"Water"

Residents of Metro Cebu were told to brace for higher water bills starting in the middle of next year. The Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) has announced the need to increase its water rates to “sustain its operations.”

The government is in the process of establishing a new ministry to deal mainly with the country’s water problems for the sake of unity and efficiency, Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan said on Thursday.

The concept is to replicate the phenomenon of morning dew", said Kumulus co-founder, Iheb Triki, while filling a paper cup with water coming out of a machine he said can help find solutions to the problem of water scarcity in Tunisia.

Police fired tear gas and water cannon to disperse protesters bringing down police barricades protecting the official residence of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa in Sri Lanka on Saturday.

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has urged related agencies to mitigate the impact on people in drought-hit areas and to prepare a plan to deal with the upcoming rainy season.

"I told (Prime Minister Fumio) Kishida our position to oppose the discharge remains exactly the same," said Hiroshi Kishi, head of Japan's national fisheries cooperatives. "We just hope people in the fisheries industry will be able to continue fishing with peace of mind."

The Metropolitan Waterworks Authority (MWA) announced on Monday that it is ready to tackle the intrusion of saltwater into the Chao Phraya River and rising sea levels.

The economies of remote islands in particular have been hit hard by the decline in tourism due to the spread of Covid-19.

BEIJING, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- Chinese scientists published results of in-situ detection of water signals on the moon by the Change-5 lunar lander, lending new evidence to the dryness of the satellite.

Years of conflict have taken a grave toll on Yemens economy and infrastructure. Besides the hunger crisis, the war-torn country also has over 15 million people lacking access to clean drinking water, and the situation is only getting worse.

Drawing on technology, nature-based approaches, and markets, UNDP-supported adaptation project to bolster livelihoods and the Thai economy, contributing towards COVID-19 recovery

The WMOs data show that water-related hazards have increased in frequency over the past 20 years.