Water
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Only 12 trucks delivered food, water in North Gaza Governorate since October: Oxfam
Dec 24, 2024Oxfam, an aid organization, warned Sunday of the deteriorating humanitarian situation in the beleaguered Palestinian territory, stating that only 12 trucks have delivered food and water in northern Gaza in the previous two and a half... -
The world should act urgently on water, climate, and cryosphere: Saber
Jun 12, 2024In regards to water, climate change, and cryosphere preservation, Environment, Forests, and Climate Change Minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury has emphasized the urgent need to move from empty words and promises to concrete steps and delivery. “We... -
Finance Ministers from Latin America and the Caribbean Target US$372 Billion Investment in Water and Sanitation
Apr 20, 2024Finance ministers from across Latin America and the Caribbean convened today in Washington, D.C., to discuss mobilizing US$372 billion over the next five years to combat the region’s water and sanitation crisis. The meeting, which gathered... -
Iceland may spray water on lava to save town
Nov 23, 2023On Wednesday, Icelandic authorities announced that if a volcanic explosion threatened the evacuated town of Grindavik, they were thinking of spraying water over any lava that erupted. On the southern Reykjanes peninsula of Iceland, there is... -
Brazil vows more aid as Amazon waters dry up
Oct 5, 2023Geraldo Alckmin, the vice president of Brazil, announced on Wednesday that extra assistance would be given to an Amazonian state whose rivers are drying up due to a severe drought, which is leading to widespread fish... -
Japan to release water from Fukushima nuclear plant
Aug 24, 2023Japan will start releasing wastewater from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant on Thursday, a move that has drawn a strong reaction from China despite Japan’s assurances that it is safe. Twelve years after one of the... -
Brussels urges EU members to reuse city water in farms
Aug 3, 2022The European Commission on Wednesday urged EU member states to re-use treated urban wastewater as irrigation on the continent’s parched farms. Much of Europe has been hit by a lengthy dry spell this year, and the... -
For the first time water found on another planet
Jul 14, 2022NASA’s James Webb Telescope has discovered water on an alien planet for the first time. This water has been found on a planet called WSP-96b, more than 1,000 light years away. News of the Independent. The... -
Sparking Economic Growth: The Case for Investing in water, Sanitation and Hygiene
Dec 2, 2020On 2nd December, over 15 finance and sector ministers’ from Asia and the Pacific will come together to develop and strengthen partnerships for smart investments in water, sanitation, and hygiene. These partnerships are critical given the... -
CHTDB is working to solve the problem of potable water in the Chittagong Hill Tracts
Aug 20, 2020The problem of potable water is universal. The problem of water in the mountains during the dry season became evident. One of the reasons for this is that the sources of the Mountain canal in the...