SciDev.Net
SciDev.Net is a news agency that is part of the pulse of the water sector. Here we bring together everything it publishes on Smart Water Magazine: its news, its blogs and the events it takes part in.
New evidence of microplastics in South American rivers
It is well known that microplastics are collecting in the world’s oceans at an alarming rate, but research on the cancer-linked pollutant in rivers remains limited. Now new evidence from two rivers in Latin America and the Caribbean shows that these tiny particles are present even in rural, downstream locations, highlighting the need to address […]
Future of 1 billion people in South Asia hinges on water pact, says new analysis
Better collaboration is urgently needed to mitigate the impacts of climate change on three key river basins in South Asia—the Brahmaputra, Indus and Ganges—according to new analysis. The three rivers provide food and water security to nearly a billion people in some of Asia's most vulnerable communities, as well as underpinning industry and industrial policies […]
Data centers ‘straining water resources’ as AI swells
For the past 19 years, Felix Adebayo has called Balarabe Musa Crescent in Victoria Island, an affluent area within Nigeria's bustling Lagos city, his home. When he secured a gatekeeper position at a company in the neighborhood in 2004, it came with the added bonus of free accommodation. However, with this move came an unexpected […]
New leadership to drive SciDev’s growth in Europe and North America
We are pleased to announce two key appointments to the SciDev Leadership Team.; John Wilson, Vice President, Europe – Water Technologies and Quinn Smith, Vice President, North America– Water Technologies. Mr Wilson and Mr Smith will be responsible for implementing strategic initiatives to drive the growth of our Water Technologies businesses across Europe and North […]
Asia’s coastal cities sinking faster than sea level-rise
Manila and several other coastal Asian cities are sinking faster than the rate of sea level rise, says a study that calls for strict regulatory measure to reduce groundwater extraction, identified as a major cause for land subsidence. Since 1993, sea level rise has been happening at a rate of around three millimeters per year, according to […]
Lack of early warning systems for extreme weather ‘leaves millions at risk’
A lack of extreme weather early warning systems means millions of lives are at risk in climate-vulnerable communities in the global South, climate scientists warn in a landmark report. Billions of people are living in hotspots of high climate vulnerability in Africa, South Asia, Central and South America, and small island developing states, warns the latest adaptation assessment report from the […]
Pharmaceutical waste contaminates India’s main rivers
India's major rivers are thick with heavy metals, dyes, toxic chemicals and pharmaceutical products, a study shows. The study, published in December in the journal Science of the Total Environment, found high concentrations of pharmaceutical waste as well as toxic metals such as arsenic, zinc, chromium, lead and nickel in the Cauvery, a major river in […]
Bangladesh’s waters reeking with drugs and chemicals, new study shows
By Saleem Shaikh.