Water
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Society
Society AfghanistanNo Work in Lockdown? Help Us Prevent the Next Crisis!
The coronavirus lockdown in Afghanistan left many without work. In response, the government stepped up to keep the economy running while tackling climate issues – employing 40,000 jobless workers to help save the city from a water crisis.
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Animals
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Environment
Environment AustraliaScientists Crossbreed Corals, Make Them Fitter for Climate Change
Australia’s Great Barrier Reef – the world’s biggest reef system – has been suffering with increasing bleaching events. As a result, scientists have been working hard to lessen the impact, and crossbreeding corals looks to be a promising solution.
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Environment
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Environment
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Environment
Environment ItalyFish Are Happy as Venice’s Dirty Canals Clear up (Because People Stay at Home)
While Italy faces a lockdown amid the COVID-19 pandemic, people are starting to notice an environmental silver lining to the social distancing: Venice’s heavily polluted canals are looking a whole lot cleaner and clearer.
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Environment
Environment PeruGlaciers Are Almost Gone in Peru, Now 2 Sisters Save Drought-Hit Community With Rain Water
Peru’s glaciers have shrunk significantly in the past four decades, causing water to become a scarce resource for over 200,000 people in the Ayacucho region. So two Quechua sisters decided to act – building reservoirs to harvest rainwater for their community.
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Environment
Environment Colombia300 Died in Floods Ten Years ago – but now Colombia’s Farmers Know How to Cope with Climate Change
A decade following the worst floods in Colombia’s recent history, local farmers have taken measures to better cope with the sporadic weather – and with the help of international funding, they’ve managed to become more climate resilient, too!
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Environment
Environment South AfricaSouth Africa’s Water Warriors Help Farmers After Eight Years of Drought
Farmers in the Northern Cape region of South Africa have been struggling with eight years of drought. But locals stepped up to help: just this month in Kenhardt, they handed out feed, goods – and 37,000 liters of water!
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Technology
