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Climate-Equitable WaterClimate-Equitable Water

Climate-Equitable Water

The failure to meet basic needs for safe water and sanitation worldwide is one of the great tragedies of our…

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Too much salt: water desalination plants harm environment: U.N.Too much salt: water desalination plants harm environment: U.N.

Too much salt: water desalination plants harm environment: U.N.

FILE PHOTO: Workers walk outside a desalination plant, south of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 2011. REUTERS/Fahad Shadeed OSLO (Reuters) -…

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Water and women: we need to know moreWater and women: we need to know more

Water and women: we need to know more

Photo: © Caritas Internationalis. Justice for women in the access to water and sanitation will not be attained without more…

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New UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration offers unparalleled opportunity for job creation, food security and addressing climate changeNew UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration offers unparalleled opportunity for job creation, food security and addressing climate change

New UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration offers unparalleled opportunity for job creation, food security and addressing climate change

The United Nations General Assembly declared 2021 – 2030 the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration. Restoration could remove up to…

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Ocean Warming Is Accelerating Faster Than Thought, New Research FindsOcean Warming Is Accelerating Faster Than Thought, New Research Finds

Ocean Warming Is Accelerating Faster Than Thought, New Research Finds

Rising ocean temperatures can bleach corals, like these off of Papua New Guinea. Jurgen Freund/NPL/Minden Pictures Scientists say the world’s…

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