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26 Jul 2021 Zhengzhou, China

China Floods: Death Toll Rises, Hundreds Of Thousands Flee

The severe rainstorms have now moved north impacting neighbouring cities and regions, with collapsed roads and damaged dams and reservoirs cutting off power leaving thousands trapped without electricity and water supplies. In one incident, 12 drowned in a Zhengzhou train.

Locals were unprepared for the downpours as weather forecasters had issued a warning for extreme rain for the wrong place and time.

Farmers in the Henan region have lost livelihoods with at least 200,000 chickens and up to 6,000 pigs lost in the floods

4 Dec 2020 DAKAR, Senegal

Transboundary Cooperation on the Senegal-Mauritanian Aquifer Basin

The second meeting of the Regional Working Group (RWG) for transboundary cooperation on the Senegal-Mauritanian Aquifer Basin (SMAB) convening on 1 and 2 December, outlined the main operational axis for the implementation of the vision of the programme.In this region, transboundary cooperation is based on the integrated development of surface and groundwater resources using 50 years of experience in the cooperative management of the sub-region’s major rivers...

15 Mar 2020 SYDNEY, Australia

Climate Change And Urbanisation Exacerbate Natural Contaminant Threat to Groundwater Quality, Availability

A quarter of the world's population faces theats to quality and availability of drinking water because of climate change and urbanisation.New research (Nature Communications) led by the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Sydney examined the largest global dataset of 9404 published and unpublished groundwater dissolved organic carbon (DOC) concentrations from aquifers in 32 countries across six continents...

14 Oct 2019 KATHMANDU

How The "Sand Mafia" Operates In Nepal, India Rivers

Sand is a limited resource and the most mined mineral in the world in terms of volume and yet, its presence is taken for granted. As a result of the modernisation and growing urbanisation across South Asia, demand for sand has increased significantly in the region. With the demand likely to increase further, concerns over the sustainability and ecological viability of existing supply systems have forced a rethink on ways to effectively regulate the sandmining sector.

19 Mar 2019 GENEVA, Switzerland

"Leaving No One Behind": 2019 United Nations World Water Development Report

The United Nations World Water Development Report 2019 (WWDR), launched March 19 with the theme "Leaving No One Behind", argues that fulfilling the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation for all can also significantly contribute to the achievement of the broad set of goals of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: from food and energy security, to economic development and environmental sustainability...

6 Dec 2018 VICTORIA FALLS, Zimbabwe

Partnership To Secure Africa Water Security Through Transboundary Infrastructure Projects

The Global Water Partnership (GWP) and the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) are partnering to support project preparation, transaction management, resource mobilization, advocacy, capacity development, research and knowledge sharing in the joint implementation of transboundary water projects in Africa...

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12 Jan 2018 POTSDAM, Germany

Worldwide Flood Adaptation Requirements Calculated

Rainfall changes caused by global warming will increase river flood risks across the globe. Scientists have now calculated the required increase in flood protection until the 2040s worldwide, breaking it down to single regions and cities with  the need for adaptation greatest in the US, parts of India and Africa, Indonesia, and in Central Europe including Germany...

23 Oct 2017 NEW DELHI

Capital Region Lost 40% of Water Bodies in 42 years

Water bodies have decreased by a steep 40% in the national capital region (NCR) as a result of rapid urbanisation between 1972 and 2014, when the region saw a 17-fold rise in urban built-up areas, a study has revealed. At certain places, the complete transformation into an urban environment has led to an increase of 3 to 5 degrees in land surface temperature and 2 to 4 degrees in air temperature during this period.

25 Sep 2017 LONDON

Are Flood-Proof Cities the Future?

The reality of climate change and more frequent and intense downpours has exposed the hubris of the "pave, pipe and pump" approach to water management. As the recent floods from Bangladesh to Texas show, it’s not just the unprecedented magnitude of storms that can cause disaster: it’s urbanisation.

26 Jun 2017 GURGAON

Gurgaon’s Water Table Shrinking

The city’s water table is shrinking by two metres or more every year, say water experts. “Because of the rapid urbanisation and concretisation, the city is extracting three times more the groundwater than it is recharging,” Vijender Singh Lamba, district hydrologist Gurgaon, said.

9 May 2016 PANAMA CITY, Panama

Panama’s IDAAN Launches Disconnection Campaign in Chiriqui

Panama’s National Institute of Aqueducts and Sewage Systems (IDAAN) will cut off water supply to 300 delinquent customers in the David District of the Chiriqui region on May 9th.Service suspensions will be carried out in Doleguita, San Mateo, Nuevo Vedado, Urbanisation San Antonio, Loma Linda, Victoriano Lorenzo, Riviera, Jubilación, David Center, Barrio San Jose, Florida, Villa Galo and Villa del Carmen...

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20 Nov 2014 SINGAPORE

Singapore's PUB Ready for Flash Floods

Singapore has the infrastructure in place to minimise disruption from flash floods during the oncoming north-east monsoon season, said PUB, the national water agency, yesterday. However, it warned that these may not be able to "cater to the most extreme of storms". The authority said that, as of Monday, there have been 14 flash flood days this year...

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