In December, Abu Dhabi will host the United Nations Water Conference, co-organised with Senegal. Behind the multilateral agenda lies an unmistakable reality: Africa accounts for the bulk of what is at stake, and the UAE intends to anchor its rising diplomatic ambitions to precisely that fact.
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Tropical forest restoration is widely promoted as a nature-based climate solution, but its potential to restore hydrological functions impaired by deforestation remains unclear. Now, satellite observations show that forest gain can increase evapotranspiration and precipitation more than forest loss reduces them, with prominent asymmetry in South America and Africa.
For years, the water sector spoke of an approaching turning point. Awareness of scarcity, climate risk and sustainability grew, but the structural change needed for long‑term resilience lagged behind. Over the past decade, this has shifted. Water is no longer seen only as a utility or environmental issue, but as strategic infrastructure, closely linked to…
The defining water challenge of the 21st century is no longer simply about building bigger dams or laying more pipelines.
The Beninese president Romuald Wadagni is participating this Wednesday, July 15, in N’Djamena, at the African Water Forum. This continental meeting brings together several heads of state, financial partners, and international institutions around the challenges related to water security and the financing of infrastructure in Africa.
In this episode ofWild Critters USAon the family podcastOrbit: Science for kids on the move!, we travel beneath the surface of streams and rivers to meet one of North America’s most important (but often overlooked!) animals: the freshwater mussel!
Yas Waterworld Yas Island, Abu Dhabi has officially been awarded the Guinness World Records™ title for the most waterslides in a waterpark, featuring a record-breaking collection of 55 slides
Gendered perspective on water security, rights and conflicts in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review
Water systems in Sub-Saharan Africa are increasingly in crisis. Growing populations and expanding economies are relentlessly driving rising demands. Like the Red Queen in Through the Looking Glass, water suppliers must run faster and faster just to stay in the same place. Instead, they are falling behind. Seven in ten people living south of the…
1. School of Environment, Enterprise and Development, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada