Thomson Reuters Foundation
Thomson Reuters Foundation is a foundation 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.
Charging for wasted water helps more Kenyan farmers get a fair share
By Caroline Wambui. Kenya government project aims to conserve irrigation water. Water meters encourage farmers to limit excess irrigation. Careful water use lets more farmers protect crops and incomes.
Climate-fuelled disasters bring ‘grave’ costs across the globe in 2021
By Beh Lih Yi. The financial and human costs of climate change are expected to keep soaring unless governments step up efforts to rein in global warming, the report warns.
As floods worsen, Uganda moves to protect its vanishing wetlands
By Christopher Bendana. Environmental officials are cracking down on wetland filling – but removing jobs-providing industries from wetland areas will prove a significant challenge, analysts say.
Climate change risks ‘runaway’ humanitarian crisis, aid system collapse, UN warns
By Megan Rowling. Aid agencies say the needs of those hit by droughts and floods are surging and could spiral out of control, calling for more money to help the vulnerable adapt to a warmer world.
African leaders warn COVID-19 crisis harming climate adaptation push
By Laurie Goering. The coronavirus-linked economic slowdown is limiting cash to help Africans pay to adapt to climate extremes, from drought to floods.
Thailand taps groundwater resources as hot season drought looms
By Prapan Chankaew.
Going under? Brazil’s hospitals at risk as climate change brings more floods
By Meghie Rodrigues. As health facilities battle the coronavirus pandemic, extreme weather presents another threat, with 70% of Latin America's hospitals at risk from floods, hurricanes or earthquakes.
Cambodia’s dwindling fish stocks put spotlight on changing rivers
By Prak Chan Thul and Lach Chantha.
From sewage to oasis: Female duo create Johannesburg green corridor
Merging art, science and activism, two women are on a mission to save one of the city's biggest and most polluted rivers.