Water

Despite a freshwater scarcity, a new report finds that as many as 90% of India's more than 400 power plants depend on freshwater for cooling. This reliance on scarce regions compromises electricity generation and leaves less water for cities, farms and families. But implementing cooling technologies and renewable energy can boost resilience and save water.

Researchers with the International Water Management Institute have joined an effort to rehabilitate small reservoir cascade systems in Sri Lanka's Dry Zone. Focusing on three river basins, the effort is part of the Climate Resilient Integrated Water Management Project, but a politician's broken promise to rehabilitate a reservoir has challenged researchers.

As climate change raises the risk of more extreme rainfall in Bangkok, the eleven acre Chulalongkorn Centenary Park uses natural landscaping to reduce monsoon flooding and retain large amounts of water for discharge during the dry season. The park has also helped increase the ratio of Bangkok's green space.

This paper aims to help decision-makers understand the magnitude of water issues for the thermal power sector in India with quantitative evidence. There is a significant data gap in power plant water use in India.

The authors used data science techniques

With at least 65 percent of the public water supply in the western U.S. coming from fire-prone areas, blazes can expose the drinking water for millions of people to toxic chemicals and parasites. Amid expert concern, officials are launching more intensive water testing programmes and utility companies are investing in wildfire mitigation.

As the sea level rises due to climate change and the land turns more saline, farmers in Tamil Nadu on India’s Bay of Bengal coast are forced to give up rice cultivation. The state faces even higher climate-induced sea level rises by 2025 but farmers say local authorities have been uncooperative in providing assistance.

Water supply and sanitation (WSS) utilities are expected to become increasingly susceptible to the expected impacts of climate change. WSS utility planners and engineers have dealt with natural climate variances and disaster planning as part of the design

This profile provides an overview of climate risks in Guinea, including how climate change will potentially impact five key sectors in the country: water resources, agriculture, human health, coastal resources, and forests and biodiversity.