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Republicans to Keep Lead In Our Water

A 2024 rule finally requires toxic lead water pipes to be replaced in a decade. Horrifyingly, Republican lawmakers want to repeal it — but Food & Water Watch won’t let them. Right now, millions of...
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Kenya: From Source to Future

“Our sacred duty to our children, our ancestors, & ourselves, is to take care of the river…” At World Waternet, we believe in the power of community-driven innovation to shape a sustainable future...
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Water Canada and Climate Change

Canada invest in climate change adaptation to keep communities safe in Southern Ontario and across Canada. Across the country, the impacts of climate change are becoming more severe and more frequent...
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Water Worlds: Indigenous Series

It all started with words on a napkin which spawned a four year long project, culminating in a 13-part documentary series. Water Worlds is the first of its kind Indigenous underwater series that expl...
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Ogallala Aquifer drops by more than a foot

Aquifer levels in parts of western Kansas that rely on groundwater for everything from drinking to irrigation fell more than a foot last year, Kansas Geological Survey scientists said Tuesday.  The Ka...
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Rainwater Worldwide Unsafe to Drink

Rainwater, a natural source historically considered safe for human consumption, is no longer safe to drink anywhere in the world, according to a recent study published in the journal Environmental Sci...
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Input to Water and Energy Nexus

Pedro Arrojo Agudo, UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation, sent out this call for Input: Water and Energy Nexus I am keen to hear your insights on this crit...
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Venezuela’s rivers in latent danger

Venezuela enjoys abundant natural resources, but there is no policy to ensure their conservation. Although Venezuela is privileged to be among the 17 most megadiverse countries in the world and occup...
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Chevron to Increase Output

The Blue Community ‘Save The Caspian Sea’ writes: ‪ Enough. The Caspian Sea is heavily polluted, ecosystems are collapsing, coastal communities are suffering as extractors prepare ...
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Water, Sanitation, Food Security

Nigeria’s Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation, Mr. Richard Pheelangwah, has stated that water, sanitation, and food security are essential to Nigeria’s ...
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UK: Labour must trust the public

03/02/2025

In England, “Water” has become a stark symbol of the failures of privatisation and the persistence of a glaring class divide, Labour MP Clive Lewis writes: The evidence against privatisation in the UK...
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‘Caspian’ by K. Javanmardi

From the Blue Community ‘Save The Caspian Sea’: ‪A beautiful illustration of the crisis we are facing. As international big oil is massively expanding production of the Tengiz oil field of...
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Blue Ambassador Farhana Sultana

Join Blue Community Ambassador Farhana Sultana for the final ‘Loss and Damage Symposium’ to grapple with climate change & systems change in Ways of Repair: “Decolonising Climate Coloni...
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The Risks of “Raw Water”

How does raw water compare to tap water? A microbiologist explains why the risks outweigh the benefits. By Laura Hood. Water that comes straight from natural sources, dubbed “raw water,” is gaining po...
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Brazil: Right to Water and Sanitation

An Unfulfilled Promise: The Pursuit of Recognizing the Human Rights to Water and Sanitation in Brazil Brazil’s struggle to guarantee the human rights to water and sanitation is described as ‘a pursui...
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Veracruz expects Water shortages

The effects of water shortages in Veracruz, Mexico, would be stronger than in previous years. The low water level is not as far away as it seems and it is urgent to define where water will come from f...
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Why do Americans drink so much water?

Ani Freedman writes for Fortune Well: I remember while studying abroad in Spain, locals used to tell me that they could always spot Americans because we were lugging our big reusable water bottles eve...
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Thames Water confirms price hike

Thames Water has confirmed prices for its customers will be hiked by £19 a month from April. The firm claims the increase is to allow for investment in the infrastructure over the next five years. Tha...
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US chemical plant still polluting water

Complaint says Chemours factory dramatized in Hollywood movie Dark Waters continues to pollute West Virginia river. The chemical giant Chemours’s notorious West Virginia PFAS plant is regularly pollu...
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Coca-Cola recalls drinks in Europe

Coca-Cola has recalled its drinks in some countries across Europe after detecting “higher levels” of the chemical chlorate. Cans and glass bottles containing elevated levels of the substance were dist...
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Water Desalination in North Africa

Water scarcity has become an increasingly critical issue across North Africa, driven by climate change, population growth, and unsustainable resource management. Countries like Tunisia, Algeria, and M...
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Peru: Treating Water to Drink

A group of Peruvian researchers developed a technology that could transform the country’s water crisis by purifying different types of water through nanotechnology and deionisation, especially b...
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Future for the Mathare River in Kenya

In November 2024, the Mathare River in Nairobi, Kenya, became the focal point of an inspiring initiative: the Future Design Basecamp (FDB). Organised by World Waternet, in collaboration with Embassy o...
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Benin City’s Toxic Waste Crisis

In the heart of Benin City, the capital of Nigeria’s Edo State, lies the Ikpoba Slope community, a neighourhood affected by environmental pollution. Once a thriving area, it has now become a bre...
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