The report, jointly released by UN-Habitat and China's Tongji University, notes that many developing countries, especially those in Africa, are increasingly becoming water scarce due to the crisis of climate change and poor waste management. Titled "Sustaining urban water supply under climate change...
Water was dripping from ceilings and walls and there were no showers or toilets. There was very limited access to food and water, and close to no access to medical care ... The soldiers randomly shot near the victims to scare them. A Ukrainian police officer examines a cell as the ...
A new report from the WHO on behalf of UN-Water warns that while global efforts to provide improved water and sanitation for all are gaining momentum, serious gaps in funding and provision continue to hamper progress.Cat Fitzpatrick
Data show that after the Blue Circle project, the coastal area's first- and second-class water quality in Zhejiang increased by over 30 percent year-on-year. Workers sort out plastic bottles at a "Little Blue House" in Jiaojiang District of Taizhou City, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct...
The planet-wide water crisis manifests itself in limited access, overuse, pollution, droughts and flooding. It requires recognizing water as a global commons and improving global water governance. To achieve this, the UN as the only inclusive and global platform for policy development needs increase...
Sustainable Infrastructure and Water Strategies for a Resilient Addis Ababa (Ethiopia). Image © Ruben Garcia, Alec Paulson and Sonsoles Vela / Tulane School of Architecture The UIA World Congress of Architects 2023 is an invitation for architects from around the world to meet in Copenhagen July ...
Rapid urbanization is resulting in a growing number of slum dwellers, inadequate and overburdened infrastructure and services (such as waste collection and water and sanitation systems, and roads and transport), worsening air pollution and unplanned urban sprawl. ...
well for Hicks and Mike, who are among roughly 69,000 people living unsheltered across Los Angeles (LA) County, whether in encampments that have popped up in parks and other public spaces since the pandemic began or in vehicles without regular access to necessities like electricity or water....
Increasingly intense floods and droughts are a "distress signal" of what is to come as climate change makes the planet's water cycle ever more unpredictable, the United Nations warned on Monday.
[00:50.36]and the research group UNITAR wrote the report. [00:56.36]It said about 62 million metric tons [01:00.24]of "e-waste" were created in 2022. [01:04.88]The report estimates the amount [01:07.56]will increase 32 p...