
In an era when more risks are becoming profound realities, HotSpots H2O helps make sense of a changing, often stressed global waterscape.


HotSpots H2O: Polluted Rivers, Scarce Water, Sinking Capital: Report Warns of Dire Water Threats Facing Indonesia
Depending on how effectively they are addressed, water issues could slice 7 percent from Indonesia’s GDP in 2045—or boost it by 3 percent.

HotSpots H2O: As Dust Settles in Tonga After Volcanic Eruption, Drinking Water Now the ‘Biggest Life-Saving Issue’
Ocean water and volcanic ash have contaminated the drinking water of tens of thousands of people in the Pacific island nation.

HotSpots H2O: In Chile’s Lithium Mines, Climate and Environment Are Dueling Priorities
A battle is brewing over the future of lithium, an essential component of the world’s transition to renewable energy.

HotSpots H2O: 100,000 Displaced as Water Scarcity Ignites Ethnic Clashes in Cameroon
Climate change has made rainfall in the Sahel more variable, straining Cameroon’s agriculture industry and sparking ethnic tensions.

HotSpots H2O: Report Spotlights Funding Gap in Canada’s First Nations Water Crisis
Nearly half of water systems in the country’s Indigenous communities are considered to have substantial deficiencies.

HotSpots H2O: Ongoing Madagascar Famine Is Driven By Poverty, Not Climate Change
A new study shows the vulnerability of the world’s poorest nations even without climate breakdown, its authors say.

HotSpots H2O: Unusually Powerful ‘Atmospheric River’ Pummels British Columbia and Pacific Northwest
This summer’s heat wave and wildfires weakened the landscape’s ability to absorb rainfall, further contributing to the destruction.

HotSpots H2O: In Afghanistan, Political Upheaval Aggravates Drought-Fueled Famine
Drought, a financial crisis, and political collapse are accelerating the country’s decline into all-out famine.

HotSpots H2O: World Spending on Climate Adaptation Must Increase Five- or Tenfold
While climate adaptation planning is more widespread than ever, the U.N. says the gap between current spending and needed funding is enormous, and widening.

HotSpots H2O: The Philippines’ Largest Wetland Faces Prospect of Drilling
The newly autonomous Bangsamoro government has invited investors to pursue drilling projects in a marsh critical for both Indigenous peoples and wildlife.

HotSpots H2O: Flooding Is Latest Strain on South Sudan
Torrential rainfall is battering one of the world’s poorest countries, laying bare its weak infrastructure.

HotSpots H2O: As Famine Looms in East Africa, Humanitarian Groups Call for Urgent Action
Drought has left millions in the region facing food insecurity—and conditions are expected to get worse.

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HotSpots H2O: ‘We Have Nowhere Left To Go’: Durban’s Affordability Crisis Pushed Development into Flood ZonesApril 25, 2022 - 6:00 am
HotSpots H2O: In Besieged Ukraine, Water Again a Locus of ConflictMarch 21, 2022 - 6:07 am
HotSpots H2O: Polluted Rivers, Scarce Water, Sinking Capital: Report Warns of Dire Water Threats Facing IndonesiaJanuary 31, 2022 - 6:07 am
HotSpots H2O: As Dust Settles in Tonga After Volcanic Eruption, Drinking Water Now the ‘Biggest Life-Saving Issue’January 24, 2022 - 6:07 am
HotSpots H2O: In Chile’s Lithium Mines, Climate and Environment Are Dueling PrioritiesJanuary 17, 2022 - 6:07 am
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HotSpots H2O: ‘We Have Nowhere Left To Go’: Durban’s Affordability Crisis Pushed Development into Flood Zones
/0 Comments/in HotSpots H2O, Water News, WEF /by Laura GersonyHomes in high-risk flood zones are the only affordable option for Durban’s poorest residents.
Laura Gersony is a reporter with Circle of Blue and a third year at the University of Chicago, where she’s studying Political Science and Environmental Studies. She’s passionate about communicating how climate change and other environmental issues are experienced on the ground. In her free time, you can find Laura nursing seedlings on her windowsill, skateboarding around Chicago’s Hyde Park neighborhood, or making unreasonably specific playlists on Spotify.