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Less predictable rainfall patterns are causing water supply problems in Brazil’s biggest city
The profits of brands such as Evian and Perrier can pay for environmental offsets
Smallholders urged to adapt as climate change and mega-dam threaten Nile flows
More than 150 people reported falling ill during the summer bathing season, says Surfers Against Sewage
Academics and investors suggest market will be too localised to provide an effective hedge
Four out of nine rated as poor or requiring improvement
City takes steps on infrastructure, water and food security projects
CFTC commissioner hails derivatives launched last week on Chicago’s futures exchange
Sector increasingly seen as ‘the new tobacco’ as consumer and investor concerns over plastics and resources grow
Cairo had tried to press Addis Ababa to postpone filling reservoir
England risks running out of water because of leakages and lack of investment
Absent politicians and broken infrastructure highlight decline in ANC heartland
Regulator’s pricing decision could lead to an appeal with competition authorities
Stress on water supply will be a test for some cash-strapped states
Relations sour as Addis Ababa nears completion of Africa’s biggest hydroelectric project
Ground reserves at risk from overpumping, inefficiencies and unquenchable demand
Problems increase by fifth in three years, raising concern about impact of extreme weather
Critics blame authorities as farmers’ wells are drained dry to send water to the city
Restrictions imposed in two-thirds of départements will hit farms and gardens
Anglian, Thames, Yorkshire and SES given until August to revise spending plans
Scale of dissatisfaction casts doubts on opening up household sector to competition
Environmental change and water dispute with Malaysia threaten low-lying state
Iraq’s second city Basra sits on top of some of the world’s biggest oil reserves tha…
Basra’s residents suffer drought, poisoned water and pollution
The city’s response to a three-year drought offers pointers to the coming ‘new normal’
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