Water Crisis

Hill water crisis deepens as unsafe ‘wells’ become main source

Severe dry-season water shortages in Bandarban hills push communities to depend on unsafe streamside pits, exposing health risks and...

South Asian youth push for regional climate coalition to tackle water crisis

Young leaders from South Asia call for a regional climate coalition to address worsening water crises, stressing inclusive governance,...

Teesta runs dry as politics and water crisis grip north

With polls looming, Bangladesh’s Teesta River runs dry, deepening water scarcity, hurting farmers and fishers, and turning transboundary river...

Climate change worsens coastal Bangladesh water crisis

Climate-driven salinity is contaminating water in coastal Bangladesh, endangering health, livelihoods and rights, as communities demand political action following...

UN warns of global water bankruptcy as billions suffer

A UN report warns that global water systems are nearing collapse, with South Asia among the hardest hit, as...

Rajshahi farmers torch excavators over illegal ponds

Angry villagers in Durgapur, Rajshahi, burned four excavators used by outsiders to dig ponds on cropland, highlighting water scarcity,...

Water crisis keeps girls out of school in Shyamnagar

In coastal Shyamnagar, long walks for safe water keep girls out of school. Salinity and cyclones worsen shortages, while...

Surma-Kushiyara rivers drying, deepening Sylhet crisis

Dry-season depletion of the Surma and Kushiyara rivers in Sylhet is triggering water scarcity, harming agriculture and fisheries, and...