Urban storm-water management
PAKISTAN has been ravaged by riverine and pluvial floods this monsoon season too. The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs reports that during the current monsoon season,…
Trump’s funding cut stalls water projects, increasing risks for millions
The Trump administration’s decision to slash nearly all US foreign aid has left dozens of water and sanitation projects half-finished across the globe, creating new hazards for some of the…
As Thames Water fights for survival, crumbling assets show challenge ahead
Fifteen times a year, the sheer volume of waste water entering Thames Water’s Mogden sewage works in southwest London overwhelms its 90-year-old concrete tanks, forcing the utility to pump excrement…
Martinique’s water woes drive anger at French rule
In Martinique, a French territory in the Caribbean, tourists flock to crystalline waterfalls nestling in the tropical rainforests. But the water that comes out of Christelle Marie-Sainte’s tap at home…
Why clean water is a women’s issue
The Sustainable Development Goal 6 (SDG 6 or Global Goal 6) declares the importance of achieving ‘Clean water and sanitation for all’. It is one of the 17 SDGs established…
Water rights vs service delivery
Water security for citizens and sustainable management of water sources are the two poles of the water governance paradigm that ought to be employed as evaluation metrics for measuring the…
The fight for water access in Punjab
The state of Pakistan has taken upon itself to provide water as an essential service. The governance structure through a hierarchical approach defines related responsibilities – from quality standards to…
The mirage of safe water
The right to safe drinking water has been recognised as a universal human right. The UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) also endorse this right through political commitment at country level…
Water for some
IN 2024, the fact that almost half of Pakistan’s urban population must go without access to water has to be one of the biggest service delivery disasters in the history…
Balochistan in hot water
BALOCHISTAN is fast emerging as Pakistan’s climate hotspot. In recent years, it has become a favourite destination for the monsoon rains. Owing to widespread flooding, all ground links of the…
