by Envecologic | Mar 22, 2018 | Climate Change, Drought, Water Crisis
Cape Town is on the verge of becoming the first major city to run out of water. The South African city has only 90 days worth of water left in the reservoirs after three years of persistent drought. The residents have been warned that the city will soon approach ‘day... 
by Envecologic | Jun 21, 2017 | Climate Change, Sustainability, Water Crisis
Asit K. Biswas, National University of Singapore; Cecilia Tortajada, National University of Singapore, and Udisha Saklani Over the past three years, the monsoon – the rainy season that runs from June through September, depending on the region – has been weak or... 
by Envecologic | Jan 15, 2017 | Drought, Sustainability, Water Crisis
Introduction India is facing one of its worst water crises in decades. About 300 districts in 12 states are dealing with drinking water shortage. Over 600 million people depending on agriculture and nearly two-thirds of the land have no irrigation provision and solely... by Envecologic | Sep 20, 2013 | Green Growth, Sustainability, Sustainable Development, Sustainable Growth, Water Crisis
Approximately 16% of the world’s population resides in India, while the country has only 4% share of the global water resources. Demand for water has increased rapidly in the past few decades with the growing population. India’s per capita water availability has come...
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