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5 Apr 2022 PHNOM PENH, Cambodia
Cambodia: Three Year Drought, Upstream Dam Construction Affects Phnom Penh Water Supply
Ongoing drought, coupled with rising global temperatures and extensive dam construction upstream in China and Laos have left thousands of residents in Cambodia's capital without sufficient access to clean and safe drinking water.
1 Mar 2022 LISBON, Portugal
Drought In Portugal Intensifies
Emergency allocation to assist cattle farmers; Portugal and Spain appeal to European Union for assistance
14 Feb 2022 LISBON
Portugese Drought Claims Hydropower Production
The Portuguese Institute of Meteorology (IPMA) warns that a drought, that started in November 2021, has worsened, with 54% of the country now in moderate drought, 34% in severe drought and 11% in extreme drought.
9 Jan 2022 KONYA
Konya Technical University Research May Alleviate Impact On Central Belt Drought
New research in application of wastewater reveals different responses from different crops.
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.
2 Jun 2021 Sao Paulo, Brazil
Brazil Drought Threatens Electricity Supply And Crop Yields
Persistent dry weather in central and southern Brazil has led to a water scarcity warning, rising electricity prices, falling crop yields and the threat of wildfires. Lowest reservoir levels since 2015 cause headache for the country's largest electricity source, while commodities markets see hike in sugar and coffee futures.
25 May 2021 Tehran, Iran
Iran Drought: Water Shortages, Energy Chaos, Crypto Miners
Hydro dams at 50 Percent capacity, leading to power outages across the country and prompting authorities to ship water to worst-hit regions. Meanwhile cryptocurrency miners consume massive quantities of electricity amid allegations that the country is using them to circumvent trade sanctions.
16 Feb 2021 BEIJING
New Expansion Of China's South-North Water Transfer Project
China will expand a massive project that diverts water from the Yangtze River Basin to the drought-prone north this year, making the Xiong'an New Area in Hebei province one of the new beneficiaries.Almost 9.5 billion cubic meters of water was diverted through the South-North Water Diversion Project last year, taking the total amount diverted to more than 40 billion cubic meters, Jiang Xuguang, chairman of South-North Water Diversion Group, told the company's annual work conference on Friday...
7 Feb 2021 LUSAKA
Zambian Climate Resilience Project Wins ChangeMaker Award
A climate resilient project in Zambia supported by the African Development Bank and Climate Investment Funds (CIF) has won the Water ChangeMaker People’s Choice Award-Africa. The Strengthening Climate Resilience in the Kafue Sub-basin Pilot Program for Climate Resilience beat two other finalists identified by an expert jury to win first prize with roughly 7,000 votes...
3 Feb 2021 ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates
Promoting Rain Enhancement Approaches, Technologies
Leading national and international researchers, scientists and stakeholders gathered virtually in attendance of the fifth International Rain Enhancement Forum (IREF) to address global water and sustainability issues, hosted by the UAE 25-36 January.In his keynote speech at the panel discussion titled "Outlook for Global Water Security in the Light of Climate Change", Abdullah Belhaif Al Nuaimi, UAE Minister of Climate Change and Environment warned that climate change will begin to generate water stress in parts of the world which currently have sufficient access to water resources...
17 Dec 2020 WASHINGTON DC, United States
US-funded "Mekong Dam Monitor" Launches
A new, United States-funded real-time data platform using remote sensing is designed to bring transparency to dam operations in China, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand and Cambodia. While the platform will aid understanding of the effects of upstream dams, it may also exacerbate US-China rivalry in the basin...
8 Dec 2020 BRASILIA, Brazil
Climate Change Stresses Threaten Brazil’s Water Security, Say Military Experts
Brazil is not adequately prepared for the impacts of climate change-related stressors on its security, economy, natural resource base, and critical national infrastructure, says a new report by the International Military Council on Climate and Security (IMCCS). Its hydro-electricity plants and military facilities are found to be especially ill prepared...