Tag: water
Dead rivers: The cost of Bangladesh’s garment-driven economic boom
Environmentalists say growth has come at an incalculable cost, with a toxic melange of dyes, tanning acids and other dangerous chemicals
Extreme temperatures compound poverty in Pakistan’s hottest city
People in Jacobabad live in acute poverty, with water shortages and power cuts compromising their ability to beat the heat
‘Invisible’ solution to water shortages lies beneath our feet
With water scarcity set to worsen on a warming planet, a UN report calls for sustainable use of underground supplies
Pope Francis: ‘Right to drinking water is linked to right to...
"The right to drinking water and sanitation is linked to the right to life, which is rooted in the inalienable dignity of the human person"
3,000 households benefit from ILO, Japan water system project in Mindanao
The ILO and Japan handed over the water systems on March 9, 10, and 15, 2022, in Lanao del Sur, Maguindanao and Cotabato
The most precious of all
Global warming is evaporating lakes, reservoirs and melting the glaciers in the mountains around the world
‘The water is poison’: Chinese activist spends life protecting polluted lake
"When I was a child, we could see the bottom of the lake. When I was thirsty, I drank the water from the lake -- we used it for cooking"
‘Water has done miracles for us’
Caritas water management training helps struggling farming communities in India
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