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Floods on record-high Lake Victoria expose need for water cooperation

After more than a year of unusually heavy rainfall, over 800,000 Kenyans have been displaced by flooding.

Drought-hit Argentina faces water worries amid coronavirus pandemic

Drought-hit Argentina faces water worries amid coronavirus pandemic

With deforestation surging in Brazil, as President Jair Bolsonaro encourages development of the Amazon, water is expected to become in increasingly shorter supply in the region.

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Drought-hit Australian towns prepare for 'unimaginable' water crisis

Drought-hit Australian towns prepare for 'unimaginable' water crisis

The little town of Guyra in eastern Australia lies next to a freshwater lagoon just half a day's drive from Sydney, but its drinking water is due to run dry in 400 days' time.

As groundwater runs short, water battles grow in parched Chennai

As groundwater runs short, water battles grow in parched Chennai

When the thousands of water lorry drivers who shore up parched Chennai's overtaxed water delivery system went on strike for three days last month, to protest a ruling restricting their access to groundwater, a water crisis ensued.

Land shortages drive conflict over Kenya's wetlands

Land shortages drive conflict over Kenya's wetlands

Land and water-related conflicts are flaring up across Kenya, amid drought, population growth and high unemployment.

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