United Nations secretary-general, Antonio Guterres has warned that climate disasters are economic disasters and called on developed countries to deliver on their finance promises.“Climate disasters are economic disasters. As finance ministers, you know that all too well. Storms, floods, fires and droughts are decimating economies around the world. Funds that should be building roads, educating children, and curing the sick, are being swallowed up by the climate crisis,” Guterres warned at the...
The metro has denounced a message circulating on social media platforms that claims that tap water in Tshwane is unsafe for drinking. According to the post that is doing the rounds on TikTok, typhoid fever is confirmed in Johannesburg and Pretoria. The post further states that residents must not drink water from the taps until […]
Agency officials are starting to educate industry stakeholders and investors on the paused rule’s required disclosures while defending it in court.
Continual investments in technology and research, innovative infrastructure design and circular economy principles can help Singapore achieve water security in the context of climate change, says Ridzuan Ismail with Singapore’s national water agency, PUB.
The US has imposed its first nationwide limits on several harmful chemicals found in tap water across the country.
Utility companies will be required to test for and mitigate five 'forever chemicals.'
US President Joe Biden's administration on Wednesday announced the first nationwide tap water standards to protect the public from toxic "forever chemicals" linked to serious health harms ranging from cancers to developmental damage in children.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (April 17, 2024) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is a participant in the United Nations' (UN) High-level Experts and Leaders Panel on Water and Disasters (HELP). Established in 2007 at the request of the UN Secretary General’s Advisory Board on Water and Sanitation (UNSGAB), HELP comprises 21 international organizations to address water disaster preparedness and response. The group collaborates closely with the UN Secretariat for the Office for Disaster Reduction...
Pressure piles on World Bank and IMF to steer countries to low-carbon transition at spring summitGovernments of wealthy countries must pledge hundreds of billions more in overseas aid payments channelled through the World Bank to avert the worst effects of the climate crisis, civil society experts and economists have said.The International Development Association fund, the arm of the World Bank that disburses loans and grants to poor countries, is worth about $93bn (£b75n) but that figure must...
As Hawaii faces a mounting water crisis, Oahu stands on the brink of what locals describe as an environmental catastrophe.
Unsung heroes from across the care sector are set to take to the stage at the Coventry Building Society Arena
It’s been eight months since the devastating wildfires that crumbled Lahaina and it’s community.