Water pollution is killing millions of Indians. Here's how …
Oct 4, 2019 · A recent World Bank report suggests that such a release of pollution upstream lowers economic growth in downstream areas, reducing GDP growth in these regions by up to a third. To make it worse, in middle-income countries like India where water pollution is a bigger problem, the impact increases to a loss of almost half of GDP growth.
These breakthrough technologies can lead us to a zero water …
Jan 18, 2024 · The winners of UpLink's Zero Water Waste Challenge offer diverse innovations for addressing this crisis. It keeps us healthy, helps us to grow food, and generates the energy that keeps us warm. There are many ways water keeps us safe and secure. Add them all up, and water's economic value has been priced at approximately US$58 trillion ...
Extinction threat from ocean plastic pollution is growing | World ...
Feb 21, 2022 · Ocean plastic pollution is set to grow fourfold by 2050, says a new report. And there may be 50 times more microplastics in the sea by 2100. Plastic pollution is pushing some species to the brink of extinction. But technological innovation and combined global action can help avert disaster. The level of microplastics in our oceans is set to ...
Water demand is rising fast. Yet few realize how it impacts the …
Oct 3, 2024 · The two impact each other in a feedback loop, with global water-cycle shifts and human water use amplifying the impacts of climate change, causing extreme weather events like drought and flooding, and exacerbating water scarcity. Equally, given how carbon-intensive the water industry is, wasting water is also wasting carbon.
Clean water tech is key to addressing Asia's pollution
Jun 26, 2024 · In Asia, the threat from water pollution is pronounced and stakeholders are coming together to take action. In Asia and the Pacific, economies continue to grow, with a regional GDP growth forecast of 4.5% in 2024, this vast region offers pioneering infrastructure, policy and new venture solutions for addressing water pollution worldwide.
Warning on water crisis and food, and other climate stories
Oct 23, 2024 · Water crisis putting 50% of world's food production at risk, and other nature and climate stories you need to read this week. Published Oct 23, 2024 · Updated Oct 24, 2024. More than half of the world’s food production is in areas where total water storage is predicted to decline. Image: REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan.
Tourism is damaging the ocean. Here’s what we can do to protect it
Mar 26, 2019 · Global awareness of the footprint of (micro)plastic from tourism gained momentum in 2018. Researchers estimate that an additional 8 million metric tonnes of plastic ends up in the ocean every year. About 40% of all plastic is in single-use packaging, as tourists litter beaches with straws, coffee cups, water bottles and cigarette butts.
Why water security is our most urgent challenge today
Oct 12, 2023 · Water security – both sustainable supply and clean quality – is a critical aspect in ensuring healthy communities. Yet, our world’s water resources are being compromised. Today, 80% of our wastewater flows untreated back into the environment, while 780 million people still do not have access to an improved water source.
Pollution: it isn't all bad, in fact it can be pretty useful
Nov 25, 2016 · The carbon from the pollution is then mixed with oils and water to make art supplies. The company claims that it takes as little as 30 minutes for the device to capture enough carbon to fill a pen. Anirudh Sharma, one of Graviky Labs' founders, claims he got the idea for the product when he noticed pollution stains on his clothes.
China's pollution pledge and other climate change and …
Oct 17, 2022 · 1. News in brief: Top environment and climate change stories to read this week. President Xi Jinping on 16 October said China will give priority to environmental protection and promoting green lifestyles, and that the conservation of nature was an essential part of building a modern socialist country. In a speech opening the twice-a-decade ...