The world is approaching the 2030 deadline for the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals on water security still off-track. About 5.5 billion globally people still lack safely managed drinking water or sanitation. Water-related risks are intensifying across regions, driven by climate variability, rising demand and environmental degradation. Droughts, floods and water stress are placing growing pressure on food […]
Manhat, a UAE-based water technology start-up, is celebrating the conclusion of its first Young Water Innovators’ Programme. Fifteen pupils from Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Ajman, Ras Al Khaimah and Fujairah made up the first cohort of the initiative, which sought to inspire UAE pupils to learn more about sustainability and water innovation projects. “Over the course of the […]
Wadi Wurayah National Park in Fujairah could become the latest site in the UAE to be inscribed on the prestigious Unesco World Heritage List, with the reserve being considered as a natural site of Outstanding Universal Value. The nomination for the 220-square-kilometre park, which became the country’s first national park in 2013, is to be […]
Scientists have found that ocean temperature patterns may help keep droughts from spreading across the world all at once. The research, led by the Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (IITGN) with international collaborators, suggests that natural climate shifts in the oceans act as a kind of global brake on synchronized drought. Published in Communications Earth & […]
After nearly 40 years of research, scientists have uncovered evidence that challenges a long held assumption about forest soils. The world’s longest running soil warming experiment suggests that even carbon once considered stable can begin to break down as temperatures rise, releasing additional CO2 into the atmosphere. Jerry Melillo, a Distinguished Scientist at the Marine Biological […]
Volunteers have helped transformed coastal areas across a slew of popular Greek islands. Half a dozen Greek islands have witnessed a coastline glow-up, thanks to the second round of cleaning operations under the ‘Typhoon Project’. Now in its seventh year of operation, the Typhoon Project has helped clean more than 4,800 stretches of coastline, removed […]
Wildflower meadows are a maintenance-free and beautiful way to support pollinators. Panting cats and dogs are worrying pet-owners as another heatwave grips western Europe. Avoiding the hottest parts of the day used to be enough, but UK vets now warn that pets can overheat even resting indoors. It’s not just animals in the home who are suffering. As scorching […]
The world is “living beyond our hydrological means”, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said on Monday, warning that overconsumption, pollution and climate change are pushing water supplies towards an irreversible decline. Mr Guterres made the comments while addressing ministers at the opening of the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development in New York, urging governments to use […]
Germany is falling far behind the rest of Europe when it comes to smart meter installation. With the rise of renewable energy, Europe’s electricity systems have undergone a fundamental shift. In the past, electricity demand was largely met by controllable generation from coal, gas, nuclear and hydropower, which could be adjusted to match changing consumption. But wind […]
Europe has come top in the latest Environmental Performance Index, partly due to the boom in renewables. But experts warn that more progress is needed. Europe has dominated new global sustainability rankings, but experts warn that all nations are “still far from critical goals” to tackle climate change. The Environmental Performance Index (EPI) – produced […]
