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The decision recognises that water rights are critical for Indigenous people to restore customs, protect their culture, become economically independent and heal Country.
Water at informal settlements, where sanitation and waste management facilities were absent, had high bacteria levels.
Communication between programmers and local communities can provide good opportunities in the toilet prototyping process from the beginning of the design process.
To continue to sustain or grow populations — and economies — more is going to have to be done with the same amount of water, or even less.
An invisible crisis is brewing in US farm country as the overpumped Ogallala-High Plains Aquifer drains. The key drivers are federal farm subsidies and the tax code.
Treaties are needed to govern water resource allocation in the Nile basin region. For this to happen it's critical to have accurate data on how much water there is.
Researchers have long suspected there's water - or ice, to be precise - on the Moon. New research now confirms it, and suggests it lurks in sun-starved nooks and crannies called 'cold traps'.
Restoring western forests – thinning out small trees and dead wood – is an important strategy for reducing the risk of massive wildfires. But these projects aren't fast, easy or cheap.
Three newly discovered bodies of liquid water deep beneath the south polar ice cap on Mars have planetary scientists intrigued.
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The main reason for the growth of the informal water market is government failure to deliver adequate public services.
Two environmental engineers say governments need to do more to protect people from possible water contamination after wildfires.
When water stagnates in pipes, harmful metals and bacteria can accumulate and make people sick. Buildings that were shut down for weeks during the pandemic may be at risk.
The Trump administration is trying to roll back a regulation that requires showerheads to conserve water and saves owners an average of $70 and nearly 3,000 gallons of water yearly per showerhead.
Despite high prices, poor quality and inconvenience, Kenya's urban poor continued to buy water from private vendors because it's still their best option.
There is no clear delineation of roles and responsibilities relating to the integration of clean water, sanitation, safe hygiene and nutritional status.
Buildings aren't the only things at risk in wildfires. Recent disasters in California have left local water system contaminated with toxic chemicals afterward, slowing return and recovery.
Across the NSW portion of the Murray-Darling Basin, Aboriginal people make up almost 10% of the population. Yet they hold a mere 0.2% of all available surface water.
Superbugs spread through the environment – and it needs urgent attention.
During normal times, and even more during the present pandemic, access to clean water and proper sanitation is essential.
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Senior Lecturer in Environmental Science, Western Sydney University
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Visiting Adjunct Professor, University of the Witwatersrand
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Deputy Dean Faculty of Science, Nelson Mandela University
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Research Fellow, Monash Sustainability Institute, Monash University
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Senior Research Fellow, Monash University
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Associate Professor of Environmental Economics and Policy, School of Environment, Science and Engineering, and Fellow of the Marine Ecology Research Centre, Southern Cross University
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Professor of Economics and Head of School, University of South Australia
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Early Career Academic Fellow, Centre for Resources, Energy and Environment Law, University of Melbourne
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Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Water Policy, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore
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Distinguished visiting professor, University of Glasgow
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Associate Professor of Civil, Environmental & Ecological Engineering, Purdue University
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Lillian Gilbreth Postdoctoral Fellow, Purdue University
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Professor, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, UNSW
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Professor of Water Resources Management, University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer, Department of Agriculture and Food Systems, University of Melbourne
