The overlapping causes of Lake Chad's humanitarian crisis pose a big challenge to the international community. Photo: EC / ECHO / Anouk Delafortrie, Flickr.
Of: Johanna Caminati Engström
As Boko Haram keeps making the news headlines and with 10.7 million people in urgent need of humanitarian assistance, the crisis in the Lake Chad basin is alarming. Drought, climate change, corrupt governance and religious extremism are just some of the overlapping challenges that the international community faces.
June 17, 2019, Paper, English, Magazine
Vakhsh River, Tajikistan. Photo: Wikimedia
Of: Jonathan Wirth's and Tessa Stockburger
Water has often been a central topic in the relations between the five former Soviet Republics - Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. The current construction of Rogun Dam on the Vakhsh River in Tajikistan illustrates how the demand for water can become the source of various conflicts.
June 17, 2019, English, Long read, Magazine
Algae blooms occur when the water is polluted with excessive nutrients. Photo: F. Lamiot / Flickr.
Of: Carolina Yang
Agriculture today feeds off the world's dwindling freshwater resources, yet is a major polluter to the oceans. Dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico is the toxic cultivation from industrial agriculture, choking much of the marine life. The integrated effort in food production and diet could allow the ocean to breathe again.
June 17, 2019, Paper, English, Magazine
Mujib Dam, holds 35 million cubic meters of water. It primarily supplies Amman, helping to ease a very stressed national water supply. Photo: Leonardo / Flickr.
Of: Siobhán Coskeran
While Jordan's population is increasing, its water resources are more scarce than ever. Jordan is one of the most water-poor countries in the world. Geographical disadvantages are partly to blame; its climate is one of the driest in the world, receiving just 200 millimeters of rainfall per year. Added to this, climate change is reducing […]
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June 17, 2019, English, Magazine, News article
"Climate change in practice means water change," write debaters in connection with World Water Day, which was March 22.
Of: Erica Fahlström
During the past week, the environment and climate have been a popular topic of debate, together with, among other things, World Water Day and that Swedish trade can promote human rights. Some debaters have highlighted in particular how climate change unfairly affects already vulnerable groups the most, but also how global inequality affects solutions and current climate policy.
March 27, 2019, Current debate
Heavy buildings and a large abstraction of drinking water cause Bangkok to slowly sink to the ground. Photo: Christian Haugen (CC BY 2.0)
Of: Alice Agneus
Growing cities today have major challenges with shrinking land space. Infrastructure and other facilities are increasingly being placed underground. The phenomenon of declining cities has become a major problem.
November 5, 2018, Interview
Access to water and sanitation has been an important issue in the conflict in East Timor. Photo: Yeowatzup, Flickr.
Of: Florian Krampe and Karolina Eklöw
Although climate and environmental issues are often central to conflicts, they are often forgotten in peace processes. Examples from Colombia, East Timor and Iraq show that land, water and climate change are crucial issues for achieving lasting peace, write Karolina Eklöw and Florian Krampe from the research institute Sipri.
October 18, 2018, Debate
It is not enough to improve the treatment plants in Ecuador, it is necessary to create trust among the inhabitants. Photo: Flickr / MunicipioPinas
Of: Josephine Biro
The water situation in Guayaquil, Ecuador, has greatly improved over the last 17 years. Despite this, many of the households in the city still have an old picture of their tap water, a picture that does not correspond to the current situation. Residents do not believe that tap water is drinkable, even if the responsible players in water distribution and treatment say so.
May 3, 2018, FUF-correspondents
Of: Kristina Henschen
For many people, going to work is life threatening. According to UN figures, 6 people die every day due to accidents and illnesses related to work. Today, on International Work Environment Day, we pay attention to the ugly jobs. That they may exist is a shame for the world, writes Kristina Henschen, head of Union to Union.
April 28, 2017, Debate
Of: Barbara Jackson, Elin Andersdotter Fabre, Johan Hassel, Maja Brisvall and Sara Borgstrom
Today, attention is paid to the water issue in connection with International Water Day. Water is also high on Sweden's international agenda during the spring. In June, Sweden and Fiji will host a UN conference that will address the catastrophic situation that prevails beneath the surface of the world's oceans. It is high time to seriously talk about the underlying causes of one of the most devastating crises of our time, write representatives from research and civil society.
March 22, 2017, Debate