Archive: Water stories not hosted by the Water Justice Hub
Water justice for First Nations communities in the Murray-Darling Basin
First Nations communities along the Murray-Darling Basin have developed a new concept of water management called ‘cultural flows’ that will not only...
How off-the-grid Navajo residents are getting running water
Access to running water is a significant issue in many developing countries, and it is also a problem in the United States. In the Navajo Nation,...
Barriers to access clean water in Canada
For many Canadians, turning on the tap and filling up the glass doesn’t seem like a huge deal, but for others like those in Canada’s Indigenous...
What’s behind Iraq’s water crisis?
Iraq is running out of water since water levels in the Euphrates and Tigris rivers have dropped by half. Iraq’s government blames upstream water use...
Water security in South Africa: Restoring indigenous ecosystems
“South Africa is one of the world’s driest countries, receiving approximately one-quarter of average levels of rainfall, with most precipitation...
How “forever chemicals” polluted America’s water
Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) have been found to contaminate much of the United States waterways, to the extent that they can...
People in northern Ghana struggle to find water amid drought
“The water problem here is really affecting everything – we spend all our days looking for water” This piece by Al Jazeera features how people in...
World’s Water Crisis
“The global water crisis is at an inflection point. How do we price our most valuable resource, while also ensuring access to it as a human right?”...
Water Crisis: A Global Problem That’s Getting Worse
In this Vice Documentary, we hear from Professor Deborah McGregor, Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Environmental Justice at Osgoode Hall Law...
Stanford study reveals a deepening water crisis in Jordan
A new Stanford study has found that Jordan will face an increasing number of destabilising water shortages unless the nation implements...
A Map of the Future of Water
This Pew Research Center map examines how the world's freshwater supplies are likely to change in the future and the deep inequalities that are...
The Ganges: India’s Most Polluted Holy River
The Ganges River is one of the most holy in Hindu tradition. Today, it provides water to millions, from those in vast metropolises to those that...
No water, no life: running out of water on the California-Oregon border
At the California-Oregon border in the United States, both farmers and Indigenous tribes are facing a water crisis decades in the making. As climate...
As the Climate Bakes, Turkey Faces a Future Without Water
Facing drought, fires, and the hottest temperatures in almost 6o years, Turkey is at the coalface of the world water-climate crisis. But even as the...
Africa’s largest dam powers dreams of prosperity in Ethiopia – and fears of hunger in Egypt
As the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam nears completion, those in Ethiopia see it as a sign of future prosperity, powered by the massive amounts of...
Lessons from the Australian city that nearly ran out of water
The 2017 to 2019 period was the hottest and driest three-year stretch ever recorded for both New South Wales and the Murray Darling Basin. For...
Aral Sea: The sea that dried up in 40 years
The Aral Sea was once a source of life for Central Asia. Lying between Kazhakstan and Uzbekistan, it was the fourth-largest inland sea in the world...
The Yamuna, India’s most polluted river
Flowing for 855 miles (1,375km) from its source in the crystal clear waters of the Himalayas, The Yamuna quickly becomes one of the most polluted...
Why Iraq’s great rivers are dying
The Middle East is currently contending with widespread water shortages, and Iraq is no exception. While the country undoubtedly faces major...
Are dams killing the Mekong river?
The Mekong river is one of the most important waterways in the world. Running through six countries and acting as a source of food and income for...
What It’s Like To Live Through Cape Town’s Massive Water Crisis
In 2017 & 2018, Cape Town went through one of the worst water crises in the city’s history. As the city approached ‘Day Zero’, when it would...
Why lakes and rivers should have the same rights as humans
For many Indigenous Americans, water is a sacred, necessary aspect of their culture. However, today, many tribes are having to wrestle with...
First Nations ‘living in Third World conditions’ as communities endure water advisories
Many First Nations communities in Canada have gone for years without clean drinking water, in what have been described as “Third-World conditions in...
Aboriginal water values and management in northern Australia
For at least 60,000 years, Indigenous Australians have sustainably managed Australia’s environment and water. However, contemporary water management...