years of drought, and in some cases, more than 50 years.

12 Feb 2022 ZAHEDAN

Iran Protesters Attack Afghan Trucks

Water disputes, that have been a source of contention in Afghan-Iranian relations for decades, are expected to be exacerbated by climate change. The economic situation in Afghanistan may make dispute resolution even more difficult.

6 Jan 2022 SANTIAGO, Chile

New Chilean Constitution Promises To Address Climate Change

Intensive natural resources exploitation, access to water and social inequality to be addressed in new constitution now in development

2 Jan 2022 CORVALLIS WA, United States

OOSKAnews Voices - Looking for Water in All the Wrong Places: Outcomes from COP26

OOSKAnews Voices is a series of guest columns written by participants in different parts of the international water community. 

John Matthews, Executive Director, Alliance for Global Water Adaptation, reflects on COP26 and posits that water's position in the climate agenda is gaining importance.

21 Nov 2021 DAMASCUA, Syria

Turkey Blocks Khabur River: Millions Affected

Climate change-linked extreme drought, continued armed conflict in the region, and up-stream blockage aggravate water shortages in rural Syria.

15 Nov 2021 Islamabad, Pakistan

UK Funds Pakistan Water Governance Programme

New funding for governance and tackling climate change

4 Oct 2021 ANKARA

Climate Change And Mismanagement: Turkey's Water Woes

Drinking water supplies in major cities and tourist areas threatened by toxic combination of climate change and water management policies.

8 Jun 2021 Sao Paulo, Brazil

Brazil: Worst Drought In Nine Decades Threatens Crop Transportation

Government to reduce number of cargo ships permitted on the Parana River basin, part of Brazil’s fourth- largest waterway for cargo transport. Restrictions could impact Brazil’s agriculture sector, particularly in the major farming states of Goias, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais and Sao Paulo which rely on the 2,400km waterway for crop transportation.

26 May 2021 MOGADISHU, Somalia

Somalia In 2021: Conflict, Climate Change, Human Displacement

Drought-like weather patterns, locust infestation and continued armed conflict challenge Somalia in 2021. UN agency calls for renewed efforts to respond and prepare.

1 May 2021 GENEVA

Aid Agencies Plead For Investment In Poverty And Hunger Alleviation, Climate Change Resilience

In an open letter to States and Leaders, the International Council of Voluntary Aid Agencies cites the widening gap between aid needed on an international scale and the limited resources being made available to address crises.