New research from the University of St Andrews reports that some coastal regions are on track to become far more acidic than scientists once believed. As additional atmospheric CO2 enters the air, it dissolves into the ocean more quickly than anticipated, driving a rapid drop in pH that threatens coastal industries and livelihoods around the world. […]
The UAE is a “firm believer” that water is under-prioritised worldwide, and the country’s co-hosting of the UN Water Conference in 2026 is a reflection of its growing focus on securing the vital resource. The Emirates is hosting the international event alongside Senegal to sound the alarm over growing problems around water security worldwide. “The numbers are quite shocking: […]
Aljomaih Energy and Water Company, in partnership with Buhur Investment Company and Nesma Group, announced the successful financial close of the Jubail–Buraydah Independent Water Transmission Pipeline Project, with a total investment value of approximately SAR 8.5 billion ~ USD 2.26 billion. The achievement follows the signing of the Water Transmission Agreement between the project company, Stream […]
Europe’s ‘strained’ energy and water system could slash GDP by up to eight per cent in high-income countries. Water waste is “amplifying the climate crisis” and damaging economic resilience. Experts are now calling for urgent action. A new report from Danfoss warns that the water sector’s energy consumption is expected to double by 2040, while […]
Electricity demand in the Middle East and North Africa has tripled since 2000, and it is set to increase by 50 per cent by 2035, as rapid population growth, urbanisation and industrial expansion drive up consumption. This amount is equal to the combined consumption of Germany and Spain, according to a new report by the […]
Nearly 60 per cent of rivers now flow with either too much or too little water. The world’s water cycle is becoming increasingly erratic, swinging between destructive floods and drought, according to a new report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). It details how shrinking glaciers, droughts, unbalanced river basins and severe floods in 2024 […]
Warming seas, acidification, and sea level rise threaten biodiversity, fish stocks, and key coastal ecosystems across the Mediterranean. The Mediterranean Sea recorded its warmest July on record this year, with sea surface temperatures averaging 26.68°C, according to figures from Mercator Ocean International, which operates the Copernicus Marine Service. Widespread warming saw 95 per cent of […]
As the UAE grapples with water scarcity and flash floods, rain is both a blessing and a warning. Outside of a mountain village in the northern outskirts of the United Arab Emirates, clouds on a recent weekend suddenly crowded out the white-hot sun that bakes this desert nation in the summer months. Fierce winds blew […]
New findings from studying over two decades of satellite observations reveal that the Earth’s continents have experienced unprecedented freshwater loss since 2002, driven by climate change, unsustainable groundwater use and extreme droughts. The study, led by Arizona State University and published on July 25 in Science Advances, highlights the emergence of four continental-scale “mega-drying” regions, all located in […]
Syria’s drought crisis is deepening in 2025, marked not only by low rain but by a systemic unravelling of the country’s water cycle, experts have found. A new report released by the Mercy Corps Syria Crisis Analysis Team said that in many regions of the country, “water shortages are becoming longer, more severe and increasingly […]
