Tag:water crisis

Timely community action and strengthened health services will determine how many more young lives are placed at risk before cooler weather arrives, health workers say.

For a nation of nearly 90 million people, the limits of traditional water management have been laid bare. Whether Iran’s new strategies can avert wider social and ecological breakdown remains a central question for policymakers, communities, and neighbouring countries alike.

While tourists sip cocktails in overwater bungalows, some neighboring islands are literally running out of fresh water.

It is not just on the governments who will have to shell out more to borrow. The financial strain will also trickle down to...