Too much or too little: The water crisis worsens worldwide

Floods in Africa and droughts in Europe; extreme water-related weather episodes have skyrocketed.

Dear 60% water-made humans,

The water crisis is escalating at an alarming rate. By 2050, 1 in 5 developing countries will face water shortages (UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization). The main problem is the lack of a global plan to reduce the effects of climate change that impact every life on this planet.

On the other hand, innovative solutions and community efforts are making a difference! From advanced water recycling technologies to sustainable agricultural practices, we are finding ways to address this challenge.

Discover more below and join the movement to secure a better water future for all!

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• 🇦🇫 Hundreds die in severe flooding in Afghanistan

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• 🇸🇩 Severe flooding affects displaced people in Eastern Sudan

📈 Cool Trends

• 🇹🇭 Thai rubber farmers finding their way to sustainability with agroforestry

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♾️ eco-stories

Malta is one of the top 10 water-scarce countries in the world. What to do when nature provides only half of the water your population needs? Malta ‘produces’ clean water and tries to make sure that not one drop is wasted.

The European Environment Agency interviewed Manuel Sapiano, Chief Executive Officer of the Energy and Water Agency (EWA) within Malta's Ministry for the Environment, Energy and Enterprise (MEEE) about the solutions they have found for that territory.

Luqa Naval Reservoir. Famously known as the ‘sunken cathedral’, this reservoir was constructed at around 1907 to serve as a fire fighting reservoir for the Dockyards in Cospicua.

🌏 The Culture Column

📺 What we’re watching: Origins

📸 Profile of the week: @queerbrownvegan

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📖 What we’re reading: It's Not That Radical: Climate Action To Transform Our World, by Mikaela Loach
🤯 Shocking fact we learnt this week: By 2030, humanity will need 40% more water each year than what is sustainably available now.