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Watershedding: taps run dry across Johannesburg — unprecedented water crisisWatershedding: taps run dry across Johannesburg — unprecedented water crisis

Watershedding: taps run dry across Johannesburg — unprecedented water crisis

Residents of the township of Soweto, South Africa, queue for water Saturday, March 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay) JOHANNESBURG (AP)…

12 months ago
From sewage to oasis: Female duo create Johannesburg green corridorFrom sewage to oasis: Female duo create Johannesburg green corridor

From sewage to oasis: Female duo create Johannesburg green corridor

Merging art, science and activism, two women are on a mission to save one of the city's biggest and most…

3 years ago
Global coal industry using as much water as a billion people each yearGlobal coal industry using as much water as a billion people each year

Global coal industry using as much water as a billion people each year

We already know that coal-fired power plants are bad for the planet, but that’s usually because we are just thinking…

6 years ago

Water Quality and Emerging Pollutants: addressing new global challenges

Published 03.12.2018 - UNESCO Office in Jakarta Emerging pollutants are commonly defined as synthetic or naturally-occurring chemicals or microorganisms that…

6 years ago
The Water Crises Aren’t Coming—They’re HereThe Water Crises Aren’t Coming—They’re Here

The Water Crises Aren’t Coming—They’re Here

For eons, the earth has had the same amount of water—no more, no less. What the ancient Romans used for…

7 years ago
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