Egypt’s resource crisis: Water, food, and a surging population
Egypt, the most populous country in the Arab world, is facing a crisis: a growing shortage of food and water. How do you feed a population of 113 million people – estimated…
Detector dogs trained to sniff out water leaks
From crop failures to shrinking lakes, Europe is increasingly suffering from a lack of water. According to the European Environment Agency, around 30 percent of the continent's population is already affected by…
Treated wastewater against water shortages
Clean drinking water is growing scarcer all the time. To make up the shortfall, scientists are looking at whether the water we use to irrigate fields has to be of top-notch quality,…
How far we go to solve the water crisis
Places around the world are drying up. Some say pulling an actual iceberg to your hometown can fix it. We'll take a look at this and some other crazy ideas to stop…
Ukraine’s special naval forces defend Black Sea water front
DW visits a naval training session of a Ukrainian elite unit playing a pivotal role in the war against Russia. Ukrainian naval forces defend nearly 600 kilometers of the water border with…
Activist Ryan Hreljac on his quest to bring clean water to the world
He began his quest to ensure everyone on the planet has access to fresh water when he was just six years old. Now 33, Ryan Hreljac has founded his own charity, Ryan's…
Ice stupas to store water
As rising temperatures cause glaciers around the world to recede, some countries are bolstering water supply by making their own.…
‘Water shortages should be reclassified as unwise water use,’ expert says
rge swathes of Asia continue to swelter though a dramatic heatwave that has topped temperature records all the way from India to the Philippines. Bangladesh has faced the hottest April on record,…
Nord Stream 2: Dead in the water despite construction reboot?
The Baltic Sea natural gas pipeline has become a political wrestling match, with the United States on one side and Russia on the other. Germany and the EU are stuck in the…
Israeli firm extracts potable water from air in Gaza
"Our goal was that everyone on Earth could be supplied with drinkable water... It was immediately clear that we had to help our neighbours first," says Watergen company CEO and president Michael…
Nigeria: Universal energy access
Some 86 million people in Nigeria live in extreme poverty. Many have no running water, electricity or adequate sanitation. The government now wants to ensure that everyone has access to a clean…