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March 13, 2023

From waste to clean water: tiny carbon particles can do the job

Salam Titinchi, University of the Western Cape

Technology will be a key part of solving the global water scarcity crisis.

September 27, 2022

Emmanuel O. Akindele, Obafemi Awolowo University

The ability of the Osun River to support biodiversity is being threatened by pollution and can only be rescued if the contamination ends.

June 2, 2022

Manzoor Qadir, United Nations University and Vladimir Smakhtin, United Nations University

We need a radical rethink of water resource planning. Strategies should include reusing water and moving water physically to water-scarce areas.

April 6, 2022

Grace Oluwasanya, United Nations University and Duminda Perera, United Nations University

500 million people live in 19 African countries deemed “water insecure”.

Salam Titinchi
Professor, University of the Western Cape
Emmanuel O. Akindele
Associate professor, Obafemi Awolowo University
Manzoor Qadir
Deputy Director of the United Nations Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH), United Nations University
Vladimir Smakhtin
Former Director of the Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH), United Nations University
Grace Oluwasanya
Research Lead for Water, Climate and Gender, Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH), United Nations University
Duminda Perera
Senior Researcher: Hydrology and Water Resources, Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH), United Nations University
Zeineb Bouhlel
Research Associate, Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH), United Nations University