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El imperio de la sed en la potencia mundial del agua
Written by Mayxué Ospina Posse
Foto de la autora Abstract: Holder of 13% of the total global water, Brazil is currently considered the greatest water potency in the planet. However, paradoxically, it is estimated that about 45 million Brazilians, number corresponding to 25% of the total population, lack access to water. The vulnerability of […]
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Uganda’s long walk to Green Economy and Bududa Land-slides
Written by Mubatsi
Now here is part of the story on Uganda’s journey to conserve the environment and fight climate change. On the eve of this year’s World Environment Day; I listened to Uganda’s Minister for Water and Environment – Maria Mutagamba with sadness. The minister lamented that her hands are sometimes tied […]
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Living with Droughts and Floods: The Challenge of Water Resource Management in Taiwan
Written by Portnoy
The Water Resource Agency (WRA) recently issued a water shortage alert, but the downpour on the following day instantly solved that particular crisis. However, reports have come in that this downpour destroyed connecting roads in the mountain areas and caused great losses to crops. Taiwanese people used to refer rain […]
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Nepal’s Water Woes
Written by Bhumika Ghimire
Water resources is the focus of this month’s discussions here at Future Challenges. Steven Watson says that the world has sufficient water for the entire population, but it needs to be managed with a lot more care: “As the world’s population continues to grow our water supplies look set to […]
