Stay updated with, and share the latest global news from, about and of interest to community agency networks (CANs) and community groups with a focus or interest in water activism, drought and water supply issues.
Stay updated with, and share the latest global news from, about and of interest to community agency networks (CANs) and community groups with a focus or interest in water activism, drought and water supply issues.
How a South African town cleaned up its polluted river using stones, wood and sand, theguardian.com (Aug 31, 2026) — Scientists say system to treat contaminated wastewater offers a model for ensuring food security in a fast-warming climate Europe’s rivers are running dry, and the knock-on effects are disastrous, Yiannis Baboulias, theguardian.com (Aug 05, 2026) ‘The danger and value of water are in my blood’: how rain fences are making Dutch homes more climate resilient, theguardian.com (Apr 09, 2026) Water conservation works, but climate change is outpacing it: Phoenix, Denver and Las Vegas offer a glimpse of the future, theconversation.com (Apr 08, 2026) A water solution for drought‑prone South Africa: we designed systems to replenish aquifers simply and cheaply in five towns, theconversation.com (Mar 19, 2026) About 6.5 million people in Somalia face acute hunger due to drought, government and UN say, reuters.com (Feb 24, 2026) Local Barley Becomes Local Booze at a Wisconsin Distillery Prioritizing Ag Sustainability, insideclimatenews.org (Feb 09, 2026) Half the world’s 100 largest cities are in high water stress areas, analysis finds, theguardian.com (Jan 22, 2026) — Beijing, New York, Los Angeles, Rio de Janeiro and Delhi among those facing extreme stress, while London, Bangkok and Jakarta classed as being highly stressed World Enters “Era of Global Water Bankruptcy” UN Scientists Formally Define New Post-Crisis Reality for Billions, unu.edu (Jan 20, 2026) Returning the Water, grassecon.substack.com (Dec 23, 2025) — How communities are restoring groundwater, compounding ecosystems, and building investable water futures, Grassroots Economics, Will Ruddick, Aude Peronne, and Ali Bin Shahid Revealed: Europe’s water reserves drying up due to climate breakdown, theguardian.com (Nov 29, 2025) — Exclusive: UCL scientists find large swathes of southern Europe are drying up, with ‘far-reaching’ implications The surprisingly divisive world of California wildlife policy, latimes.com (Nov 06, 2025) Freshwater is disappearing from the Earth at alarming rates: Study, thehill.com (Jul 28, 2025) A map, a myth and a pre-Incan lagoon: the man who brought water back to a drought-ridden town, theguardian.com (Jun 13, 2025) Women Plumbers in Jordan Are Breaking Taboos, reasonstobecheerful.world (Apr 28, 2025) Co-ops and resistance in Rojava, thenews.coop (Apr 26, 2025) Kathmandu, Nepal's liquid landscape: Hiti Pranali water heritage, globalvoices.org (Apr 13, 2025) How an Ancient Yemeni Tradition Is Reviving Bee Populations, reasonstobecheerful.world (Apr 07, 2025) All the birds returned’: How a Chinese project led the way in water and soil conservation, theguardian.com (Mar 14, 2025) As the Colorado River Shrinks, Southern California Is Embracing Water Recycling, reasonstobecheerful.world (Mar 14, 2025) ‘Global weirding’: climate whiplash hitting world’s biggest cities, study reveals, theguardian.com (Mar 12, 2025) space for developing a separate article
Natural forest regeneration reverses drought and helps rebuild communities in Ethiopia, theenergymix.com (Nov 27, 2024) Forest and water source restoration in Cameroon offering sustainable solutions, news.mongabay.com (Sep 16, 2024) I saw first-hand just how much fracking destroys the earth, Rebecca Solnit, theguardian.com (Jun 30, 2024) International development can tackle the climate and migration crises together, theconversation.com (May 21, 2024) It takes a village: the Indian farmers who built a wall against drought, theguardian.com (Mar 29, 2024) The best solutions to make life possible in the Caatinga semiarid region are those born from popular wisdom. “Those that sprout like a seed you put in the ground.” Tião Alves, news.mongabay.com (Mar 25, 2024) Dwindling water sources straining water supply in parts of Bengaluru, india.mongabay.com (Mar 14, 2024) We need to talk about water – and the fact that the world is running out of it, George Monbiot, theguardian.com (Mar 04, 2024) What will Spain look like when it runs out of water? Barcelona is giving us a glimpse, María Ramírez, theguardian.com (Feb 15, 2024) Environmentalists See Nevada Supreme Court Ruling Bringing State’s Water Management ‘Into the 21st Century’, insideclimatenews.org (Jan 31, 2024) Low-carbon milk to AI irrigation: tech startups powering Latin America’s green revolution, theguardian.com (Jan 30, 2024) Groundwater Levels Around the World Are Dropping Quickly, Often at Accelerating Rates, insideclimatenews.org (Jan 24, 2024) Bringing soil back to life in semiarid Spain, news.mongabay.com (Oct 17, 2023) — Local farmers in Southeastern Spain countering desertification with regenerative agriculture ‘Dead storage’ and ‘imminent risk to supplies’: documents reveal how England’s water companies struggled in last summer’s heatwaves, unearthed.greenpeace.org (Aug 23, 2023) — Internal briefings expose Environment Agency concerns that reservoir levels could drop so low the water would be untreatable and that companies might break the law Dry Springs in Central Texas Warn of Water Shortage Ahead, insideclimatenews.org (Aug 15, 2023) In times of scarcity, California’s best new source of water? Reuse., andthewest.stanford.edu (Feb 08, 2023) First solar canal project is a win for water, energy, air and climate in California, The Conversation (Dec 22, 2022) Italy has declared a state of emergency in five northern regions surrounding the Po River amid the worst drought in 70 years, BBC News (Jul 05, 2022) Groundwater: depleting reserves must be protected around the world, The Conversation (Mar 21, 2022) Scientists sound the alarm over drought in East Africa: what must happen next, The Conversation (Oct 04, 2021) It takes a lot of water to feed us, but recycled water could help, theconversation.com (Mar 02, 2016) local information and news can be found, or shared, via our many location pages
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