Water Crisis

One-third of world´s river sub-basins may face water crisis by 2050

Published on: February 7, 2024
15:32

Amsterdam, Feb 7 (Prensa Latina) The team, led by Wageningen University in The Netherlands, has attributed the nitrogen pollution to urbanization and agriculture. Their findings are published in the journal Nature Communications

Palestinians suffer serious water quality crisis

Published on: October 2, 2023
11:27

Ramallah, Oct 2 (Prensa Latina) The Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) reported today that only 40 percent of the Palestinian population has access to water managed safely and free of contamination. The entity detailed in a statement that 66 percent of the inhabitants of the West Bank consume potable liquid, a figure that drops to only four percent in the Gaza Strip.

Uruguay Government builds hydraulic works to alleviate water crisis

Published on: August 11, 2023
08:19

Montevideo, Aug 11 (Prensa Latina) A hydraulic work was commissioned by the Government of Uruguay, which built it in record time to alleviate the water crisis that is affecting the capital and its metropolitan area.

Water crisis persists in Uruguay, President warns

Published on: July 20, 2023
11:55

Montevideo, Jul 20 (Prensa Latina) President Luis Lacalle admitted that the water emergency persists in Uruguay, despite the recent rains.

If it doesn’t rain soon, Montevideo’s water will be undrinkable

Published on: July 1, 2023
00:45

Montevideo, Jul 1 (Prensa Latina) Montevideo and the metropolitan area, where nearly two million inhabitants live, could run out of drinking water at the tap, as a result of the water crisis that persists in Uruguay at present.

Water crisis worsens in Uruguay

Published on: June 25, 2023
10:35

Montevideo, Jun 25 (Prensa Latina) Water consumption in Montevideo and the metropolitan area decreased, but the fresh water reserve of the San Severino dam that supplies the city decreased even more, so warns a government report released today.

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