Patience Nabukalu says the West must listen to those who know what the climate crisis is
Ugandan activist Patience Nabukalu was in Turin for the Fridays for Future European meeting: “The Global North should listen to us because it depends on us”.
A humanitarian crisis is likely as the “fertile crescent” becomes arid
In northeastern Syria, the Euphrates’ water level is so low that five million people risk being left without drinking water.
Ercan Ayboga, from Kurdistan to Rojava, defending rivers and the right to water
Committed to the struggle for the right to water, in Hasankeyf and in the Syrian region of Rojava. This is the story of water defender Ercan Ayboga.
Brazil is facing its worst drought in 90 years, and it’s clear who the culprit is
Brazil is in the throes of one of the worst droughts of the past century. Deforestation – and those who allow it – take the lion’s share of the blame.
Rajendra Singh is India’s waterman, protecting it from commodification
He’s been fighting for solutions to India’s water crisis for a long time. Environmentalist and water defender Rajendra Singh tells us his story.
Patrick Kilonzo Mwalua, the African farmer who brings water to wild animals, is ready for a new challenge
The story of Patrick Kilonzo Mwalua, the farmer bringing water to animals during droughts, has fascinated many. We asked him about his new project.
The Omo Valley, where life flows with the river
The tribes of the Lower Omo Valley in Ethiopia live in close contact with nature and the river they depend on. But their ancestral ways of life are being threatened by the impacts of a mega-dam, climate change and a booming tourism industry.
Australia wildfires: the extent, severity and consequences of an environmental tragedy
The list of human and animal victims of the Australia wildfires keeps growing – one species might already have gone extinct – as the smoke even reaches South America.
The drought in Zambia is causing starvation, a power crisis and threatening the Victoria Falls
An estimated 2.3 million people in Zambia are on the brink of starvation, threatened by a severe drought caused by dwindling rainfall, which its president Edgar Lungu has explicitly linked to climate change, though some scientists add that we should be cautious to make this connection. The catastrophe has also curbed hydropower at the Kariba Dam, affecting over 81
Planting trees for gun licences: how an Indian district is tackling the water crisis
Desperate times call for desperate measures. A district in the Indian state of Punjab that has been reeling due to an extreme water crisis has found a peculiar way to deal with it. The inhabitants of the northern state’s Ferozepur district have to plant at least ten tree saplings to obtain a firearms licence. It