https://www.scidev.net/global/rss.xml/?type=topic&rssname=water&parent=environmentWater RSS feeds.Wed, 10 Jun 2026 01:27:00 GMTenhttps://www.scidev.net/global/news/one-million-defend-argentinas-glaciers-after-law-reform/https://www.scidev.net/global/news/one-million-defend-argentinas-glaciers-after-law-reform/Change of law on glaciers weakens safeguards against mining, triggering collective legal action. Mon, 20 Apr 2026 09:28:03 GMT+0000Martín De Ambrosiohttps://www.scidev.net/global/opinions/irrigation-a-must-for-smallholders-in-changing-climate/https://www.scidev.net/global/opinions/irrigation-a-must-for-smallholders-in-changing-climate/Investing in irrigation technologies will make food security a more achievable goal in the decades ahead, writes Richard Colback. Thu, 9 Apr 2026 01:44:30 GMT+0000Richard Colbackhttps://www.scidev.net/global/news/world-enters-era-of-water-bankruptcy-hitting-poorest/https://www.scidev.net/global/news/world-enters-era-of-water-bankruptcy-hitting-poorest/Many global water resources are depleted beyond the point of return, UN report warns. Tue, 20 Jan 2026 06:00:55 GMT+0000Hadeer Elhadaryhttps://www.scidev.net/global/news/dead-sea-saltwater-seepage-spurs-sinkholes-crop-loss/https://www.scidev.net/global/news/dead-sea-saltwater-seepage-spurs-sinkholes-crop-loss/Saltwater intrusion in the Jordan Valley is threatening crops and causing sinkholes, say researchers. Mon, 15 Sep 2025 03:20:49 GMT+0000Mohammed El-Saidhttps://www.scidev.net/global/news/middle-east-water-projects-see-funding-dry-up/https://www.scidev.net/global/news/middle-east-water-projects-see-funding-dry-up/Water projects in arid Middle Eastern countries face an uncertain future amid US and other international aid cuts. Wed, 13 Aug 2025 11:34:38 GMT+0000Sghaier Gharbihttps://www.scidev.net/global/news/young-innovators-tackle-indias-arsenic-tainted-water/https://www.scidev.net/global/news/young-innovators-tackle-indias-arsenic-tainted-water/Indian innovators are developing digital sensors to rapidly detect arsenic in groundwater. Wed, 30 Jul 2025 11:35:38 GMT+0000Papiya Bhattacharyahttps://www.scidev.net/global/news/sri-lanka-ban-halts-crucial-marine-data-collection/https://www.scidev.net/global/news/sri-lanka-ban-halts-crucial-marine-data-collection/Scientists say an aborted Norwegian research vessel mission has disrupted advances in ocean knowledge. Mon, 14 Jul 2025 01:25:45 GMT+0000Malaka Rodrigohttps://www.scidev.net/global/news/peak-flows-in-indias-ganges-river-basin-plummeting/https://www.scidev.net/global/news/peak-flows-in-indias-ganges-river-basin-plummeting/India’s biggest river basin is seeing peak flows deciding by over a sixth every decade. Thu, 3 Jul 2025 02:20:59 GMT+0000Madhukara Puttyhttps://www.scidev.net/global/news/drought-investments-could-save-ten-times-more-report/https://www.scidev.net/global/news/drought-investments-could-save-ten-times-more-report/Investment in water-saving technology among recommendations as economic costs of drought soar. Thu, 19 Jun 2025 12:01:10 GMT+0000Mohammed El-Saidhttps://www.scidev.net/global/opinions/ocean-crisis-demands-a-new-kind-of-science/https://www.scidev.net/global/opinions/ocean-crisis-demands-a-new-kind-of-science/The global science community must make its voice heard and shape responses to our ocean crisis, write scientists from the International Science Council’s Ocean Expert Group. Fri, 13 Jun 2025 12:15:48 GMT+0000https://www.scidev.net/global/news/india-pakistan-water-pact-outdated-in-climate-era/https://www.scidev.net/global/news/india-pakistan-water-pact-outdated-in-climate-era/Suspended Indus Water Treaty should be reworked to factor in climate change and other realities, say specialists. Tue, 3 Jun 2025 03:26:27 GMT+0000Ranjit Devrajhttps://www.scidev.net/global/podcast/researching-africas-oceans-to-support-livelihoods/https://www.scidev.net/global/podcast/researching-africas-oceans-to-support-livelihoods/African researchers propose solutions to protect ocean biodiversity and promote sustainable livelihoods. Fri, 28 Mar 2025 03:05:14 GMT+0000https://www.scidev.net/global/news/climate-scientists-sound-alarm-over-asias-rising-seas/https://www.scidev.net/global/news/climate-scientists-sound-alarm-over-asias-rising-seas/Scientists say the unprecedented warming of the Indo-Pacific oceans calls for urgent, collective action. Tue, 24 Sep 2024 01:14:22 GMT+0000Ranjit Devrajhttps://www.scidev.net/global/news/coastal-carbon-removal-methods-oversold-study/https://www.scidev.net/global/news/coastal-carbon-removal-methods-oversold-study/The role of so-called “coastal blue ecosystems” in climate mitigation are overestimated, according to new analysis. Tue, 18 Jun 2024 12:14:56 GMT+0000Sahana Ghoshhttps://www.scidev.net/global/news/future-of-1bn-people-in-south-asia-hinges-on-water-pact/https://www.scidev.net/global/news/future-of-1bn-people-in-south-asia-hinges-on-water-pact/Amid rising water demand in the Hindu Kush Himalaya region, scientists urge collaboration across river basins. Mon, 25 Mar 2024 04:05:16 GMT+0000Athar Parvaizhttps://www.scidev.net/global/podcast/managing-africas-water-for-sustainable-agriculture/https://www.scidev.net/global/podcast/managing-africas-water-for-sustainable-agriculture/Collaboration, research and innovation can upturn climate driven water scarcity that threatens agriculture and food security in Africa. Thu, 28 Dec 2023 10:42:57 GMT+0000https://www.scidev.net/global/podcast/gold-minings-toll-on-nigerias-osun-river/https://www.scidev.net/global/podcast/gold-minings-toll-on-nigerias-osun-river/Africa Science Focus hears how unregulated mining along the Osun River is leading to pollution and soil erosion. Thu, 21 Dec 2023 06:19:32 GMT+0000https://www.scidev.net/global/podcast/can-science-heal-nigerias-sacred-osun-river/https://www.scidev.net/global/podcast/can-science-heal-nigerias-sacred-osun-river/Osun River is believed to have healing powers. There are also warnings that the river is contaminated. In spite of this, religious worshippers still drink from it. Thu, 14 Dec 2023 04:36:04 GMT+0000https://www.scidev.net/global/podcast/solar-basin-designed-to-fight-plastic-pollution/https://www.scidev.net/global/podcast/solar-basin-designed-to-fight-plastic-pollution/An innovation that uses solar energy to speed up laundry is helping women and the environment, its makers say. Fri, 8 Dec 2023 12:24:56 GMT+0000https://www.scidev.net/global/news/gaza-running-out-of-clean-water-medical-supplies/https://www.scidev.net/global/news/gaza-running-out-of-clean-water-medical-supplies/Safe passage for medical supplies is urgently needed amid hospital evacuations and power outages, say UN agencies. Sun, 15 Oct 2023 06:01:44 GMT+0000Qais Abu Samra, Nehal Lasheen