Water to water, not water to waste

Water supply must be linked to the system of sanitation and wastewater generation

South Africa’s crucial water supplies from Lesotho: What the six-month shutdown means for industry, farming, residents

If people start extracting groundwater, this could put additional strain on already stressed ecosystems

Counting India’s waterbodies

Down To Earth breaks down data from the country’s first census on waterbodies conducted by the Centre last year 

Simply Put: World Water Day 2024

Climate change and water: Wise old ways

We need to tweak traditional methods to tackle climate change

Banking on self-help

Chhotaudepur has devised a successful collective water management system: water banks

DTE Coverage: World Water Week 2023

Down To Earth highlights various facets of the issue of water management in India

On the verge of water crisis

Ten metropolitan cities of the world that are on the verge of an imminent water crisis

A tool to settle scores

Contests over water are set to increase, intensify 

Climate change and water: Upside down

Redesign the water sequence to bring equity in supply

What would happen now?

A normal monsoon will be useful only if we learn lessons from the current drought

US now calls water scarcity a national security issue: An expert explains how serious it can be

In many cases, disasters could be prevented with proper water management

Simply Put: World Water Day

The Water Will Come

What if Atlantis wasn't a myth, but an early precursor to a new age of great flooding?

Out of the depths

Women water-users are determined to have their say in water management policymaking

From the blurbs

Unlocking potential of groundwater can provide water security, boost economy: UN

India is the largest groundwater user globally, finds UN report

Managing the mega irrigation beast

With better management, mega irrigation schemes can fulfil their large purpose

ADB

For tankers, just sms

Perform or perish

What do you do when you have to chose between water and water scientists?

Desperate remedy

Water prices up down under

Powering the elite

How Israel