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Global Water Crisis

July 6, 2023

The World’s Largest Lakes are in Serious Trouble

A May 2023 report from the journal Science says that over half of the planet’s largest lakes and reservoirs are shrinking, and note that 25% of the world's population live in…

Maude Barlow

United Nations and Water

July 6, 2023

UN Annual Report Highlights the Importance of Groundwater

In its 2022 annual World Water Development Report, the UN notes that groundwater provides half of the water withdrawn for domestic use globally, but that groundwater is poorly understood, badly managed and abused.

Maude Barlow

Water News

July 6, 2023

May, 2023, Canada Announces the Creation of the Canada Water Agency

Long promised, the government has announced the creation of a water agency to be housed in Winnipeg, whose mandate is to work with all levels of government and Indigenous communities to safely manage Canada’s water for everyone.

Maude Barlow

Water Sanitation

July 6, 2023

Water for Life, Not Profit

An April 2023 report from the Transnational Institute in Europe about the water justice movement and its work to strengthen public and community water systems, thereby ensuring that the human rights…

Maude Barlow

Global Water Crisis

July 6, 2023

In-depth Report on Water Related Conflicts Around the World

The California-based Pacific Institute provides an open source online databased called The Water Conflict Chronology.

Maude Barlow

Sustainability

July 6, 2023

Historic Commitment to River and Wetland Restoration

A major commitment that came out of the March 2023 UN conference on water was the creation of the largest river and wetland restoration initiative ever.

Maude Barlow

United Nations and Water

July 6, 2023

UN Pledges Bold Action on Water

At the close of its first conference on water in almost 50 years, the United Nations has launched a bold plan of action to deal with the planet’s threatened water sources.

Maude Barlow