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December 13, 2020

Water futures market 'invites speculators and challenges basic human rights'

A new water futures contract allows buyers and sellers to barter a fixed price for the delivery of fixed quantity of water at a future date.
August 31, 2020

Gaza braced for COVID-19 surge amidst bombing and electricity shortages, warns Oxfam

Israeli authorities must allow fuel into Gaza, so its sole electricity plant can power hospitals again, says Oxfam.
August 20, 2020

One air raid every ten days on essential infrasctructure throughout Yemen war

Vital infrastructure including hospitals, clinics, water tanks and wells have consistently been targeted throughout the conflict, says Oxfam.
May 16, 2020

Debt standstill for distressed countries must go beyond 2020, says UN expert

A six-month debt standstill is too short for genuinely assisting debt-distressed countries in containing COVID-19, says Yuefen Li.
March 26, 2020

National Audit Office report on water supply and demand in England

The government must take action now to prevent parts of southern England running out of water within 20 years, according to a National Audit Office (NAO) report published today.
March 23, 2020

Water resources essential part of solution to climate change, say UN

The United Nations has launched a flagship report which says that reducing both the impacts and drivers of climate change will require major shifts in the way we use and reuse the Earth’s limited water resources.
January 30, 2020

European Investment Bank and UNICEF partner to help children

The new partnership is aimed at increasing access to quality education and reducing the impact of climate change on children.
November 29, 2019

Zimbabweans pushed to the brink by drought and economic meltdown

Unlike previous crises, millions of urban dwellers are threatened along with the rural population.
October 24, 2019

15 million Yemenis see water supplies cut amid fuel crisis

Fuel is crucial to the supply of clean water in Yemen, as people rely on groundwater which is brought to the surface by pumps running on solar power and fuel.
October 21, 2019

Environment Bill has major loopholes, says Greenpeace

The new Environment Bill will give the government 18 years before it is legally required to meet any of the targets set.