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Water scarcity, exacerbated by climate change, could cost some regions up to 6 percent of their GDP, spur migration, and spark conflict, according to a new World Bank report High and Dry: Climate Change, Water and the Economy, says the combined effects of growing populations, rising incomes, and exp

Data & Reports , Energy , Environment , Featured , Resources , Sustainable Development , Water / 03/26/2016

Coal is parching the planet as well as cooking it, says new report

John McGarrity A new report outlines how coal use is the number one threat to water supplies The burning of coal isn’t just cooking the planet through climate change, the fossil fuel is using large amounts of water in parts of the world where supplies of the most precious of natural resources

Data & Reports , Education , Environment , Health , Water / 03/21/2016

It’s Not Just Doctors And Nurses, Patients Need To Wash Their Hands, Too

Shefali Luthra One in four adults leaving hospital had on their hands a superbug: a virus, bacteria or another kind of microbe that resists multiple kinds of medicine Encouraging doctors and nurses to wash their hands frequently has always been considered an easy and effective way to curb the spread

Biodiversity , Business , Corruption , Environment , Featured , Forests , Human Rights , Water / 03/16/2016

A second Honduras anti-dam activist assassinated, EU funders suspend funding

Nelson Garcia, a member of the same Indigenous rights group as murdered activist Berta Caceres, has been assassinated in Honduras. On Tuesday, Nelson Garcia was killed after being shot four times in the face in the Rio Chiquito community who was a member of the Civic Council of Popular and Indige

Business , Corruption , Disasters , Environment , Human Rights , Labour , Water / 03/15/2016

Italian corporation reported to OECD over dam disaster

Survival International has reported Italian engineering giant Salini to the OECD over its construction of a controversial dam set to destroy the livelihoods of hundreds of thousands of people in Ethiopia and Kenya. The dam has cut off the Omo river’s regular flooding, which 100,000 people rely on

Biodiversity , Business , Corruption , Disasters , Environment , Forests , Human Rights , Multimedia , Sustainable Development , Videos , Water / 03/10/2016

Africa’s oldest national park under new threat

Activists say, it may only be a matter of weeks before Uganda issues oil licence in Lake Edward, effectively opening up Virunga by the back door. According to Global Witness, on the 26th of February seven companies submitted bids to the Ugandan government in a licensing round which includes the N

Environment , Health , Human Rights , SDGs , Sustainable Development , Water / 03/04/2016

Open defecation ends in Bangladesh – almost

Rafiqul Islam Bangladesh virtually eliminates open air defecation, bringing it down to only 1% of its population not having access to indoor toilet facilities For most of her 50 years, Rokeya Begum has lived without a toilet in her house – waiting for the curtain of darkness to go out to the field

Business , Corruption , Energy , Environment , Featured , Forests , Human Rights , Sustainable Development , Water / 03/04/2016

Award winning activist killed in Honduras

Honduras human rights activist , Berta Cacares assassinated for fighting against a dam project that will usurp the Lenca people from their home. Berta Cacares who won the 2015 Goldman Prize for her enduring activism against the Agua Zarca dam was killed on 3rd March after assailants broke into Cac

Business , Corruption , Environment , Sustainable Development , Water / 02/15/2016

Disputed Coca-Cola Plant Shut Down in Kala Dera, India

Deteriorated Groundwater Conditions Lead to Closure The Coca-Cola company has stopped production at its disputed bottling plant in Kala Dera in Jaipur, and has no plans to resume operations, according to documents (in Hindi) obtained by the India Resource Center and interviews with workers. Coca-Col

Environment , Health , Human Rights , Multimedia , Videos , Water / 02/15/2016

Campaign: A toddler’s plea to clean the beaches

Juan Vargas A toddler’s plea to help her clean the world’s beaches so she doesn’t have to play with trash and cigarette butts

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