While suffering from one of its worst droughts, South Africa has agreed to collaborate with Iran to build desalination plants along the nation’s ...
How a city on the Philippines prepares for water scarcity
Despite being surrounded with water, Zamboanga City is struggling with water scarcity. In order to prepare for future droughts, the city recently set up ...
Can urban farming feed urban populations?
While urban farming certainly offers benefits such as bringing people together and improving access to fresh foods, one might wonder if city agriculture ...
How to feed an urbanizing society
Urbanization, along with other factors such as weather volatility, is a key driver for an increasing demand for food. As more and more people are living in ...
World Bank: Global water shortages could damage economies
According to the World Bank, water shortages will damage the economies of the Middle East, central Asia, and Africa by 2050. Due to the growing demand for ...
How startups turn a profit on food waste
With food waste becoming a major concern, creative ideas to cut it down are spreading across the globe. Various startups and businesses from different ...
Armed guards protect India’s dams
While 330 million people suffer from droughts in India, armed guards have to protect dams in order to prevent desperate farmers stealing water from it. But ...
Sustainable agriculture at inflection point
Shifting business models, shrinking fertile land, growing food demand: Agriculture’s sustainability is at an inflection point, writes Barbara ...
Growth of urban population could trigger civil unrest
Cities will face an unprecedented demand for food due its growth in population, which raises a big question: Will there be enough food for the urban ...
Nachhaltiges Tauschgeschäft: Trinkwasser gegen Plastik
Aufgrund seiner enormen Population hat Indien mit vielen Gesundheits- und Umweltproblemen zu kämpfen – insbesondere die Trinkwasserversorgung und ...
