Climate change is impacting all regions of the world, cutting across all sectors of society. It is closely connected to water resources, leading to more floods, droughts, poor water quality, and increased water demand due to higher temperatures – more water is needed for irrigation, drinking water, and industrial cooling.
An interview with Naty Barak offers insights about the challenges facing our food and agriculture systems and how the future of food security depends on precision agriculture.
Carlsberg has announced that they will halve the amount of water they use in their beer in the name of sustainability.
Did you know that the Paris Climate Agreement doesn’t mention water at all? It’s true, and it’s strange, because climate change and water scarcity are two global problems that are connected very closely.
Not having grown up in California, when I moved to Fresno two years ago to take my current position as Global Head of Sustainability for Olam Spices, I was both surprised and thrilled when I learned that my new home – the Central Valley of California – is one of the world’s most productive agriculture regions.
Input received through 4 October 2019 will be considered for inclusion in the final version of the standard, slated for release in 2020.
Coming up with a common language to describe water issues is a must if companies and other stakeholders are to engage in meaningful action.
A number of Mandate endorsers are convening a variety of events at Stockholm World Water Week. Below are links to those events.
UN-Water has designed a survey to learn more about people’s knowledge of water and sanitation and what they think about its communication.
Given the fact that nearly 2.1 billion people still lack access to safe water – we need to ask ourselves whether our water usage is as smart as can be.