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  • Saturday, 21 May, 2022
    News in-depthClimate Capital
    ‘Megadrought’ threatens water and power supplies to millions in US

    Water levels in two largest reservoirs at record lows as study says southwestern drought worst in 1,200 years

  • Tuesday, 3 May, 2022
    Africa
    Horn of Africa ravaged by worst drought in four decades

    Up to 20mn people could go hungry as delayed rains exacerbate fallout from war in Ukraine

  • Sunday, 3 April, 2022
    The Commodities NoteJessica Alsford
    Water access and the energy transition

    Decarbonisation will add to demand for water, which is already seeing rising scarcity levels in some regions

  • Sunday, 20 February, 2022
    African economy
    Ethiopia’s Blue Nile mega-dam starts generating electricity

    Abiy Ahmed moves to assure Egypt and Sudan that water flows downstream will not be affected

  • Saturday, 19 February, 2022
    Utilities
    South West Water: spending cuts and dismal pollution record in tourist hotspot

    Water monopoly delivered sharpest cuts to spending despite charging highest bills, FT analysis finds

  • Thursday, 2 December, 2021
    FT News Briefing podcast9 min listen
    Iran's looming water crisis

    Multi-manager hedge funds are battling for top talent after rapid growth during the pandemic

  • Tuesday, 30 November, 2021
    Isfahan
    Iranian water protests a ‘wake-up call’ for regime

    Biggest environmental demonstration yet points to challenges ahead for drought-hit country

  • Tuesday, 16 November, 2021
    Special ReportSustainable Food and Agriculture
    Entrepreneurs help farmers hold back Somaliland’s desert

    Diaspora money is starting to green a nation that has been neglected by many international donors

  • Monday, 1 November, 2021
    Special ReportManaging Climate Change
    The threat of conflict over water is growing

    Increasing shortage of vital freshwater supplies and rising sea levels risk war and mass migration

  • Monday, 1 November, 2021
    Special ReportManaging Climate Change
    Water stress drives investor interest to address supply shortage

    Concerns about resource scarcity are attracting speculators into trading on water stocks

  • Tuesday, 24 August, 2021
    News in-depthClimate Capital
    Spain counts cost of agribusiness in rising desertification

    In Europe’s most affected country, the agricultural overuse of water is made worse by climate change

  • Saturday, 21 August, 2021
    Lex
    Desalination: worth its salt in an increasingly water-scarce world Premium content

    Plants are costly and use a lot of energy to run, but that may be changing

  • Monday, 12 July, 2021
    Environment
    England’s water companies fail to meet environmental targets, finds regulator

    Southern Water and South West Water ‘again the worst for environmental performance’

  • Saturday, 19 June, 2021
    Brazil
    Worst drought in a century hits Brazil as it fights to overcome Covid

    Water shortages and risk of power blackouts threaten country’s farming industry, which accounts for 30% of GDP

  • Tuesday, 11 May, 2021
    Special ReportBrazil: Sustainable Business
    Climate change poses threat to thirsty São Paulo

    Less predictable rainfall patterns are causing water supply problems in Brazil’s biggest city

  • Friday, 19 March, 2021
    John Gapper
    Bottled water should be a luxury, not a necessity

    The profits of brands such as Evian and Perrier can pay for environmental offsets

  • Sunday, 31 January, 2021
    News in-depthEgypt
    Egypt’s farmers on front line in battle against water scarcity

    Smallholders urged to adapt as climate change and mega-dam threaten Nile flows

  • Friday, 6 November, 2020
    Pollution
    Water companies polluted beaches in England and Wales 3,000 times in a year

    More than 150 people reported falling ill during the summer bathing season, says Surfers Against Sewage

  • Thursday, 15 October, 2020
    News in-depthCommodities
    Water futures meet cool reception

    Academics and investors suggest market will be too localised to provide an effective hedge

  • Friday, 2 October, 2020
    Pollution
    England’s water companies receive worst pollution ratings for 8 years

    Four out of nine rated as poor or requiring improvement

  • Wednesday, 30 September, 2020
    Special ReportSingapore: Charting The Future
    Long-term thinking proves vital to Singapore ‘remaking itself’

    City takes steps on infrastructure, water and food security projects

  • Tuesday, 22 September, 2020
    Derivatives
    US regulator welcomes water futures as tool to manage climate risk

    CFTC commissioner hails derivatives launched last week on Chicago’s futures exchange

  • Friday, 17 July, 2020
    News in-depthFood & Beverage
    Pandemic adds to the drain on bottled water

    Sector increasingly seen as ‘the new tobacco’ as consumer and investor concerns over plastics and resources grow

  • Wednesday, 15 July, 2020
    African politics
    Ethiopia starts filling Nile mega-dam despite Egyptian anger

    Cairo had tried to press Addis Ababa to postpone filling reservoir

  • Thursday, 9 July, 2020
    Utilities
    Water regulators taken to task in damning report by MPs

    England risks running out of water because of leakages and lack of investment

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