Tag: water
SPOTLIGHT: Water over Troubled Forests
With climate change threatening their lands, the Indigenous Pulangiyen people are rebuilding Bendum's forests and restoring life-giving water to their ancestral home.
Songkran water festival as celebration of life
The religious metaphors of water include knowledge, life, salvation, time, healing, and new beginnings among others
IN PHOTOS: A thirsty struggle | Plight of tobacco farmers in...
Farmers believe that establishing a reliable water irrigation system is crucial to securing a brighter future for the country
Not enough body bags in Gaza, says UNRWA
Aid groups in Gaza are sounding the alarm that an Israeli ground offensive could precipitate a worsening humanitarian crisis
Pope Francis calls for global solidarity on World Food Day
Poep Francis emphasized that water should never be treated as a mere commodity, subject to exchange or speculation.
Philippine fishermen struggle as oil spill keeps them ashore
Some villagers got sick after oil smeared the shoreline, turning rocks black and leaving dark globs on the beach
UN water conference ends with hundreds of non-binding commitments
About 10% of the global population live in countries with “high or critical” water stress, or significant issues in accessing water
Photos: They thirst
The Philippines faces significant challenges in terms of water and sanitation access
‘Floating toilets’ help Cambodia’s lake-dwelling poor
The hope is that the more villagers see the toilets in action, the more they will want proper sanitation
Compel barangays to collect rainwater
Expect outcries due to flooding deaths. Expect the news to die down till next year’s disasters. And so it goes.