#accesstowater — Public Fediverse posts
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How a South African town cleaned up its polluted river using stones, wood and sand
By Kaamil AhmedScientists say system to treat contaminated wastewater offers a model for ensuring food security in a fast-warming climate
#Globaldevelopment #SouthAfrica #Africa #Worldnews #Water #Foodsecurity #Environment #Pollution #Accesstowater #Food #TheGuardian #KaamilAhmed
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No fridge, no fans, just blocks of ice: improvising to survive in Pakistan’s searing heat
By Hazaran Rahim Dad and Changeez Nazir in Nasirabad, PakistanWith limited electricity and poor ventilation, many families in Nasirabad have little to shield them from temperatures of up to 50C
#Globaldevelopment #Pakistan #Extremeheat #SouthandcentralAsia #Climatecrisis #Environment #Worldnews #Accesstowater #Globalhealth #TheGuardian #HazaranRahimDad #ChangeezNazirinNasirabad #Pakistan
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No fridge, no fans, just blocks of ice: improvising to survive in Pakistan’s searing heat https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/aug/24/pakistan-extreme-heat-50c-ice-blocks-nasirabad #GlobalDevelopment #Pakistan #ExtremeHeat #SouthAndCentralAsia #ClimateCrisis #Environment #WorldNews #AccessToWater #GlobalHealth
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Iraq’s ghost villages: Islamic State drove people away – now a new enemy is preventing their return https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/aug/18/northern-iraq-villages-islamic-state-climate-crisis #GlobalDevelopment #Iraq #MiddleEastAndNorthAfrica #WorldNews #ClimateCrisis #AccessToWater #Drought #HumanRights #HumanRights #Environment #Water
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Iraq’s ghost villages: Islamic State drove people away – now a new enemy is preventing their return
By Chris Huby, in SinjarNearly a decade after fighting ended in northern Iraq, the climate crisis has brought extreme heat and a water shortage, making life almost impossible
#Globaldevelopment #Iraq #MiddleEastandnorthAfrica #Worldnews #Climatecrisis #Accesstowater #Drought #Humanrights #Humanrights #Environment #Water #TheGuardian #ChrisHuby #inSinjar
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Drought, water rationing and dry rivers: our water crisis is here | Peter Gleick
By Peter GleickIt doesn’t have to be this way. We know what needs to be done
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/11/drought-water-climate-crisis
#Climatecrisis #Water #Accesstowater #Environment #DatacentersUS #MiddleEastandnorthAfrica #Trumpadministration #Worldnews #USnews #TheGuardian #PeterGleick
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Drought, water rationing and dry rivers: our water crisis is here | Peter Gleick https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/11/drought-water-climate-crisis #ClimateCrisis #Water #AccessToWater #Environment #DatacentersUs #MiddleEastAndNorthAfrica #TrumpAdministration #WorldNews #UsNews
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A rain festival with no rain: the Indian farmers bracing for a ‘super’ El Niño as monsoon arrives late
By Words and photographs by Neelima VallangiRaja is normally a celebration of the start of the monsoon, but in the eastern state of Odisha, the rains came so late the seeds were sown under clear skies
#Globaldevelopment #Environmentalsustainability #India #ElNiosouthernoscillation #Farming #Drought #Water #Foodsecurity #Environment #SouthandcentralAsia #Worldnews #Accesstowater #Extremeweather #TheGuardian #Words #photographsbyNeelimaVallangi
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‘We count every litre’: how Cuba’s energy crisis sparked a daily struggle for water
By Lucien Migné in HavanaPower cuts not only leave people in the dark but leave taps dry, forcing millions of Cubans to spend their days fetching water any way they can
#Accesstowater #Poverty #Globaldevelopment #Cuba #USforeignpolicy #Caribbean #Worldnews #Americas #TheGuardian #LucienMigninHavana
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It cost £2.1bn to divert a river in Brazil’s outback. So where has all the water gone?
By Constance Malleret in Sertânia and Monteiro, Brazil. Photographs by Leonardo Carrato for the GuardianDespite official claims that the São Francisco River project supplies 12m people, many of those who had to make way for its construction in 2007 still have no water at all
#Globaldevelopment #Accesstowater #Water #Drought #Brazil #Worldnews #Environment #Americas #TheGuardian #ConstanceMalleretinSertnia #Monteiro #BrazilPhotographsbyLeonardoCarratofortheGuardian
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Prickly pears, avocados and lemons: how rainwater harvesting is feeding Mexico City’s gardens and homes
By Suzanne Bearne in Mexico CityThousands of low-income households are benefiting from a simple system that captures and filters rainfall from the city’s roofs
#Globaldevelopment #Accesstowater #Water #Mexico #Americas #Drought #Climatecrisis #TheGuardian #SuzanneBearneinMexicoCity
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Prickly pears, avocados and lemons: how rainwater harvesting is feeding Mexico City’s gardens and homes https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/jul/20/rainwater-harvesting-mexico-city-transforming-lives #GlobalDevelopment #AccessToWater #Water #Mexico #Americas #Drought #ClimateCrisis
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First came the dead fish, then invasive plants. A year later and Lake Suchitlán’s pollution remains a mystery
By Words and Photos by Camilo Freedman in San SalvadorFishers on El Salvador’s largest lake are still looking for answers after the die-off, with no explanation provided by the government
#Water #Globaldevelopment #ElSalvador #Americas #Worldnews #Accesstowater #Pollution #Fishing #Invasivespecies #Animals #Conservation #Endangeredspecies #Environment #Wildlife #Waste #TheGuardian #Words #PhotosbyCamiloFreedmaninSanSalvador
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‘People shouldn’t expect there will be water in their taps every day’: why is St Lucia running out of water? https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/jun/25/st-lucia-running-out-of-water-scarcity-crisis-rainfall #Water #AccessToWater #StLucia #Caribbean #Environment #ClimateCrisis #WorldNews #Americas
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‘I fear people will go to war over water’: as wells run dry, farmers struggle to survive in Bangladesh https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/jun/09/i-fear-people-will-go-to-war-over-water-as-wells-run-dry-farmers-struggle-to-survive-in-bangladesh #GlobalDevelopment #Water #AccessToWater #Drought #ClimateCrisis #Poverty #Farming #Bangladesh #SouthAndCentralAsia
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Cuba is running out of time. We need fuel now to save lives | Francisco Pichón https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/apr/30/cuba-energy-crisis-us-blockade-fuel-humanitarian-disaster-healthcare-water #Cuba #Caribbean #Americas #WorldNews #GlobalHealth #AccessToWater #HumanitarianResponse #UnitedNations #HurricaneMelissa #UsForeignPolicy #TrumpAdministration #UsPolitics #Aid #AccessToEnergy
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Critical minerals are ‘oil of 21st century’ as demand fuels poverty and pollution in poorer countries https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/apr/29/critical-minerals-are-oil-of-21st-century-as-demand-fuels-poverty-and-pollution-in-poorer-countries #CriticalMinerals #CriticalMinerals #GlobalDevelopment #Mining #Water #AccessToWater #EndangeredHabitats #RenewableEnergy #Energy #Environment #WorldNews #UnitedNations