Severe drought puts nearly half a million children at risk in Amazon – report
Warming climate has caused rivers used for transport to dry up, leaving children with little food, water or school access, says Unicef Two years of...
Category : Access to water
‘A biodiversity catastrophe’: how the world could look in 2050 – unless we act now
The climate crisis, invasive species, overexploitation of resources and pollution could break down crucial ecosystems. We asked experts to lay out the risks and offer...
Swimming pools of the rich driving city water crises, study says
Pools and well-watered gardens at least as damaging as climate emergency or population growth The swimming pools, well-watered gardens and clean cars of the rich...
Water ban in drought-stricken Tunisia adds to growing crisis
Risk of unrest rises amid fourth dry year, poor grain harvest, weak economy and likely food subsidy cuts Tunisia has introduced water rationing as the...
Guinea worm disease could be second ever human illness to be eradicated
As cases fall, the condition that once affected millions of people in Africa and Asia could also be the first to be wiped out without...
‘We are afraid’: Erin Brockovich pollutant linked to global electric car boom
Exclusive: Investigation uncovers evidence of contaminated air and water from one of Indonesia’s largest nickel mines Read more in our Battery life series A Guardian...
Scientists caution against giving animals as gifts to developing countries
Jane Goodall says such donations can have unintended consequences, especially where water is scarce It’s the classic gift given by do-gooding family members at Christmas...
